Program Manager - Premium Client

UL Solutions; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision

Annual bonus compensation targeting 20% of base salary

Paid time off including vacation and sick leave

Job summary

UL Solutions is looking for an experienced professional with extensive project management skills to lead large and complex programs. The successful candidate will manage multiple teams and the program's budget while ensuring stakeholder communication and support.

The ideal applicant should have over ten years of project management experience and a Bachelor's degree, with a capacity to work at various organizational levels and handle critical decision-making situations.

Qualifications

• Over ten years of project management experience with large-scale projects.
• Experience in developing business cases for capital investments.
• Ability to coordinate projects across different geographical locations.

Responsibilities

• Managing the implementation of large and complex programs.
• Acts as front-line contact on program related activities, issues, and risks.
• Plans the overall program and monitors the progress.

Skills

Demonstrated leadership ability

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Financial skills

Innovative decision-making under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP or Agile certifications preferred

Job description

• Managing the implementation of large and complex programs.
• Provides overall leadership and support to one or more project teams.
• Acts as front-line contact on program related activities, issues, and risks.
• Manages risks and issues and takes corrective measurements.
• Interfaces with C-Suite Executives, Business Unit Leaders and finance to develop ROI, IRR and other financial measures.
• Partners with purchasing to develop POs and manages suppliers and vendor relationships.
• Manages stakeholders' communication.
• Defines the program governance (controls).
• Plans the overall program and monitors the progress and performs daily program management throughout the program life cycle.
• Manages the programs budget and financial performance.
• Coordinates the projects and their interdependencies.
• Manages and utilizes resources across projects.
• May manage the performance of direct reports by defining accountabilities, establishing performance objectives and goals, providing feedback and guidance and ensuring that all policies are understood and adhered to.

Qualifications

SKILLS

• Demonstrated leadership ability, technical and business acumen and industry knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels, with Executive Level reporting and escalation experience.
• Proven ability to build and lead integrated teams from various internal and external organizations across multiple sites.
• Communication across programs, projects and areas (business functions and IT functions).
• Background in the development of strategic and tactical planning of technology and people resources necessary for successful completion of several large-scale projects.
• Ability to achieve broadly communicated objectives with a minimal amount of supervision.
• Ability to promote innovative ideas and accept the risks that are required to lead change.
• Ability to make decisions independently and to assume higher-level leadership responsibilities in critical situations.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and financial skills.
• Ability to innovate under new and/or changing conditions.

EXPERIENCE

• Over ten years of project management experience running large-scale, distributed/complex projects with multiple parallel threads of work.
• Experience developing, evaluating and submitting business cases for major capital investments.
• Experience with cross geographical project coordination and management.
• Experience with developing RFI/RFP and scoring mechanisms preferred.
• Experience in Organizational Change Management.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors' degree required; Advanced degree preferred.
• Examples include: MBA, MA in Project Management, or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.
• PMP and/or Agile certifications preferred but not required with related hands-on delivery experience.

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $140,000 to $160,000 USD and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

Job Info

• Job Identification 9973
• Job Category Program/Project Management
• Posting Date 06/23/2026, 07:14 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Shift Day
• Locations 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL, 60062, US 155 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, 60606, US