American Airlines · 1 day ago
Manager, IT Engineering
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expAmerican Airlines is a leading airline company committed to delivering high-quality digital products and services. The Manager of IT Engineering will focus on leading a high-performing engineering team, managing technical product delivery, and ensuring effective communication between engineering squads and IT leadership.
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Responsibilities
Exhibits strong business and leadership skills, deep technology perspective to guide solutions, and strong communication skills to coordinate with Engineers to ensure they understand business needs and objectives, as well as technical requirements of products
Collaborates with Business and IT leadership to execute and communicate organization’s technical vision, mission, and work priorities, and drives progress towards roadmaps and ensures efficient technical product management and effective communication with stakeholders
Creates environment for delivery teams to be self-governing organizations who are accountable for their own performance and delivery commitments and measured accordingly
Removes roadblocks, cultivates relationships, and effectively communicates across IT and at various levels of leadership
Removes squad impediments and emphasizes cross-functional collaboration between roles
Provide input on technology decisions, people management, and product features across all stages of product lifecycle
Establish open lines of communication between engineering squads and IT leadership, and support clear adherence to business requirements
Facilitate and monitor clear Engineer check-ins, sprint deliverables, and open communication toward squads and stakeholders
Drives forward increased technical upskilling across organization with education, programs, and metrics
Manage Engineer staffing strategy to ensure alignment to Scrum and Agile principles and work closely with Scrum Lead
Promote use of industry leading technology trends and continuously assess AA IT needs and areas for improvement
Manages and leads adoption and migration of new and emerging technologies
Leads, develops, and mentors a high performing engineering team of individuals with a diverse range of technical skills and experiences
Exhibits a desire for continuous learning and sharing of new knowledge within the organization
Responsible for the hiring and managing of squad members, including staffing and performance reviews as well
Responsible for budget management and forecasting
Manages production issues and off-hours support, communication, and coordination, as needed
Works extended hours occasionally, based on the needs of the project and the operation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
5 years of experience participating in delivery of solutions using ITIL / Agile / XP, or similar methodologies
3 years of experience leading product teams
Proven track record in leading Engineering initiatives that generate substantial value; well organized, able to multi-task, able to prioritize with minimal direction
Strong technical leadership, and extensive experience in Agile methodology-style leadership environment
Excellent communication skills to present to executive management often and emphasize the important intersection of business and technology
Proven ability to handle multiple products/work streams and demands efficiently
Experience in leading a team of individuals with various levels of skills and experience in potentially high stress and challenging situations
Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environment
Leads, influences, and upholds technology standards to ensure resiliency goals are met and continuously improved upon
Experience or good understanding of Python design patterns, ML, and LLMs
Basic financial skills
Preferred
Airline industry experience, including engineering / business processes and supporting technology
Benefits
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
Company
American Airlines
American Airlines is an airline company that operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, including narrow-body and wide-body jets. It is a sub-organization of American Airlines.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1B2023-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2023-02-08Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2015-01-01Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Doug Parker
Chairman and former CEO at American Airlines
David Seymour
Chief Operating Officer
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