at United Airlines in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Description
There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run “Business Resource Group” communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
We believe that inclusion propels innovation and is the foundation of all that we do. United’s Digital Technology team spans the globe and is made up of diverse individuals all working together with cutting-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions
Job overview and responsibilities:
This technical Project Manager will manage complex technical projects and assist with technical tasks as needed. In addition to proven proficiency in handling project management duties, this Technical PM may take on tasks such as developing an API to deactivate unused software licenses or creating a query to pull data for a report.
· Work effectively across multiple workgroups to plan for resources and assignments
· Coordinates cross functionally to estimate project scope, tasks, and cost
· Manage project plans in a complex, dynamic environment, revising needs to meet changing requirements, tracking impact to budget and schedule
· Manages efforts to coordinate and support project delivery with the goal of meeting business objectives
· Able to align project work with business goals and measurable key metrics
· Create queries to pull data for analysis or reporting
· Identify and communicate status, issues, risks and mitigation plans
· Creates and presents effective project communication for stakeholders, including executive leaders
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
Qualifications
Required:
· Bachelor’s degree in a related field
· 7+ years of project management experience
· Familiarity with Agile concepts and planning
· Ability to track work items in Azure DevOps (ADO) or Jira
· Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint and Excel
· Able to create reports in Power BI or AWS Quicksight
· Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
· Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
· Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Preferred:
· Airline industry experience
· Experience with Cyber Security
· Understanding of Cloud Technology
· Familiarity with tools used by software developers, such as Visual Studio and Artifactory
· Ability to create APIs, query SQL data and complete small technical tasks as needed
· Understanding of AI in business and how it can be applied within Digital Technology
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT
