Product Operations Manager Jobs in Illinois
Product Operations Manager jobs in Illinois are in strong demand, concentrated in technology platforms, healthcare systems, fintech, and manufacturing operations, with openings at every level from associate to senior director. Chicago anchors the market, while Deerfield and Peoria also generate consistent hiring, with employers like Zebra Technologies, Baxter International, and Caterpillar regularly seeking product operations talent. The most in-demand specialties are process optimization, product lifecycle management, and cross-functional program coordination. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Description
Get ready for a career at the leading edge of the airline industry! Our Flight Operations team works hard to connect people and unite the world safely, reliably and efficiently every single day. From industry leadership and pioneering technologies to next-level training — our Flight Ops team hires, trains, qualifies and supports the best pilots in the industry. The moments we share in the air and on the ground with our customers and our colleagues make United a special place to work and a great way to fly, together.
Job Overview and Responsibilities
The Sr Manager - Ops Product Delivery leads a team of change and delivery professionals, either full time or contractors, responsible for the design, delivery and adoption of new products and processes across the Air Operations and Finance organization.
This role owns the change management portfolio for a defined set of enterprise and departmental initiatives, setting strategy, sequencing work against operational capacity, and holding the team accountable for measurable adoption outcomes. It is accountable for the quality and consistency of change management practice, not only for the delivery of individual initiatives.
This role translates senior leader intent into an executable change agenda. It partners directly with officers, project sponsors and cross-functional leaders to align initiative scope, secure resourcing, resolve competing priorities, and make the trade-off decisions that keep adoption on track when operational conditions shift. It combines change management methodology with expertise in process optimization and continuous improvement to meet the challenges of internal customers across Flight Operations, Inflight and Technical Operations, as well as Finance.
This role is also responsible for raising the capability of the wider organization through standards, playbooks, tooling and the development of a change champion network. Work is informed by data analysis, employee feedback and leader input.
The Sr Manager establishes the governance, measurement frameworks and reinforcement mechanisms that sustain adoption after go-live, and reports portfolio health, adoption metrics and risks to senior leadership on a recurring basis.
- Own the change management strategy and delivery roadmap for a portfolio of enterprise and departmental initiatives, sequencing work against operational capacity and business priorities.
- Lead, coach and/or develop internal or contractor team, including hiring, performance management, workload balancing and capability building.
- Serve as the change partner to officers, project sponsors and cross-functional leaders across departments, securing alignment and resolving competing priorities and resistance
- Establish project structure, governance and escalation paths across the portfolio, and review the impact assessments, stakeholder analyses and readiness evaluations the team produces.
- Help define change management KPIs, and measurement frameworks, and report adoption, sustainment and change effectiveness to senior leadership.
- Direct process optimization initiatives across multiple business functions to streamline workflows, eliminate inefficiency and improve the quality of organizational output. Set the standards, playbooks and tools for change and continuous improvement practice, including oversight of communication and training plans and the change champion network.
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
- Change Management, Business Accumen, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Organizational Development, or related field
- 5+ years of related experience
- Ability to lead, coach and develop a team of professionals, set clear performance expectations and hold others accountable for outcomes
- Ability to influence and advise senior leaders and officers, including navigating resistance and delivering difficult messages with credibility
- Knowledge of end-to-end change management methodology, including stakeholder analysis, impact assessment, readiness, reinforcement and sustainment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with expertise in data-driven decision-making and portfolio prioritization
- Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management abilities across frontline, management and officer audiences
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, and to shift between the two as operational conditions change Adaptability and resilience in leading teams and business partners through ambiguity and sustained change.
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
- Master's degree
- MBA or a master's degree in Organizational Development or Industrial Engineering
- Direct people leadership experience in a matrixed or multi-site operating environment; airline or other 24/7 operations experience
- PROSCI or equivalent Change Management certification highly desirable
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Black Belt or Master Black Belt preferred
- Deep understanding of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies and tools
- Proficiency in project management and performance tracking tools (e.g., Power BI, Minitab, Smartsheet, Asana)
The base pay range for this role is $127,870.00 to $166,492.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com
Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.
Description
Get ready for a career at the leading edge of the airline industry! Our Flight Operations team works hard to connect people and unite the world safely, reliably and efficiently every single day. From industry leadership and pioneering technologies to next-level training — our Flight Ops team hires, trains, qualifies and supports the best pilots in the industry. The moments we share in the air and on the ground with our customers and our colleagues make United a special place to work and a great way to fly, together.
Job Overview and Responsibilities
The Sr Manager - Ops Product Delivery leads a team of change and delivery professionals, either full time or contractors, responsible for the design, delivery and adoption of new products and processes across the Air Operations and Finance organization.
This role owns the change management portfolio for a defined set of enterprise and departmental initiatives, setting strategy, sequencing work against operational capacity, and holding the team accountable for measurable adoption outcomes. It is accountable for the quality and consistency of change management practice, not only for the delivery of individual initiatives.
