Hybrid Senior Program Manager - Enterprise PMO at United Airlines

At United, we fly into airports around the entire world. And we need a whole team of people to keep things running in tip-top shape! From the exceptional service at the check-in counter to the departure gate, and even behind the scenes making sure your checked bags arrive with you, our Airport Operations team keeps operations at our airports running smoothly every single day.

The Enterprise PMO serves United Airlines in providing trained and qualified professionals who flexibly use United's Envision Design Build Activate (EDBA) framework in partnership with business and enabling teams to deliver assigned portfolios, programs, and projects with high quality, in a timely manner, and with as-scoped benefits for our customers, frontline employees, and supporting groups. Effective execution in this role is critical to achieving United's goal of leveraging Portfolio Management & Project Delivery Capability.

• Provide matrixed direction and leadership to all project and or portfolio team participants while leading and managing project execution and/or other PMs in a portfolio situation, as assigned.
• Directly or indirectly deliver high quality artifacts and outcome through all phases of United’s project management lifecycle as needed to realize measurable business results.
• Provide oversight, coaching, and development for team members, engaging on their programs and projects as needed and ensuring the quality of their work while helping them develop new skills.
• Use project management controls for spanning multi-departmental boundaries.  Monitors programs financial performance, quality of services, deliverables, and content within proposed timelines.
• Evaluate and report progress to relevant partners and committees; prepare for executive steering committee meetings with communications and content prepared for senior leadership.
• Organizational implementation: Assess the impact of the scope and organizational change of the combined projects throughout the timeline of the program, including implementation of outcomes, training and communications.
• Retools and continually upgrades personal project management skills and knowledge of both United's business and information technology solutions.

Note:  This position is located at the CSC-Willis Tower in Chicago, IL and considered as a hybrid role working 2-3 days in office, however that may evolve with the needs of the company.

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