Senior Project Manager, It

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division.
• Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating activities for multiple projects utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies.

What you'll do

• Manages/oversees all aspects of multiple simultaneous fast-paced assigned projects with distributed teams
• Tracks, updates, and communicates project status in a proactive manner as it relates to project progress, budget/cost, resource utilization, change requests, issues, risks, and risk mitigation plans
• Mentors and Coaches Agile teams to ensure their adoption and successful use of Agile @ American practices
• Designs and maintains project vision, project working standards, and agreements
• Ensures that appropriate project documentation and deliverables are clearly defined and delivered
• Uses business analysis techniques for gathering and documenting complex requirements, scoping, interviewing, facilitation, system component design, testing, and implementation
• Develops project roadmap, release plan, resource allocation, funding request, communication plan, risks and issues management plan, test plan, and defect management plan
• Implements Agile methodology using Rally and Planview tools
• Acts as a liaison between business units and 3rd party vendors
• Interfaces with project stakeholders at all levels of management to ensure project priorities are aligned with business needs and expectations
• Facilitates project meetings (all Agile meetings – Discovery Sessions, Iteration 0, Iteration Planning, Demo & Retrospective, Daily Stand-up, Backlog Grooming); completes project tracking/analysis reports
• Manages project scope, budget, project burn charts, presentations to IT/Business, daily standup, agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• 3 years of experience managing and delivering mission-critical, high-availability large and small IT development projects using structured project management and system development methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 3 years of progressive broad-based information systems and business experience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• 3 years of experience in Agile methods and mindset as an approach to software development
• Airline Industry experience
• 5 years of experience managing and delivering mission-critical, high-availability large and small IT development projects using structured project management and system development methodologies, such as Agile/Scrum
• 5 years of progressive broad-based information systems and business experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Skills in analytics, estimating, and problem solving
• Experience in Team Foundation/Server (TFS), Rally, Planview, VersionOne, or similar Agile life cycle management tools
• Experience in a variety of computing platforms, such as mainframe, client/server, web, cloud, and social media
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with team members, customers, and external groups, as well as working in a collaborative environment with geographically dispersed resources
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to think strategically and develop tactical methods to achieve objectives and goals
• Experience in DevOps toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Skills in leadership; team-focused with high energy and a positive attitude
• Experience leading, coaching, and mentoring teams while leveraging Agile methodologies, with strong focus on continuous improvement and developing self-organizing teams
• Certified ScrumMaster or PMP (Project Management Professional) is a plus

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.