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About American Airlines:To Care for People on Life's Journey®. We have a relentless drive for innovation and excellence. Whether you're engaging with customers at the airport or advancing our IT infrastructure, every team member plays a vital role in shaping the future of travel. At American’s Tech Hubs, we tackle complex challenges and pioneer cutting-edge technologies that redefine the travel experience. Our vast network and diverse customer base offer unique opportunities for engineers to solve real-world problems on a grand scale. Join us and immerse yourself in a dynamic, tech-driven environment where your creativity and unique strengths are celebrated. Experience the excitement of being at the forefront of technological innovation, where every day brings new opportunities to make a meaningful impact.About Tech Hub in India:American’s Tech Hub in Hyderabad, India, is our newest location and home to team members who drive technical innovation and engineer unrivalled digital products to best serve American’s customers and team members. With U.S. tech hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona, our new location in Hyderabad, India, positions American to deliver industry-leading technology solutions that create a world-class customer experience.Intro:Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll grow your expertise to become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!Why you’ll love this job:As one diverse, high-performing team dedicated to technical excellence, you will focus relentlessly on delivering unrivaled digital products that drive a more reliable and profitable airline.What you’ll do:As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job, but additional functions may not be referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks to be performed whenever deemed appropriate, observing any legal obligations, including any collective bargaining obligations. Exhibits strong business and leadership skills, deep technology perspective to guide solutions, and strong communication skills to coordinate with Engineers to ensure they understand business needs and objectives, as well as technical requirements of productsCollaborates with Business and IT leadership to execute and communicate organization’s technical vision, mission, and work priorities, and drives progress towards roadmaps and ensures efficient technical product management and effective communication with stakeholdersCreates environment for delivery teams to be self-governing organizations who are accountable for their own performance and delivery commitments and measured accordinglyRemoves roadblocks, cultivates relationships, and effectively communicates across IT and at various levels of leadershipRemoves squad impediments and emphasizes cross-functional collaboration between roles Provide input on technology decisions, people management, and product features across all stages of product lifecycleEstablish open lines of communication between engineering squads and IT leadership, and support clear adherence to business requirements Facilitate and monitor clear Engineer check-ins, sprint deliverables, and open communication toward squads and stakeholders Drives forward increased technical upskilling across organization with education, programs, and metricsManage Engineer staffing strategy to ensure alignment to Scrum and Agile principles and work closely with Scrum Lead Promote use of industry leading technology trends and continuously assess AA IT needs and areas for improvementManages and leads adoption and migration of new and emerging technologiesLeads, develops, and mentors a high performing engineering team of individuals with a diverse range of technical skills and experiencesExhibits a desire for continuous learning and sharing of new knowledge within the organizationResponsible for the hiring and managing of squad members, including staffing and performance reviews as wellResponsible for budget management and forecastingManages production issues and off-hours support, communication, and coordination, as neededWorks extended hours occasionally, based on the needs of the project and the operationAll you'll need for successMinimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience:Bachelor’s degree in technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training9+ years of experience participating in delivery of solutions using ITIL / Agile / XP, or similar methodologiesPreferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience:Airline industry experience, including engineering / business processes and supporting technologySkills, Licenses & Certifications:Proven track record in leading Engineering initiatives that generate substantial value; well organized, able to multi-task, able to prioritize with minimal directionStrong technical leadership, and extensive experience in Agile methodology-style leadership environment Excellent communication skills to present to executive management often and emphasize the important intersection of business and technologyProven ability to handle multiple products/work streams and demands efficientlyExperience in leading a team of individuals with various levels of skills and experience in potentially high stress and challenging situationsDemonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environmentLeads, influences, and upholds technology standards to ensure resiliency goals are met and continuously improved uponBasic financial skillsLanguage, Communication Skills, & Physical Abilities:Ability to effectively communicate verbally and written at all organizational levelsPhysical ability necessary to perform the position’s essential functions safely and successfully, with or without any legally required reasonable accommodations that do not pose an undue hardshipWhat you’ll get:Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:Include benefits details associated to AA Tech Hub HYDFeel Free to be yourself at American:Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.