Director, Fleet PMO

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why You'Ll Love This Job

The Director of Fleet PMO provides leadership, vision, and direction for the centralized Fleet Program Management Office responsible for managing large-scale aircraft retrofit and entry into service programs for new aircraft types.

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.

• Leads team to manage aircraft retrofit/entry into service programs, starting from scoping and request for services to buyer furnished equipment and supplier selection, milestone management and production support
• Identifies potential risks early, assesses their impact and supports the development of preventative and/or mitigation strategies
• Leads effective cross-functional meetings, driving key decisions and identifying when programs need to be escalated
• Works closely with multiple stakeholders including Engineering, Tech Ops Planning, Customer Experience, Operations Planning & Performance, Flight Operations, Inflight, Fleet Planning, and
• Network Planning to ensure successful completion of multi-year highly complex retrofit and new aircraft programs
• Presents program progress to Officer leadership steering committee

All You'Ll Need For Success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 7 years of leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional projects within the airline industry
• 5+ years of airline program management experience, including experience with aircraft modification programs and cross-functional collaboration among Commercial, Operations, and Finance

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Advanced degree preferred
• Project Management certification (e.g., PMP or equivalent) 

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Demonstrates the highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior leadership to identify, plan, and execute strategic initiatives
• Strong understanding of airline/aircraft economics
• Experience in supply chain and procurement
• Basic understanding of aircraft engineering disciplines, regulatory requirements impacting aircraft programs, and aircraft maintenance programs and sourcing
• Action oriented, results-driven leader with a natural aptitude for engaging employees
• Demonstrated ability to be highly collaborative, form consensus, build relationships, and work productively with a broad range of experienced professionals throughout the company

All You'Ll Need For Success (Continued)

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, negotiate skillfully, digest complex details and use sound judgment and initiative in making decisions
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage multiple large-scale programs on an ongoing basis and adjust priorities, as necessary, to meet shifting deadlines in a dynamic work environment
• Exceptional leadership, decision-making skills, and critical thinking ability
• Understanding of risks in aircraft programs, including supply chain delays, certification bottlenecks and integration challenges and how they could impact program outcomes, timelines, budgets, and deliverables
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills with an aptitude for problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible in rapidly changing conditions and priorities
• Demonstrated ability to perform both independently and as a team member, oversee multiple assignments, complete projects on time and perform under pressure
• Excellent communication, presentation, and people skills with ability to interact effectively with all levels, both verbally and written
• Experience creating comprehensive, professional presentations and delivering effectively to senior management, enabling them to make appropriate decisions for the company’s future
• Proven ability to build and facilitate relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated capability to lead and develop high-performing teams
• Ability to coach, mentor and serve as a role model for team members
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software products, such as Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint

What You'Ll Get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. 
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel Free To Be Yourself At American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.