Senior Product Manager

Rewards Network

Senior Project Manager at Rewards Network overseeing complex cross-functional projects. Responsible for orchestrating project execution and stakeholder communication in a dynamic environment.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end project management for complex, cross-functional initiatives spanning Product, Engineering, Data, Partner Management, and Operations.
Define and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and dependency maps; drive accountability against committed dates and quality bars.
Identify, track, and proactively mitigate risks and issues; escalate appropriately and recommend trade-offs when scope, schedule, or resources require rebalancing.
Drive intake, prioritization, and capacity planning processes — working with Product leadership to ensure the right work is sequenced against available resources.
Own program-level reporting and status communication for executive and stakeholder audiences; translate complex delivery details into clear, decision-ready summaries.
Manage cross-team dependencies with internal partners and external integrations (e.g., loyalty program partners), ensuring alignment on requirements, timelines, and acceptance criteria.
Continuously improve project management practices, tools, templates, and processes.
Champion a culture of clear ownership, transparent communication, and continuous improvement across the Product organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
5-8 years of project or program management experience delivering software/technology initiatives in a SaaS, B2B, B2C, or B2B2C environments.
Demonstrated experience leading multiple concurrent cross-functional projects from inception to launch.
Proven experience managing Agile delivery teams (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid).
Experience presenting project status to executive audiences.
Strong project management fundamentals: scope definition, scheduling, dependency management, risk management, and change control.
Excellent ability to translate ambiguous business goals into structured, actionable plans with clear milestones and accountability.
Proven experience leading cross-functional teams (engineering, design, product, marketing, partner management, operations) without direct authority.
Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools: JIRA, Confluence, Asana, Miro; comfort with reporting tools and dashboards (e.g., advanced JIRA, Tableau, or similar).
Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to inform planning, identify bottlenecks, and measure delivery health.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to tailor messaging from individual contributors up to executive leadership.
Calm under pressure with strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
Ability to manage multiple complex, competing priorities in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Paid Time Off and company holidays
Generous dining reimbursement when you dine with our restaurant clients
401(k) plan with a company match
Two medical plan options- Standard PPO or High Deductible Health Plan (HSA with company match for HDHP participants)
Partnership with Rx n Go, offering certain prescriptions for free
Two dental plan options and a vision plan
Flexible Spending Accounts and a pre-tax commuter benefit program
Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance Plans
Short Term and Long Term disability
Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance, supplemental employee, spouse, and child life insurance
Employee Life Assistance Program
Hybrid working space in our state of the art office downtown located by the Metra and Ogilvie train stations
Catered lunches provided on Tuesday's in our Chicago office

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementAgileScrumKanbanrisk managementscope definitionschedulingdependency managementchange controlanalytical skills

Soft Skills

communication skillsstakeholder managementnegotiationconflict resolutionownershiptransparencycontinuous improvementability to manage prioritiescalm under pressureleadership