Manager, Project Planning

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 role is part of the Next-Gen Operations Platform and Business team within the Integrated Operations Center division. As Manager, Project Planning you will lead planning, tooling, and cross-functional alignment within our Next-Gen Operations initiative. This role plays a critical part in driving the success of a multi-year transformation by ensuring seamless coordination across workstreams, proactively managing risks and dependencies, and championing process improvement efforts.

What you'll do

• ​Manages and directs the work of project managers and provides managerial oversight for multiple projects
• Monitors project scopes, costs, schedules, staffing, communications, and deliverables
• Develops standards, processes, and tools used for effective project scheduling to set and manage quality targets
• Creates long and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
• Tracks at risk metrics and facilitates actions to keep projects on track
• Establishes data collection and reporting processes to capture key metrics of project activities and provide frequent reporting updates
• Facilitates meetings, records minutes, follow up on actions taken, and logging of issues/risks
• Builds compelling presentations used to obtain alignment on key initiatives
• Effectively communicates status to stakeholders including various levels of leadership
• Tracks and updates Product Objectives and Key Results to ensure priorities are aligned with the business needs

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience/training
• 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager or similar position responsible for defining and managing project scope, timelines, and effective delivery of products.
• 1-3 years supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• PMI or PMP certification or similar from an accredited organization
• Experience working with Agile methods and tools
• Experience with Azure DevOps.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire Stakeholders
• High degree of organization, initiative, and personal accountability
• Excellent project management skills including prioritization, scheduling, and documentation
• Ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders and various levels of leadership
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to manage shifting priorities, demands and timelines
• Positive, can-do attitude with the ability to succeed in a fast-paced work environment
• Knowledge and experience with the Agile framework
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to be flexible and capable of adapting to constant change
• Ability to effectively meet deadlines and prioritize tasks in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
• Ability to work in a stressful environment

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises 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.