Top 209 Agile lead Jobs in Illinois

Lead, Release Management
Quest Diagnostics —Schaumburg, IL
- $130,000 - $140,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- Office
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Disability insurance
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Sr. Lead, SW Support
Northern Trust Corp. —Chicago, IL
- $95,600 - $162,400 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Windows
- SQL
- Analysis skills
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
5d
Sr Product Management Lead
Honeywell —Rosemont, IL
- $167,000 - $251,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- 5 years
- Office
- Analysis skills
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
Lead Associate Principal, Security Governance
Options Clearing Corporation —Chicago, IL
- $122,100 - $170,500 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer science
- 7 years
- Computer Science
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
6d
Lead Quality Engineer
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago —Chicago, IL
- $108,450 - $180,825 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Software Development Test (SDET)
Options Clearing Corporation —Chicago, IL
- $122,500 - $204,600 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
7d
Senior Experience Design Lead
Northern Trust Corp. —Chicago, IL
- $114,500 - $194,700 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Mentoring
- US work authorization
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Lead, SW Eng
Northern Trust Corp. —Chicago, IL
- $99,600 - $169,200 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Mid-level
- SQL
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Product Owner Lead
International Motors, LLC —Woodridge, IL
- $106,400 - $159,600 a year
- Online Application
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
Lead Agile Business Analyst
HCLTech —Chicago, IL
- Office
- SQL
- Senior level
1d
Implementation Lead, Uber for Business
Uber —Chicago, IL
- $81,000 - $100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Office
- 3 years
- 401(k)
Lead Technical Program Manager
JPMorganChase —Chicago, IL
- $123,500 - $175,000 a year
- Full-time
- Office
- 8 years
- Analysis skills
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
Lead Business Process Analyst
Ecolab Inc. —Naperville, IL
- $107,600 - $161,500 a year
- Overtime
- 8 years
- Bachelor's degree
- Organizational skills
- Opportunities for advancement
Director, Accelerator Program & Portfolio Management Lead
Mars —Chicago, IL
- $153,600 - $211,200 a year
- Full-time
- Senior level
- Leadership
- Commercial
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Team Lead, Healthcare IT
Quest Diagnostics —Schaumburg, IL
- $95,000 - $100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- 5 years
- Office
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Disability insurance
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Legal Practice Technology Product Lead
Kirkland and Ellis —Chicago, IL
- $153,000 - $220,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Residential
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Lead Product Manager - APPLIED AI (P4560)
84.51° —Chicago, IL
- $125,000 - $207,000 a year
- 7 years
- Office
- Bachelor's degree
Delivery Lead - ASBG
Accenture —Chicago, IL
- $122,700 - $302,400 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Oracle
- 5 years
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
1d
Oracle EBS Technical Lead (US Remote)
Motorola Solutions —Illinois
- $150,000 - $170,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Oracle
- 8 years
- Bachelor's degree
- Paid parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
Data Analytics Lead - Local Applicants Only
Skyway Behavioral Health —Chicago, IL
- $70,000 - $80,000 a year
- Computer Science
- Writing skills
- HIPAA
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Lead, Release Management

Quest Diagnostics -
Schaumburg, IL

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Job Details

Full-time
$130,000 - $140,000 a year

Benefits

Employee stock purchase plan
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Matching gift program
Flextime
Vision insurance
Opportunities for advancement

Qualifications

Project reporting
Waterfall
Coaching
Configuration management
Application deployment
Metrics Reporting
Quality assurance experience within IT
Schedule management
Key Performance Indicators
Production systems
Collaboration with product development teams
Mentoring
Leading team collaboration initiatives
Waterfall software development
Management reporting
Agile software development
Managing projects
Operational excellence initiatives
Cross-functional team management
Project planning phase
Project risk management
Cross-functional communication

Full Job Description

The Lead Release Manager is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and execution of complex, cross‑domain enterprise releases for critical business applications and platforms. This role focuses on release orchestration, dependency management, and production readiness across multiple teams and systems, serving as a subject matter expert and escalation point for non‑Epic releases. The Lead Release Manager operates with significant autonomy, influencing delivery outcomes without direct people management responsibilities.

Please note this is a hybrid opportunity (3 days in office & 2 days WFH). The position can be based in one of the following locations: Schaumburg IL, Secaucus, NJ, Lenexa, KS, Dallas, TX, Tampa, FL.

Pay Range: $130,000 - $140,000 / year

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits Information:

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
Best-in-class well-being programs
Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
healthyMINDS mental health program
Vacation and Health/Flex Time
6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
FinFit financial coaching and services
401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
Employee stock purchase plan
Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
Flexible Spending Accounts
Annual incentive plans
Matching gifts program
Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
Career advancement opportunities
and so much more!

Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

Develop and manage release schedules ensuring alignment with business and technology strategies.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Development, QA, QE, DevOps, IT Security, UAT, Support and Product Management to ensure successful releases.
Enforce release governance and maintain documentation, ensuring adherence to best practices and SDLC production requirements.
Maintain release progress and activities within required tools and document repositories.
Identify and mitigate risks escalating as needed to clear blockers.
Oversee cross team and cross product release dependencies.
Develop production readiness reviews.
Run release deployments and post-deploy hypercare.
Communicate release plans, impacts to stakeholders and issues throughout the release life cycle.
Drive Continuous improvement and automation initiatives to enhance release efficiency, reduce deployment risks and optimize processes.
Lead projects that extend beyond standard software releases.
Lead and mentor release managers, ensuring best practices are followed across all releases.
Serve as main point of contact for senior leadership regarding releases plans, risks and business impacts.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or commencement work experience required.

Experience Required:

Extensive experience managing software releases across all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including planning, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid SDLC methodologies, with the ability to adapt release processes to varying project requirements.
Proven leadership experience mentoring release managers, project teams, and stakeholders on SDLC and release management best practices.
Demonstrated expertise in coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of software releases aligned with SDLC governance and quality standards.
Experience defining and enforcing release management processes, controls, and best practices throughout the SDLC.
Proven ability to manage release schedules, dependencies, risks, and change activities across multiple concurrent development initiatives.
Experience partnering with Development, QA, Product Management, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams to ensure SDLC compliance and release readiness.
Ability to lead release planning, readiness reviews, go/no-go decision meetings, and post-implementation retrospectives.
Strong understanding of software quality assurance practices, defect management, configuration management, and change control within the SDLC.
Experience establishing release metrics, KPIs, and reporting to drive continuous improvement across software delivery processes.

Preferred Work Experience:

Formal training in project management (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum)
8+ years of progressive experience in Release Management, Program Management, or Software Delivery roles, including leadership responsibility for enterprise-scale SDLC initiatives and complex software deployments.

Technical Job Specific Knowledge:

Experience with Jira & ServiceNow

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agile lead jobs in illinois

Lead, Release Management

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Sr Product Management Lead

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Lead Quality Engineer

Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Software Development Test (SDET)

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Lead Agile Business Analyst

Implementation Lead, Uber for Business

Lead Technical Program Manager

Lead Business Process Analyst

Director, Accelerator Program & Portfolio Management Lead

Team Lead, Healthcare IT

Legal Practice Technology Product Lead

Lead Product Manager - APPLIED AI (P4560)

Delivery Lead - ASBG

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Data Analytics Lead - Local Applicants Only

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