Project Manager​/Sr Project Manager, Technology Solutions; Fort Worth, TX

Position: Project Manager/Sr Project Manager, Technology Solutions (Fort Worth, TX, US)
Intro

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Why you'll love this job

* This role is part of the Next-Gen Operations Program in the Integrated Operations Center division.

* The program aims to modernize Flight Operations Systems, retire legacy platforms, and develop future capabilities through multiple simultaneous work streams focused on systems implementation, governance, and decommissioning.

* As Project Manager, you will coordinate delivery, track resources, support staffing, and handle onboarding and logistics for team members and contractors.

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

* As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

* Drives automation and execution of key deliverables to ensure timely and effective implementation of strategic outcomes.

* Interacts with leadership to help set direction and prioritize technology initiatives.

* Collaboratively creates product roadmaps, contributing to strategy inputs from stakeholders. Influences stakeholder expectations for delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities.

* Serves as a point of contact for Product Owners and IT partners to ensure team actions remain aligned.

* Builds processes to improve the team's overall efficiency.

* Effectively communicates status to stakeholders including various levels of leadership.

* Manages IT projects to ensure adherence to project Budget, Schedule and Scope.

* Utilizes data analytics to track progress towards Product Objectives and Key Results using applications like Power BI and SQL Server.

* Creates long and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines.

* Facilitates meetings, records minutes, follow up on actions taken, and logging of issues/risks.

* Maintains and tracks a playbook of technical tasks; assigning task owners and following up to ensure timelines are met

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 in a software development environment

* Experience working with Azure Dev Ops, Rally, JIRA or similar tools to manage IT projects in an Agile environment

* 3+ years of experience managing projects in a variety of computing environments (i.e. SaaS, cloud, etc.)

* 3+ years of experience converting high level business needs/requirements into system requirements

Preferred Qualifications
- Education & Prior Job Experience

* PMP or Agile certifications preferred but not required

* Experience delivering in-house and commercial off-the-shelf applications

* Experience synthesizing raw data into actionable results and recommendations

* Knowledge of Azure Dev Ops

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

* • Excellent project management skills including prioritization, scheduling, and documentation

* Knowledge and skills gained by managing software development projects in an Agile environment

* Experience using data analytics using tools like Power BI and Tableau to measure and track OKRs

* Ability to build strong…