Amadeus

VPO – Manager, Airlines, Airports and Strategic Programs

Amadeus

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Irving • Florida • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Provide expert guidance to manage strategic programs for the Americas region; work in collaboration with Strategy, RevOps, Americas leaders and other VPO members to ensure effective management and reporting of strategic programs and initiatives.
  • Have a broad understanding of the business across customer verticals and leverage that knowledge to ensure effective management of strategic programs and to recommend solutions/best practices and otherwise influence the Americas region strategy.
  • Take ownership of specific strategic projects/programs for the Americas region.
  • Translate the strategy of the activity into a concrete action plan, setting and monitoring targets for the team.
  • Work independently, based on management directions.
  • May coordinate functional teams or projects and serves as a best practices/quality resource.
  • Serve as co-program owner with Strategy team for the 5-year Growth Ambition and Strategy for the verticals - including ongoing updates, refinement and scorecard tracking.
  • Quarterly Strategic Initiative Review preparation (ensure high quality, objective scorecard evaluation).
  • Month Performance Review coordination/support (RevOps leads).
  • Coordinate region participation in annual Relationship survey.
  • Serve as liaison with RevOps for Segmentation exercises.
  • Support for strategic customer meetings and events, including leader briefing packs (customer profiles, key issues, hot button items, etc.).

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in the travel industry, with strong knowledge of the travel technology sector
  • Knowledge of the travel technology business model - with specific knowledge of the business model for the Airlines and Airports verticals strongly preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills – and skills with presenting complex information to executive audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with senior management and team leaders across various functions
  • Experience managing large, complex projects, with formal project management training/certification a plus
  • Proven ability to manage programs and projects across virtual teams – and to drive accountability and results with team members at all levels, including senior team leaders
  • Significant experience with program scorecards and managing effective project health evaluation and reporting processes
  • Strong MS Office skills, with demonstrated experience developing well-structured PowerPoint presentations to effectively communicate complex information
  • Ability to travel 10% of the time.
Benefits
  • A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.
  • A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.
  • Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.
  • A caring environment - Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life.
  • A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.
  • A flexible working model - We want our employees to do their best work, wherever and however it works best for them.
  • A diverse and inclusive community - We are committed to leveraging our uniquely diverse population to drive innovation, creativity, and collaboration across our organization.
  • A Reliable Company - Trust and reliability are fundamental values that drive our actions and shape long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and employees.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementprogram managementscorecard evaluationperformance review coordinationstrategic planningdata analysis
Soft skills
communication skillspresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsleadershipcollaboration
Certifications
project management certification