Are you passionate about delivering or exceeding customer expectations? Do you have experience managing complex IT projects? Do you find working across multiple countries, cultures and teams motivating and fulfilling? If so then the role of project manager Travel Channels in Amadeus is the role for you.

The Project Manager ensures successful definition, planning, execution and delivery of customer IT solutions and internal projects for Amadeus across Asia Pacific.  For project matters, he/she acts as the main contact point and coordination for the all stream owners including; commercial teams, development units; implementation specialists and quality assurance functions as well as the customers’ project teams. He/she proactively manages the project budget, schedule, scope, risks and changes; provides clear and consistent communication and direction on the project; and is ultimately accountable for functional and technical coverage, quality and security of the projects delivered.

Your core responsibilities in this role will be:

• Assist the project owners/sponsors to specify their requirements and understand project scope through coordinating workshops and solution definition activities

• Produce and execute the project management plan, including project scope, budget, deliverables, risks management, change management, resources, reporting, roles and responsibilities

• Work proactively with the Commercial teams, Solutions definition experts, Business Analysts, Developers, Quality Assurance and Training/Support team members to engage as a single project team, identify and resolve issues across the team, and foster a team environment

• Conduct regular Steering Committee meetings and regular project meetings with key stakeholders; keep stakeholders informed throughout project of risks, scope changes and schedule changes; escalate issues as necessary to project stakeholders for direction and decisions

You will work with dedicated professionals within Amadeus whose expertise covers both the Travel and IT industries to deliver the suite of Amadeus solutions that enable the success of our customers.

Our Ideal candidate:

Education:

• Degree in management, business or IT related field. PMP certification (or equivalent) is a plus

Relevant work experience:

• 5-10+ years in IT industry. 5 years+ as project manager particularly in B2B

Ideally you will have:

• Proven leadership experience to manage project teams locally and remotely, resolve conflicts and make decisions
• Proven analytical experience to solve problems that arise during a typical work day. You will be analyzing project data and making decisions on a regular basis
• Proven experience interfacing with external and internal customers at senior management level
• Proven experience in time management as you will be working with internal and external teams, customers, and management across the globe
• Experience working in matrix organizations and leading projects where reporting lines are not direct

Business understanding:

• Working knowledge of IT, software industry.  Knowledge of travel industry strongly preferred

 Skills:

• Experience with MS-Project or similar project management/planning tools
• Exposure to issues tracking tools such as Jira or equivalent
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Fluency in English required with second language skills an asset
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to build trust and assert his/her own seniority
• Ability to work independently and to deal with conflict and ambiguity

We are one of the world’s 10 largest software companies. Our technology powers airlines, airports, hotels travel agencies and more – helping them manage their operations with greater efficiency and serve their customers better than ever before. Our team comprises over 14,000 people representing more than 120 nationalities, yet we’re united in a single mission – to make travel better for millions of people every day.
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