American Airlines
Overview
Manager, Project Planning
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American Airlines . Join our family to travel worldwide, grow your expertise, and balance your personal and work life.
Team Context
This job is a member of the Crew Scheduling Strategy and Support team within the Integrated Operations Division.
Responsible for leading crew related cross‑functional initiatives, driving decisions and monitoring implementations of solutions.
Works closely with leadership and product teams to establish project needs and deadlines while also coordinating activities among various stakeholders.
Responsibilities
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, follows up on actions taken, and logs 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 business needs.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a 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
PMI or PMP certification or similar from an accredited organization.
Experience working with Agile methods and tools.
Experience with Azure DevOps.
Skills & 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.
Benefits
Travel Perks: Reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
Health Benefits: Access to health, dental, prescription and vision benefits, virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
Wellness Programs: All the right tools, resources and support to become the best version of yourself.
401(k) Program: Available upon hire and up to one year after hire depending on workgroup.
Additional Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.
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American Airlines . Join our family to travel worldwide, grow your expertise, and balance your personal and work life.
Team Context
This job is a member of the Crew Scheduling Strategy and Support team within the Integrated Operations Division.
Responsible for leading crew related cross‑functional initiatives, driving decisions and monitoring implementations of solutions.
Works closely with leadership and product teams to establish project needs and deadlines while also coordinating activities among various stakeholders.
Responsibilities
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, follows up on actions taken, and logs 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 business needs.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a 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
PMI or PMP certification or similar from an accredited organization.
Experience working with Agile methods and tools.
Experience with Azure DevOps.
Skills & 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.
Benefits
Travel Perks: Reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
Health Benefits: Access to health, dental, prescription and vision benefits, virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
Wellness Programs: All the right tools, resources and support to become the best version of yourself.
401(k) Program: Available upon hire and up to one year after hire depending on workgroup.
Additional Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.
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