Information Technology Program Manager

MMD Services; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MMD Services Inc. is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead large, cross‑functional initiatives within our Commercial Services organization in Chicago.

You will own roadmaps, coordinate scope, milestones, budgets, and stakeholder expectations across IT and business teams. In this hybrid role, expect collaboration with senior leaders, risk management, and clear communication through polished presentations and written updates.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of direct project management experience across full lifecycle.
• PMP certification required.
• Familiarity with project management tools; Smartsheet experience preferred.
• Strong presentation skills and polish in front of varied audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the roadmap for multiple related work efforts within the program.
• Partner with senior leadership to define scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Identify and mitigate risks across functions and interdependent streams.
• Lead large, effective meetings and communicate clearly to stakeholders.
• Monitor budgets and resources; manage the program's critical path.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Presentation skills

Microsoft Office

Smartsheet

Budget tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer information systems or related field

PMP (Project Management Professional) certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

Our client is a globally recognized leader in the hospitality industry, with a portfolio spanning luxury, lifestyle, and business travel brands across dozens of countries. Known for its award-winning guest experience and strong culture of care, this company has built a reputation as one of the most respected names in hotels and travel. With a rapidly growing technology organization supporting everything from guest-facing digital products to enterprise systems, this is a rare opportunity to join a well-established, financially strong brand that's investing heavily in modernizing its tech stack and engineering culture.

Our client is seeking an experienced Program Manager to join their Commercial Services organization. In this role, you'll take ownership of large, complex programs that span multiple IT and business departments — guiding initiatives from initiation through planning, execution, and successful close-out. You'll bring structure to ambiguity, align cross-functional teams around shared goals, and keep budgets, timelines, and stakeholders on track.

This is a hybrid role, requiring 2 to 3 days onsite in Downtown Chicago, IL.

What You'll Do

• Build and own the roadmap for multiple related work efforts, rolling them up into a cohesive program-level plan that manages cross-functional teams, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables.
• Partner with senior leadership and stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Get ahead of risk; proactively identifying issues across functions and interdependent workstreams before they become blockers.
• Lead engaging, effective meetings with large audiences and across broad or complex topics.
• Serve as a confident, credible liaison to stakeholders at every level of the organization, managing expectations through strategic dialogue, polished presentations, and clear written communication.
• Monitor project financials closely and recommend budget adjustments as needed.
• Provide oversight across multiple concurrent projects, resolving conflicts, addressing resource constraints, and clearing the critical path to keep programs moving.

Required

• 7+ years of direct project management experience, spanning the full lifecycle from initiation through execution and delivery.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• Familiarity with project management tools; Smartsheet experience preferred.
• Strong presentation skills and polish in front of varied audiences.
• Proficiency across the Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice to Have

• Experience within the hospitality industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Project Management, or a related field.
• Exposure to AI or machine learning tooling within a data engineering context (e.g., feeding pipelines into ML models, working with AWS AI services like SageMaker, or supporting AI-driven analytics use cases)

MMD Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.