Senior Level Strategic Program Manager Jobs
Senior level strategic program manager jobs place experienced professionals in charge of enterprise-wide initiatives, cross-functional alignment, and the complex execution decisions that determine whether large programs succeed. Openings concentrate across Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Fintech, with a mix of on-site, remote, and hybrid settings, and employers like Intuit, Okta, and JPMorganChase hiring at this level now.
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Top employerIntuit
Top citySan Diego, CA
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GBS IMO Strategic Program Manager
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Gallagher
GBS IMO Strategic Program Manager
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Senior Strategic Program Manager
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GBS IMO Strategic Program Manager
Gallagher·Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Job functions:
$97k - $189k/yr
7+ yrs exp.
Remote (US)
Bachelor's degree in business administration
Full Time
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Introduction
Overview
The GBS IMO Strategic Program Manager is responsible for leading and managing M&A integration programs within the organization for complex and transformational acquisitions. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of processes, systems, and cultures, and delivering programs on time and within budget. The Senior Program Manager will work closely with stakeholders and leaders to align integration activities with business objectives and strategic goals.
How you'll make an impact
Key Responsibilities:
About You
Required:
Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.
Overview
The GBS IMO Strategic Program Manager is responsible for leading and managing M&A integration programs within the organization for complex and transformational acquisitions. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of processes, systems, and cultures, and delivering programs on time and within budget. The Senior Program Manager will work closely with stakeholders and leaders to align integration activities with business objectives and strategic goals.
How you'll make an impact
Key Responsibilities:
- Program Leadership:
- Lead the M&A due diligence and integration processes from the signing of the offer (term sheet/LOI), ensuring a structured and strategic approach to discovery, planning and execution.
- Develop and implement a detailed integration roadmap that begins at the term sheet stage, aligning with organizational goals and strategic priorities.
- Develop comprehensive program plans, including scope, timelines, resources, and budgets.
- Monitor program progress and adjust as necessary to ensure successful completion.
- Ensure sustained engagement and alignment of cross-functional teams throughout the entire M&A lifecycle, from initial offer to full integration and beyond.
- Oversee post-integration management and leadership activities, ensuring that integration efforts achieve long-term business objectives and cultural alignment.
- Lead and manage multiple integration programs simultaneously, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate with senior leadership, business and operations leads, external advisors and merger partners to define integration objectives and deliverables.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, drive decision-making, and resolve conflicts.
- Provide regular updates to program and IMO stakeholders on program status, risks, issues, and changes.
- Risk Management:
- Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on program outcomes.
- Conduct regular risk assessments and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Conduct risk and issue escalations as required.
- Target Operating and Process Transformation:
- Analyze existing processes, systems, roles and organizational structures to support the development and implementation of the Target Operating Model (TOM) resulting from integration.
- Partner with business and functional leaders to identify, plan and coordinate required changes.
- Change Management:
- Develop and execute change management plans to support successful integration and adoption of new processes and systems.
- Provide support for new merger partners to facilitate smooth transitions.
- Performance Measurement:
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure integration success and track progress.
- Conduct integration evaluations to identify lessons learned and areas for improvement.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
- Extensive experience in project management, with a focus on M&A integration, particularly where multi-business line, multi-country and/or a disaggregated acquisition target exists.
- Background or experience managing projects in the employee benefits, financial and HR consulting fields.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools; Planview ProjectPlace experience preferred but not required.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
- Extensive experience in project management, with a focus on M&A integration, particularly where multi-business line, multi-country and/or a disaggregated acquisition target exists.
- Background or experience managing projects in the employee benefits, financial and HR consulting fields.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools; Planview ProjectPlace experience preferred but not required.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
Desirable:
- Industry knowledge
- PMP or similar project management certification is a plus.
Work Environment:
- This position may require occasional travel to various company locations.
- This role may involve working outside of regular business hours to meet deadlines.
#LI-PF1
#Remote
Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
- Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
- A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
- The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact
At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.
Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)
Gallagher
GBS IMO Strategic Program Manager
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Added 1d ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$97k - $189k/yr
7+ yrs exp.
Remote (US)
Bachelor's degree in business administration
Full Time
Job Description
Introduction
Overview
The GBS IMO Strategic Program Manager is responsible for leading and managing M&A integration programs within the organization for complex and transformational acquisitions. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of processes, systems, and cultures, and delivering programs on time and within budget. The Senior Program Manager will work closely with stakeholders and leaders to align integration activities with business objectives and strategic goals.
