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Experienced Project Manager for American Airlines – Remote Opportunity with Competitive Compensation

Worldwide Salaried Open

Join the American Airlines Team and Take Your Career to New Heights American Airlines is on a mission to build a world-class team, and we're looking for a talented and motivated Project Manager to join our Information Technology Team. As a key member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, develop your skills, and advance your career in a dynamic and supportive environment. Our company is committed to fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, and we're excited to welcome a new member to our team. About American Airlines and the Information Technology Team American Airlines is one of the world's leading airlines, with a rich history and a strong commitment to its customers and employees. Our Information Technology Team plays a critical role in driving the company's success, leveraging technology to enhance the customer experience, improve operational efficiency, and drive business growth. As a Project Manager within the team, you'll be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating activities for multiple projects, utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies to drive success. Why You'll Love This Job This role offers a unique opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects, with a high degree of autonomy and flexibility. As a remote worker, you'll have the freedom to manage your work environment and achieve a great work-life balance. Our company culture values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we're committed to creating a workplace that's inclusive and supportive for all employees.

  • This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division.
  • You'll be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating activities for multiple projects utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  • You'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, develop your skills, and advance your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

As a Project Manager for American Airlines, you'll be responsible for managing multiple simultaneous fast-paced projects with distributed teams. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Managing/overseeing all aspects of multiple simultaneous fast-paced assigned projects with distributed teams.
  • Designing and maintaining project vision, project working standards, and agreements.
  • Developing project roadmap, release plan, resource allocation, funding request, communication plan, risks and issues management plan, test plan, and defect management plan.
  • Managing project scope, budget, project burn charts, presentations to IT/Business, daily standup, agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions.
  • Implementing Agile methodology using Rally and Planview tools.
  • Facilitating project meetings (all Agile meetings - Discovery Sessions, Iteration 0, Iteration Planning, Demo & Retrospective, Daily Stand-up, Backlog Grooming); completing project tracking/analysis reports.
  • Tracking, updating, and communicating project status in a proactive manner as it relates to project progress, budget/cost, resource utilization, change requests, issues, risks, and risk mitigation plans.
  • Interfacing with project stakeholders at all levels of management to ensure project priorities are aligned with business needs and expectations.
  • Ensuring that appropriate project documentation and deliverables are clearly defined and delivered.
  • Mentoring and Coaching Agile teams to ensure their adoption and successful use of Agile @ American practices.
  • Acting as a liaison between business units and 3rd party vendors.
  • Using business analysis techniques for gathering and documenting complex requirements, scoping, interviewing, facilitation, system component design, testing, and implementation.

Essential and Preferred Qualifications To be successful in this role, you'll need to meet our minimum qualifications, which include:

  • A 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.
  • 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.

In addition to these essential qualifications, we're looking for candidates with strong skills and competencies in areas such as:

  • Project management methodologies (Agile/Scrum).
  • Project management tools (Rally, Planview).
  • Business analysis techniques.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Communication and collaboration.
  • Leadership and mentoring.

Career Growth

Opportunities and Learning Benefits At American Airlines, we're committed to helping our employees grow and develop their skills. As a Project Manager, you'll have the opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects, and to develop your skills in areas such as project management, business analysis, and leadership. We'll provide you with the training and support you need to succeed, and we'll encourage you to take ownership of your career development.

Work Environment and Company Culture

As a remote worker, you'll have the freedom to manage your work environment and achieve a great work-life balance. Our company culture values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we're committed to creating a workplace that's inclusive and supportive for all employees. We'll provide you with the tools and resources you need to succeed, and we'll support you in your career development.

Compensation, Perks, and Benefits

We're offering a competitive salary of $25/hour for this role, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan.
  • Paid time off.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.

Ready to Take the Next Step? If you're a motivated and experienced Project Manager looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. With our competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package, and commitment to career development, we offer a compelling proposition for top talent. Don't miss out on this chance to join our team and take your career to new heights. Apply now and start your journey with American Airlines! Apply This Job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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