Product Manager - Long Island, NY

Job Title : Product Manager
Location : Long Island, NY
Position Type : Full Time (No C2C)
Salary : DOE $K/Year
Interview Process : Phone

Green Card, U.S Citizens and GC-EAD Only

Must Have Airlines Experience

• Project initiation: Define project high level scope, establish stakeholders, and secure funding and/or internal resources.
• Project planning: Create requirements specification and project plan. Define project team. Establish resource allocation decisions with managers of each IT discipline. Coordinate vendor selection and vendor contract management. Facilitate product purchasing. Establish success criteria.
• Project execution: Collect technical documentation, deployment plan, support plan. Interface between IT and business units and/or vendors.
• Project control: Manage changes, risks, scope, cost, quality, communications, time, and procurement.
• Project closure: Collect formal acceptance, evaluate established success criteria to determine success. Close cost accounts and contracts.
• Other duties as assigned

• Exposure to/awareness of the Project Management Institute's PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification by Project Management Institute (PMI)

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of technology fundamentals and concepts (Microsoft technologies preferred)
• Knowledge of Airlines IT disciplines and interdependencies
• Knowledge of Airline Industry
• Knowledge of budget processes
• Ability to manage risk
• Team player with ability to work well with others and complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills including excellent verbal and written communication
• Effective time management and prioritization skills with the ability to work in a high-pressure environment
• Excellent problem solving, escalate when necessary and use structured thinking skills
• Flexibility, agility and change management skills
• Excellent customer service and an understanding of how IT is ultimately delivered to the Customer
• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline with specialized leadership training and/or demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities through previous experience and education
• Demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities through six (6) years previous experience and education
• Expert in industry standards in project management and development methodologies (PMBOK, MSF, SEI, Agile Methods, RUP, etc.)
• Four (4) years' experience in managing projects
• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Five (5) years experience managing projects with business user and IT components
• Must pass a ten (10) year background check and pre-employment drug test
• Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is located