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 Principal Technical Program Manager is the lead subject matter expert in driving cross-cutting initiatives across the organization. This individual contributor role will exercise considerable judgement to define long-term strategy in ways to standardize, ensure execution is efficient and consistent, and set accountability by tracking progress, resolving dependencies, evaluating risks and communicating status to upper management and project stakeholders.

Key Duties

• As lead subject matter expert, this role is accountable to lead multiple complex and technically critical programs across divisions and companywide initiatives in collaboration with the enterprise project management office.

• Exercise considerable latitude and initiative to solve complex technical issues and find solutions for program problems as they arise; responsible for consolidating solutions into an executive summary, detail status, and communicate to various stakeholders.

• Acts as an expert communicator: Tailor the message and detail to the audience and use of multiple communication mediums to distribute information.

• Make decisions on appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-delivery, clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional and cross departmental product teams.

• Leverage advanced knowledge to maintain intimate knowledge of systems and identify unnecessary complexity or unmet dependencies.

• Leverage and identify opportunities for agile efficiency and scale and define vision with the organization’s leadership.

• Clarifies cross-functional problems and identifies options and solutions by breaking down complex issues or processes into component parts.

• Manage complex program timelines, decisions, risks, issues, actions and budget.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• A minimum of 7 years in project/product/technical program management.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, technical program management or closely related field, or an additional two years of experience/training in lieu of degree.

• Proven Program management and technical project management capabilities.

• Proven ability to lead & guide technology teams in complex environments.

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

• Minimum age of 18.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• 7 years’ experience as a program manager in an agile software development environment including Scrum, Kanban and Lean processes.

• 7 years’ hands-on experience addressing all elements of scope, schedule, budget, risk evaluation, issue resolution, quality, integration, staffing, and communications on software engineering projects.

• Advanced knowledge of program management principles, practices, and tools.

• Advanced skills in leading agile groups, must be able to facilitate release planning and cross functional planning for multiple product teams.

• Deep understanding of business requirements as defined by epics, features, user stories & releases.

• Ability to work closely with product managers and product owners to synchronize the release of features through multiple product backlogs.

• Demonstrated ability to stay calm under pressure and be comfortable with ambiguity.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

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

Salary Range

$136,100 - $204,100 / year

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/Horizon employees. Alaska/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits

• Generous 401k match program

• Quarterly and annual bonus plans

• Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Requisition Type Management
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 7/8/2024
Location Seattle
Equal Employment Opportunity We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees and do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information (including family medical history), political views or activity, or other legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We may use your information to maintain the safety and security of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, its employees, and others as required or permitted by law. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Job Locations USA-WA-Seattle
Requisition ID 2024-12518
Category Corporate & Operations
Workplace Type Onsite