How you'll make an impact
Key Responsibilities:
About You
Required:
Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.
Overview
The GBS IMO Strategic Program Manager is responsible for leading and managing M&A integration programs within the organization for complex and transformational acquisitions. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of processes, systems, and cultures, and delivering programs on time and within budget. The Senior Program Manager will work closely with stakeholders and leaders to align integration activities with business objectives and strategic goals.
How you'll make an impact
Key Responsibilities:
- Program Leadership:
- Lead the M&A due diligence and integration processes from the signing of the offer (term sheet/LOI), ensuring a structured and strategic approach to discovery, planning and execution.
- Develop and implement a detailed integration roadmap that begins at the term sheet stage, aligning with organizational goals and strategic priorities.
- Develop comprehensive program plans, including scope, timelines, resources, and budgets.
- Monitor program progress and adjust as necessary to ensure successful completion.
- Ensure sustained engagement and alignment of cross-functional teams throughout the entire M&A lifecycle, from initial offer to full integration and beyond.
- Oversee post-integration management and leadership activities, ensuring that integration efforts achieve long-term business objectives and cultural alignment.
- Lead and manage multiple integration programs simultaneously, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate with senior leadership, business and operations leads, external advisors and merger partners to define integration objectives and deliverables.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, drive decision-making, and resolve conflicts.
- Provide regular updates to program and IMO stakeholders on program status, risks, issues, and changes.
- Risk Management:
- Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on program outcomes.
- Conduct regular risk assessments and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Conduct risk and issue escalations as required.
- Target Operating and Process Transformation:
- Analyze existing processes, systems, roles and organizational structures to support the development and implementation of the Target Operating Model (TOM) resulting from integration.
- Partner with business and functional leaders to identify, plan and coordinate required changes.
- Change Management:
- Develop and execute change management plans to support successful integration and adoption of new processes and systems.
- Provide support for new merger partners to facilitate smooth transitions.
- Performance Measurement:
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure integration success and track progress.
- Conduct integration evaluations to identify lessons learned and areas for improvement.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
- Extensive experience in project management, with a focus on M&A integration, particularly where multi-business line, multi-country and/or a disaggregated acquisition target exists.
- Background or experience managing projects in the employee benefits, financial and HR consulting fields.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools; Planview ProjectPlace experience preferred but not required.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
- Extensive experience in project management, with a focus on M&A integration, particularly where multi-business line, multi-country and/or a disaggregated acquisition target exists.
- Background or experience managing projects in the employee benefits, financial and HR consulting fields.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools; Planview ProjectPlace experience preferred but not required.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
Desirable:
- Industry knowledge
- PMP or similar project management certification is a plus.
Work Environment:
- This position may require occasional travel to various company locations.
- This role may involve working outside of regular business hours to meet deadlines.
#LI-PF1
#Remote
Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
- Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
- A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
- The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact
At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.
Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)
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Senior Level Strategic Program Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level strategic program manager job?
Employers hiring at this level look for candidates who have owned program outcomes end-to-end, not just coordinated tasks. Demonstrating that you have driven measurable business impact, resolved ambiguity across executive stakeholders, and developed frameworks others now use gives you a clear edge. A portfolio of complex, multi-workstream programs and evidence of mentoring earlier-career colleagues strengthens your candidacy considerably.
Which companies hire senior level strategic program managers?
Companies hiring senior level strategic program managers right now include Intuit, Okta, and JPMorganChase, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from large enterprises, consulting firms, and high-growth technology organizations that run programs at scale and need leaders who can operate without close supervision.
Are there remote senior level strategic program manager jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by employer and industry. About 50% of senior level strategic program manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for experienced program leaders who can align distributed teams without requiring a central office presence. On-site roles do exist, particularly in regulated industries or organizations undergoing significant operational transformation.
What makes a strategic program manager role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by scope, ownership, and independence. You are expected to shape program strategy, not just execute a plan handed down to you. These positions involve managing interdependencies across multiple workstreams, influencing executives without direct authority, and making consequential trade-off decisions under uncertainty. Mentoring program managers earlier in their careers is typically part of the role as well.
Which industries hire the most senior level strategic program managers?
Senior level strategic program manager roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Fintech, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they run large, long-horizon initiatives that require experienced leaders who can hold together cross-functional programs from strategy through delivery.