Project Manager III

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 III is a subject matter expert in project management support for medium company projects at Alaska Airlines. As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgment to make decisions in managing projects in accordance with established processes and procedures and provide recommendations to address various groups both within divisions as well as across divisions.  

Key Duties

• Provides professional support across the Enterprise PMO team. 
• Develops, makes recommendations, and maintains project plans, charters, and schedules that support customer needs.  
• Partners with the sponsor or Sr. PM to create alignment and define the project business objectives, measurable benefits, success criteria, scope, deliverables and constraints impacting project delivery. 
• Monitors project schedule, cost, and progress to ensure projects are completed on time and fulfill the objectives of the project charter.  
• Communicates project status to participants and stakeholders in writing as well as in formal presentations. 
• Able to distill complex ideas into clear, concise communications and customize messages to audience. 
• Creates project scorecards and contributes to executive level reporting. 
• Leads teams in project execution and ensures the project follows established company project management methodologies and standards. 
• Organizes meetings with various work teams to collect and disseminate project information, plan and schedule tasks and resources, generate timelines, and structure a process for consensus and individual commitment for deliverables. 
• Identifies and communicates any unresolved complex problems or possible timeline issues along with recommended actions for correction. 
• Advises sponsor and team on best practices, explores alternatives and guides project and team to success. 
• Independently ensures project methodology, documents and processes are followed. 
• Able to work in any area of Alaska’s business as the need arises (may seek advice from EPMO management or Sr. PM). 
• Manages relationships with suppliers and vendors for project success. 
• Serves as tactical thought partner for sponsors and team on effective project execution. 

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required 

• 4 years of experience in project/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 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.  

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Starting Rate

Salary Range

$99,850 -- $149,800 / year

Bonus

Salary Details

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive b