Strategic Programs Leader
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-10-05
Listing for:
Centric Consulting
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-05
Job specializations:
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Business
Business Development, Client Relationship Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Level: Manager
Job Location: Hybrid
Travel Expectations: 10 %
Job Classification: Full-Time
Join Centric Consulting – A Culture You’ll Love
At Centric Consulting, we've cultivated a unique approach to business. Our business is built on three fundamental principles:
Enjoy the people you work with, have fun, and do great work. These principles define our consulting model and have crafted one of the most vibrant cultures in the consulting industry – celebrating individuals, collaboration, and lifelong friendships.
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex projects and programs, ensuring successful delivery, stakeholder alignment, and client satisfaction.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, providing strategic guidance and practical solutions.
- Build and strengthen client relationships while identifying opportunities for account growth.
- Contribute to RFP responses, proposals, Statements of Work (SOWs), estimates, and client presentations.
- Partner with account leaders to develop account strategies and expand Centric's footprint within client organizations.
- Manage project governance, financials, risk, and overall engagement health.
- Mentor consulting team members and foster a culture of collaboration and delivery excellence.
- Contribute to business development, thought leadership, and practice growth initiatives.
- 5 + years of consulting, professional services, program management, or client advisory experience.
- Proven success leading client engagements and managing executive-level relationships.
- Experience with account management, delivery leadership, and proposal/RFP development.
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor's degree required; PMP, Agile, Scrum, or related certifications preferred.
We proudly offer competitive compensation, and a comprehensive and well-rounded benefits package for full-time employees that have been designed to nourish your well-being. Benefits offered include health, dental & vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, self-managed PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and other unique incentives that celebrate your accomplishments. We also offer access to many voluntary benefits such as Flexible Spending Accounts, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services, as well as discounts on home, auto and pet insurance
- Remote and Hybrid Work
- Time Off When You Need It
- Benefits That Flex
- Professional Development
Who We Are:
Founded in 1999 with a remote workforce, we combine the benefits of experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to create tailored solutions centered on what’s best for businesses. Now numbering more than 1,400 employees in the U.S. and India, we’re committed to solving clients’ toughest problems and delivering on our mission of providing unmatched experiences.
Our purpose at Centric Consulting is to bring unmatched experiences to clients and employees. These aren't just words we use — it's how we became a company and who we are today. Providing an unmatched experience means we approach each other as human beings and lead with empathy and humility. It means we work diligently to ensure we are a place where everyone can create a sense of belonging and feel respected for who they are.
What Makes Centric a Great Place to Work?
We know that creating and sustaining an authentically welcoming culture requires that we all play a part in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion , from our business practice to how we…
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