Project Manager

Filetwigbay; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Generous benefits

Elgin, IL flexibility

Job summary

KKR in Elgin, IL is seeking a Project Manager who thrives on teamwork to keep daily operations moving and translate manager objectives into concrete day-to-day steps. This role rewards collaboration over titles, offers a salary range, mentorship, generous benefits, and the flexibility to grow on your own clock while supporting a connected, regional team.

The position emphasizes mentoring, team support, and career growth as standard, with a focus on delivering reliable results in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Team-oriented mindset and ability to work with others to move priorities forward.
• Ability to prioritize when many items are marked urgent and stakeholder expectations exist.
• Comfort defending a recommendation to skeptics and executives.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations at the Elgin site and keep workflows moving.
• Leave every general system a little better than you found it.
• Keep IL reporting accurate enough to inform decisions.
• Apply empathy and mentoring to solve day-to-day operational challenges.
• Keep manager expectations grounded in what the remote role can deliver.
• Spot the Elgin pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint.
• Translate manager objectives into concrete, actionable day-to-day steps.

Skills

Teamwork

Prioritization

Decision making

Communication

Estimation

Job description

A Project Manager who loves Teamwork will feel at home in our Elgin, IL team, where good ideas outrank job titles. Step into a Project Manager position at KKR where $95,000 - $159,000, team support, and career growth come standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily operations at our Elgin site and keep workflows moving
• Leave every general system a little better than you found it
• Keep IL reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on
• Apply Empathy and Mentoring to solve day-to-day operational challenges
• Keep manager expectations grounded in what the remote role can deliver
• Spot the Elgin pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Translate manager objectives into concrete, actionable day-to-day steps

What You'll Bring

• A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
• An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
• Comfort being measured against a clear manager bar
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• At least 6 years of standing behind your own estimates

Equal parts laboratory and workshop, KKR builds fun-loving general products that hold up far beyond the borders of Elgin, IL. We default to writing things down so the whole general team stays in the loop without endless meetings.

Your offer at KKR: $95,000 - $159,000, a mentor, generous benefits, and the Elgin, IL flexibility to grow on your own clock.

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