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
- This position is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division.
- You will serve as the Squad Leader of the Technology team that delivers and supports solutions for the Corporate Security Product.
- This role provides an opportunity to develop and exercise both leadership and technology skills as a member of an autonomous, self-organizing and self-governing product team.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a key member of the Corporate Security Technology product leadership team
- Work to empower the squad and remove impediments that prevent the squad from bringing work to "done"
- Ensure that regular visioning, road mapping and planning sessions provide the squad with a healthy backlog of work in collaboration with product stakeholders
- Protect the squad from distraction and context switching by sharing and supporting the squad’s processes and working agreements.
- Focus on continuous improvement for the squad and the organization
- Become an expert in, and facilitate, all agile ceremonies for the team
- Mentor and coach team to ensure successful use of Agile @ American practices
- Contribute to the velocity of the squad by delivering on the product backlog
- Maintain a relentless focus on customer value
- Perform operations support duties in rotation with the team
- Travel as necessary, up to 10%
All you'll need for success
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
- 5 years of IT experience
- 4 years of experience participating in the delivery of IT solutions using Agile and DevOps
- 3 years of experience managing or developing applications hosted in a Cloud Environment.
- 3 years of experience leading initiatives or teams, either formally or informally
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
- A mastery of agile practices including product management and product ownership fundamentals
- A firm understanding of DevOps best practices and ability to coach the squad in these areas
- Experience with a modern Agile Backlog and Work Tracking system—Microsoft ADO expertise preferred
- Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments
- Relentless in creating high-performing squads and organizations
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills in combination with the ability to frame solutions strategically and creatively
- Critical thinker with a growth mindset, who is organized, self-motivated, and has an ability to prioritize requests from many different stakeholders
- Desire and ambition to lead a team of individuals with various levels of skills and experience
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.