Project Manager - Information Technology

Uniteds Digital Technology team designs, develops, and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.

Our Values: At United Airlines, we believe that inclusion propels innovation and is the foundation of all that we do. Our Shared Purpose: "Connecting people. Uniting the world." drives us to be the best airline for our employees, customers, and everyone we serve, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. Our 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.

With multiple employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities and world-class benefits like health insurance, parental leave, and space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work that will make you feel welcome and accepted. Come join our team and help us make a positive impact on the world.

Job overview and responsibilities

• Responsible for managing projects that are diverse and complex
• Coordinate project planning, execution, timing, quality and costs
• Provide support to IT PMO Project Managers as needed, this would include managing the project plan to make sure work is on budget and on schedule
• Track deliverables, identify risks, put risk mitigation plan
• Manages efforts to coordinate cross functionally to estimate project scope, tasks and cost
• Manages efforts to coordinate and support project delivery within committed budget, schedule and quality
• Identify and communicate, verbally and written, risks and mitigation plans in collaboration with stakeholders
• Coordinate effectively across multiple workgroups to plan for resources and resource assignments
• Manage project plans in a complex, dynamic environment, revising needs to meet changing requirements, tracking impact to budget and schedule
• Communicate accomplishments, and forecast budgets

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.

Required

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Business Management, Business Administration or equivalent
• 7+ years of project management experience
• Experience working the project management life cycle from ideation through to implementation and operationalization
• Working experience with Agile, Waterfall, hybrid methodologies
• Tooling experience with a preference in JIRA
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle
• Budgeting and Resource Management
• Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
• Project Tracking
• Proactive, self-driven
• Able to work independently with little direction while also being able to effectively manage project team resources
• 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

• Familiarity with PMLC, PlanPlus, andFieldGlass
• Experience with cybersecurity and/or cloud projects
• Experience with ServiceNow
• Experience with Clarity