This role translates senior leader intent into an executable change agenda. It partners directly with officers, project sponsors and cross-functional leaders to align initiative scope, secure resourcing, resolve competing priorities, and make the trade-off decisions that keep adoption on track when operational conditions shift. It combines change management methodology with expertise in process optimization and continuous improvement to meet the challenges of internal customers across Flight Operations, Inflight and Technical Operations, as well as Finance.
This role is also responsible for raising the capability of the wider organization through standards, playbooks, tooling and the development of a change champion network. Work is informed by data analysis, employee feedback and leader input.
The Sr Manager establishes the governance, measurement frameworks and reinforcement mechanisms that sustain adoption after go-live, and reports portfolio health, adoption metrics and risks to senior leadership on a recurring basis.
- Own the change management strategy and delivery roadmap for a portfolio of enterprise and departmental initiatives, sequencing work against operational capacity and business priorities.
- Lead, coach and/or develop internal or contractor team, including hiring, performance management, workload balancing and capability building.
- Serve as the change partner to officers, project sponsors and cross-functional leaders across departments, securing alignment and resolving competing priorities and resistance
- Establish project structure, governance and escalation paths across the portfolio, and review the impact assessments, stakeholder analyses and readiness evaluations the team produces.
- Help define change management KPIs, and measurement frameworks, and report adoption, sustainment and change effectiveness to senior leadership.
- Direct process optimization initiatives across multiple business functions to streamline workflows, eliminate inefficiency and improve the quality of organizational output. Set the standards, playbooks and tools for change and continuous improvement practice, including oversight of communication and training plans and the change champion network.
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
- Change Management, Business Accumen, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Organizational Development, or related field
- 5+ years of related experience
- Ability to lead, coach and develop a team of professionals, set clear performance expectations and hold others accountable for outcomes
- Ability to influence and advise senior leaders and officers, including navigating resistance and delivering difficult messages with credibility
- Knowledge of end-to-end change management methodology, including stakeholder analysis, impact assessment, readiness, reinforcement and sustainment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with expertise in data-driven decision-making and portfolio prioritization
- Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management abilities across frontline, management and officer audiences
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, and to shift between the two as operational conditions change Adaptability and resilience in leading teams and business partners through ambiguity and sustained change.
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
- Master's degree
- MBA or a master's degree in Organizational Development or Industrial Engineering
- Direct people leadership experience in a matrixed or multi-site operating environment; airline or other 24/7 operations experience
- PROSCI or equivalent Change Management certification highly desirable
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Black Belt or Master Black Belt preferred
- Deep understanding of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies and tools
- Proficiency in project management and performance tracking tools (e.g., Power BI, Minitab, Smartsheet, Asana)
The base pay range for this role is $127,870.00 to $166,492.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com
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What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in product operations manager jobs across Illinois.
- Bachelor's degree in business, operations, or a related technical field required
- Three or more years of experience in product operations, program management, or related roles
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Asana, or Monday.com
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, marketing, and supply chain
- Experience with data analysis and reporting using SQL, Tableau, or similar tools
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for executive-level stakeholder reporting
Product Operations Manager Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a product operations manager in Illinois?
Most product operations manager roles in Illinois require a bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, information systems, or engineering. No state-issued license is required for the role. Illinois employers typically expect candidates to progress from analyst, coordinator, or associate product manager positions before stepping into an operations manager title. Earning a PMP certification or a Certified Scrum Product Owner credential strengthens applications significantly in the Chicago technology and healthcare corridors.
Which companies hire product operations managers in Illinois?
Employers hiring product operations managers in Illinois right now include lululemon, CCC Intelligent Solutions, and BDO, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Illinois's concentration of enterprise technology firms, large healthcare systems, and manufacturing headquarters means product operations roles appear across a wide range of industries rather than clustering in a single sector.
Which Illinois cities have the most product operations manager jobs?
Chicago, Oak Brook, and Rosemont have the most product operations manager openings in Illinois. Chicago generates the largest share due to its dense base of fintech firms, enterprise software companies, and hospital networks, while suburban locations like Deerfield and Peoria reflect the headquarters presence of major manufacturing and healthcare corporations that maintain dedicated product operations functions.
Are there remote product operations manager jobs in Illinois?
Yes, and remote options are fairly common, since product operations management is primarily a coordination and analytical role that does not require consistent physical presence. About 50% of product operations manager openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting broader flexibility in how tech and enterprise companies staff these roles. Cross-functional coordination, reporting, and roadmap planning are the functions most frequently performed remotely.
How can I get hired as a product operations manager in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into the role from an adjacent position such as business analyst, project coordinator, or associate product manager. Large Illinois employers in the technology and healthcare sectors, including companies headquartered along Chicago's North Shore and in the Loop, routinely hire rotational program associates and operations analysts who build toward a product operations manager title within two to three years. Building a portfolio of process improvement projects and earning a PMP or Agile certification gives candidates a concrete edge when applying for these structured entry pipelines.
Where can I find and apply to product operations manager jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to product operations manager jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings updated in real time. Search the available roles, identify the ones that match your background and location preference, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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