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United Airlines Manager - Project Manager PMO (Hybrid) in Chicago, Illinois
Description
Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.
Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.
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At United, we care about our customers. To be the best airline in aviation history, we need to deliver the best service to our customers. And it takes a whole team of dedicated customer-focused advocates to make it happen! From our Contact Center to customer analytics, insights, innovation, and everything in between, the Customer Experience team delivers outstanding service and helps us to run a more customer-centric and dependable airline.
Key Responsibilities:
The Enterprise PMO serves teams across United Airlines. The Project Manager is a trained, qualified professional who can apply United's Envision Design Build Activate (EDBA) framework and Program Management Life Cycle (PMLC) methodology to various businesses. This individual will enable teams to deliver assigned portfolios, programs and projects with high quality, in a timely manner, and with as-scoped benefits for our customers, frontline employees and supporting groups. Effective execution in this role is critical to achieving United's goal of leveraging portfolio management & project delivery capabilities as a strategic enabler, on every project, with every team and every day.
The Project Manager - PMO will deliver large/complex project(s) as assigned and serve as a change agent driving adoption of PMLC across the organization. This is a Chicago-based, hybrid position that will require 2-3 days per week in our downtown Chicago office.
Lead and manage projects as assigned. Projects will be focused on both corporate and/or operational functions
Directly deliver high quality artifacts through all phases of the project lifecycle
Coach, guide, train project team members and other PMs on project management principles and related artifacts and deliverables
Strong interpersonal, verbal and presentation skills
United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
Bachelor's degree
4+ years managing projects
Demonstrated successful project delivery
Managing single, or multiple, large, complex projects across multiple functions
Provide leadership, guidance, influence and mentoring for project teams
Presenting, escalating and providing solutions to senior leadership
Proven expertise successfully managing business and technical resources under an integrated project plan to ensure the alignment of resources
Demonstrated proficiency in facilitating, delegating and motivating cross functional groups or activities
Highly organized and the ability to multi-task competing priorities, demands and timelines
Provides input on strategic decisions to leadership as required
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
Master's degree
Project Management (PMI) Certification
Lean Six Sigma certification
Airline experience preferred
The base pay range for this role is $99,750.00 to $135,960.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
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. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.
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.