Project Manager

Company

Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary

The Project Manager independently provides project management support for small and or medium company projects that involve coordination between various groups both within divisions as well as across divisions at Alaska Airlines. The position contributes to the success of Alaska Airlines by managing projects in accordance with established processes and procedures.

Key Duties

• In the Entry level, you will develop, make recommendations, and maintain project plans, charters, and schedules that support customer needs.
• In the intermediate level, as a subject matter expert in project management, you will apply deep knowledge and use considerable judgement to determine the approach to ambiguous challenges, make decisions and influence across the company.
• In the Senior level, as a subject matter expert in driving the execution and successful delivery of large and/or complex projects and in accordance with established standards and best practices. And defines the long-term strategy for managing projects to design, develop, and implement new systems and process improvements.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 2 years of experience in project/change management or working on project teams as a team member or project lead.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Demonstrated aptitude to independently manage projects.
• Demonstrated ability to positively influence project outcomes using an analytical approach and instill a sense of urgency in the project team to complete work on time.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology groups.
• Ability to successfully lead project efforts to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple objectives/tasks.
• Ability to identify problems and collaboratively develop alternatives for resolution.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Demonstrated knowledge to define and develop People Change Management / Business Readiness plans for projects.
• PMP certification or desire to obtain PMP certification.
• Experience with MSFT Teams and SharePoint.
• Experience with Smartsheet, MS Project, MS Teams or other schedule and collaboration management tools.

 

Intermediate Level

Required

• 4 years of experience in project and/or change management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Demonstrated aptitude to independently manage projects and manage multiple objectives/tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to positively influence project outcomes using an analytical approach and instilling a sense of urgency in the project team to complete work on time.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology groups.
• Proven success leading project efforts to completion.
• Ability to identify problems and collaboratively develop alternatives for resolution.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Demonstrated knowledge to define and develop People Change Management / Business Readiness plans for projects.
• PMP certification or desire to obtain PMP certification.
• Experience with MSFT Teams and SharePoint.
• Experience with Smartsheet, MS Project, MS Teams or other schedule management and collaboration tools.

 

Senior Level

Required

• 7 years of experience as a project/program manager or related area.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or