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Associate Manager, Project Management

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Associate Manager, Project Management

Purpose of the role

This position is responsible for developing project plans and estimates, and end-to-end project management from initiation through implementation and deployment. This position entails monitoring of project cost, schedule, and scope, as well as metrics reporting and analysis. This position will work with another project manager for direction and guidance but is expected to be able to work independently on assigned projects/releases. The job requires interfacing with external and internal project team members from different departments, clients, and at times, 3rd-party providers. This involves simple to medium complexity projects, with the possibility of running multiple projects at a time.

In This Role You'll

  • Project/Phase Planning and Estimating: Develops project plans (timeline, resources, critical path) and estimates through negotiations with the client and working with different teams.
  • People Management and Development: Provide constructive performance feedback as input to the formal performance management process.
  • Process Capability Development and Special Initiatives: Consistently looks for ways to improve own, project team’s, and other teams’ productivity based on project management experiences and lessons learned. Ensures project team’s adherence to defined processes.
  • Implementation Planning and Management: Creates the solution implementation plan and manages the overall implementation effort with inputs from all other teams. Facilitates and coordinates the cut-over/implementation. Verifies the compliance and completion of all implementation documentation, including approvals to move to production.
  • End-to-end Phase/Project Management: Proactively manages and monitors execution of deliverables and status. Understands the fundamental solution being developed/deployed – its business value, blueprint, how it fits with the overall business solution (including architecture, risks, etc). Reports unresolved issues to management. Ensures project issues, risks, and conflicts are addressed, including cross-team items. Manages critical path, dependencies, contingency, scope/change requests, and overall budget performance. Ensures the project members are effectively managing dependencies, budgets, and schedule. Ensures the customer expectations are understood and managed. Reports and manages overall project/release status back to the customer and account Leadership. Owns all projects deliverables; ensures proper communication between teams and quality levels; responsible for end-to-end solution delivery. Validates that proper deliverable and phase stage containment is occurring (e.g., signoffs, dependencies). Manages all Change Requests, validates all budget/schedule impacts from Leads, obtains the customer commitment, and communicates approved changes to all teams.

About The Ideal Candidate

  • A University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar discipline with a strong academic background.
  • Relevant Project Management experience working directly with external customers.
  • Experience in the airline or travel industry specific to messaging related to governmental security; airport operations; and booking/sales via Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Online Travel Agencies (OTA), and/or other partner airlines.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is a plus.
  • Ability to collaborate with diverse teams.
  • Effective English communication skills.
  • Ability to work in hybrid set-up.

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.