Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

Job Requisition : 52507
Closing Date: 01/07/2026
Agency: Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois
Salary: $92,295 - $143,980
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1

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• Plan and oversee all project work in support of the goals of the project stakeholders.
• Organize and facilitate team meetings.
• Develop, manage, and update Project Plan and other project documents (e.g., Communication Plan, Risk Plan, Stakeholder Register, Resource Plan), following standard project management methodology.
• Manage the execution of the Project Schedule to ensure project scope and applicable milestones are met.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and timelines.
• Provide management oversight of project deliverables, status, budget, risks and concerns through regular status reporting.

• Promote change readiness and adoption across all stakeholders.
• Manage project scope across the team to ensure that changes to deliverables are handled appropriately.
• Proactively identify and assess project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and elevate issues as needed.
• Lead and oversee development of all deliverables, status reports, and other work products.

Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate to all levels; strong work ethic; driven to achieve deadlines and deliverables; self-motivated; strong planning skills; ability to engage team members and get desired results.

Ability to resolve conflict for the team and within the team; influencing internal stakeholders.

Exposure to technical concepts, tools & principles.

Knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile project management is preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or related field, or 5 years experience in lieu of degree.
• PMP certification is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management.
• Experience with Scrum Agile and Waterfall Project Management Frameworks.
• Experience managing IT projects involving cross…