Work Life Group

Global Project Manager – Airline Programs

Work Life Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Diegem • Belgium

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About the role

  • Deliver business process and software projects that improve airline tools, infrastructure, service quality, operational efficiency, and safety-critical systems
  • Define, document, and maintain the project scope
  • Plan and execute projects and workstreams to time, budget, and specification
  • Collaborate with functional analysts and IT teams to design systems and align processes with project objectives
  • Address project and content issues related to aircraft operations, regulatory requirements, and operational processes
  • Identify, monitor, and manage project risks, mitigation actions, and issues
  • Ensure adherence to standards and work with IT partners to deliver architecturally approved, high-quality solutions
  • Oversee end-to-end application usage, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, aviation IT standards, and business processes
  • Act as quality control authority for vendor and in-house development, ensuring all required testing levels (functional, integration, end-to-end, boundary, UAT)
  • Ensure project outputs achieve the benefits defined in the business case
  • Manage schedule, cost, quality, risks, issues, and scope per the agreed governance framework
  • Prepare and present project status reports to project sponsors and management
  • Own project deliverables supporting multi-year business domain programs

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years’ IT project management experience
  • Project Management certification (PMI, Prince2)
  • Requirements Engineering certification (IREB)
  • Testing certification (ISEB/ISTQB)
  • Degree in business or engineering – ideally in transportation or project management
  • Fluency in English, both spoken and written
  • Understanding of transportation, especially airline operations (maintenance, crewing, ticketing, scheduling, and regulatory frameworks)
  • Highly motivated team player with a flexible, proactive working style
  • Diplomatic, culturally sensitive, patient
  • Strong presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills
  • Customer-focused with a positive, solution-oriented attitude.
Benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
team playerflexible working stylediplomaticculturally sensitivepatientpresentation skillsnegotiation skillsinfluencing skillscustomer-focusedsolution-oriented attitude
Certifications
Project Management certificationRequirements Engineering certificationTesting certification