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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You enjoy shaping the future of product innovation as a core leader, driving value for customers, guiding successful launches, and exceeding expectations. Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact by delivering high-quality products that resonate with clients.
Job Summary
As a Product Manager in Corporate Technology Operations you are an integral part of the team that innovates new product offerings and leads the end-to-end product life cycle. As a core leader, you are responsible for acting as the voice of the customer and developing profitable products that provide customer value. Utilizing your deep understanding of how to get a product off the ground, you guide the successful launch of products, gather crucial feedback, and ensure top-tier client experiences. With a strong commitment to scalability, resiliency, and stability, you collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.
You will serve as the voice of the customer, own and refine the product backlog, and partner closely with engineering to deliver high-quality outcomes. You will also lead the elicitation and validation of business requirements and apply analytics across diverse datasets. Hands-on ownership of executive dashboards and conversational analytics is essential. You will highlight the right KPIs, enable intuitive drilldowns, and craft clear narratives that support decision-making—with a strong focus on clarity, signal-to-noise ratio, and actionability.
Job responsibilities
- Develops a product strategy and product vision that delivers value to customers
- Manages discovery efforts and market research to uncover customer solutions and integrate them into the product roadmap
- Owns, maintains, and develops a product backlog that enables development to support the overall strategic roadmap and value proposition
- Builds the framework and tracks the product's key success metrics such as cost, feature and functionality, risk posture, and reliability
- Product strategy and vision: Define and communicate a customer-centric vision and outcome-driven roadmap for an enterprise-wide Corporate Technology product; align priorities across a highly matrixed environment
- Backlog ownership and delivery enablement: own, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog; write clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria; lead refinement, sprint planning, and release planning with engineering and UX
- Requirements and solution design: Lead the elicitation, documentation, and validation of business requirements; create process and data flow diagrams, and specifications
- Data-driven decisioning: Utilize analytics to extract insights from large, heterogeneous datasets; quantify problem size, expected value, and success criteria; partner with UX/Design to feed insights into the roadmap
- UAT and quality: Translate requirements into acceptance tests; support UAT planning and execution; triage defects; drive continuous improvement to reduce rework and production issues.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area
- Advanced knowledge of the product development life cycle, design, and data analytics
- Proven ability to lead product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
- Executive Dashboarding and Conversational Analytics: Lead the lifecycle of dashboarding and executive reporting products— standardize metric definitions, ensure data quality and reliability, and deliver intuitive visualizations; manage change control and adoption with senior stakeholders
- Advanced knowledge of the product development lifecycle and requirements engineering; proven leadership across discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
- Proficiency in backlog ownership, prioritization frameworks (e.g., RICE, WSJF), and writing high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria
- Experience working with data products, including semantic/metric layer design, data contracts and governance, quality and lineage
- Hands-on experience with AI-powered conversational product workflows and interfaces such as Databricks Genie spaces
- Analytical skills: proficiency in data analysis using SQL, Excel, RStudio or BI tools applied to diverse datasets
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Demonstrated prior experience working in a highly matrixed, complex organization
- Discovery and research: working knowledge of discovery best practices to uncover problems and opportunities; synthesize customer, stakeholder, and data insights into epics, features, and iterations that maximize value
- Stakeholder management and communication; ability to influence across product, engineering, data, design, risk/control, and operations in a complex, matrixed organization
- Experience with enterprise data platforms and pipelines (e.g., data lake/lakehouse, data mesh, streaming), and familiarity with data governance, lineage, and privacy/compliance in largescale environments
- Working knowledge of one or more of the following: Jira or Azure DevOps, Confluence, SQL and/or BI platforms (e.g., Tableau)
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
You enjoy shaping the future of product innovation as a core leader, driving value for customers, guiding successful launches, and exceeding expectations. Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact by delivering high-quality products that resonate with clients.
Job Summary
As a Product Manager in Corporate Technology Operations you are an integral part of the team that innovates new product offerings and leads the end-to-end product life cycle. As a core leader, you are responsible for acting as the voice of the customer and developing profitable products that provide customer value. Utilizing your deep understanding of how to get a product off the ground, you guide the successful launch of products, gather crucial feedback, and ensure top-tier client experiences. With a strong commitment to scalability, resiliency, and stability, you collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.
You will serve as the voice of the customer, own and refine the product backlog, and partner closely with engineering to deliver high-quality outcomes. You will also lead the elicitation and validation of business requirements and apply analytics across diverse datasets. Hands-on ownership of executive dashboards and conversational analytics is essential. You will highlight the right KPIs, enable intuitive drilldowns, and craft clear narratives that support decision-making—with a strong focus on clarity, signal-to-noise ratio, and actionability.
Job responsibilities
- Develops a product strategy and product vision that delivers value to customers
- Manages discovery efforts and market research to uncover customer solutions and integrate them into the product roadmap
- Owns, maintains, and develops a product backlog that enables development to support the overall strategic roadmap and value proposition
- Builds the framework and tracks the product's key success metrics such as cost, feature and functionality, risk posture, and reliability
- Product strategy and vision: Define and communicate a customer-centric vision and outcome-driven roadmap for an enterprise-wide Corporate Technology product; align priorities across a highly matrixed environment
- Backlog ownership and delivery enablement: own, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog; write clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria; lead refinement, sprint planning, and release planning with engineering and UX
- Requirements and solution design: Lead the elicitation, documentation, and validation of business requirements; create process and data flow diagrams, and specifications
- Data-driven decisioning: Utilize analytics to extract insights from large, heterogeneous datasets; quantify problem size, expected value, and success criteria; partner with UX/Design to feed insights into the roadmap
- UAT and quality: Translate requirements into acceptance tests; support UAT planning and execution; triage defects; drive continuous improvement to reduce rework and production issues.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area
- Advanced knowledge of the product development life cycle, design, and data analytics
- Proven ability to lead product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
- Executive Dashboarding and Conversational Analytics: Lead the lifecycle of dashboarding and executive reporting products— standardize metric definitions, ensure data quality and reliability, and deliver intuitive visualizations; manage change control and adoption with senior stakeholders
- Advanced knowledge of the product development lifecycle and requirements engineering; proven leadership across discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
- Proficiency in backlog ownership, prioritization frameworks (e.g., RICE, WSJF), and writing high-quality user stories and acceptance criteria
- Experience working with data products, including semantic/metric layer design, data contracts and governance, quality and lineage
- Hands-on experience with AI-powered conversational product workflows and interfaces such as Databricks Genie spaces
- Analytical skills: proficiency in data analysis using SQL, Excel, RStudio or BI tools applied to diverse datasets
Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Demonstrated prior experience working in a highly matrixed, complex organization
- Discovery and research: working knowledge of discovery best practices to uncover problems and opportunities; synthesize customer, stakeholder, and data insights into epics, features, and iterations that maximize value
- Stakeholder management and communication; ability to influence across product, engineering, data, design, risk/control, and operations in a complex, matrixed organization
- Experience with enterprise data platforms and pipelines (e.g., data lake/lakehouse, data mesh, streaming), and familiarity with data governance, lineage, and privacy/compliance in largescale environments
- Working knowledge of one or more of the following: Jira or Azure DevOps, Confluence, SQL and/or BI platforms (e.g., Tableau)
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
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Where Illinois roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Product Operations Manager Job Market in Illinois
A snapshot from current Illinois openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Retail
- Banking & Financial Services
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, Google, and Bank of America, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 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, Rosemont, and Oak Brook 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 43% of product operations manager openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of September 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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