Project Manager​/Sr Project Manager, IT

Location
: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)

Cities
:
Fort Worth - TX

Requisition : 86128

Job Description

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• Member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division.
• Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating activities for multiple projects utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Manages/oversees all aspects of multiple simultaneous fast‑paced assigned projects with distributed teams.
• Designs and maintains project vision, project working standards, and agreements.
• Develops project roadmap, release plan, resource allocation, funding request, communication plan, risks and issues management plan, test plan, and defect management plan.
• Manages project scope, budget, project burn charts, presentations to IT/Business, daily stand‑up, agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions.
• Implements Agile methodology using Rally and Planview tools.
• Facilitates project meetings (all Agile meetings – Discovery Sessions, Iteration 0, Iteration Planning, Demo & Retrospective, Daily Stand‑up, Backlog Grooming); completes project tracking/analysis reports.
• Tracks, updates, and communicates project status in a proactive manner as it relates to project progress, budget/cost, resource utilization, change requests, issues, risks, and risk mitigation plans with high degree of technical knowledge of the platform.
• Interfaces with project stakeholders at all levels of management to ensure project priorities are aligned with business needs and expectations.
• Ensures that appropriate project documentation and deliverables are clearly defined and delivered.
• Mentors and coaches Agile teams to ensure their adoption and successful use of Agile@ American practices.
• Acts as a liaison between business units and 3rd‑party vendors.
• Uses business analysis techniques for gathering and documenting complex requirements, scoping, interviewing, facilitation, system component design, testing, and implementation.

Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience

• 3 years of experience in Agile methods and mindset as an approach to software development.
• 5 years of progressive broad‑based information systems and business experience.
• 5 years of experience managing and delivering mission‑critical, high‑availability large and small IT development projects using structured project management and system development methodologies, such as Agile/Scrum.
• Airline Industry experience.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Certified Scrum Master or PMP (Project Management Professional) is a plus.
• Experience leading, coaching, and mentoring teams while leveraging Agile methodologies, with strong focus on continuous improvement and developing self‑organizing teams.
• Experience in a variety of computing platforms, such as mainframe, client/server, web, cloud, and social media.
• Experience in Team Foundation/Server (TFS), Rally, Planview, Version One, or similar Agile life‑cycle management tools.
• Experience in Dev Ops toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Skills in leadership; team‑focused…