Job Description
About the role:
We have embarked on an exciting digital transformation journey to leverage technology as a key business differentiator and a competitive advantage. We are redesigning and reinventing our business processes for sustainable digital future. We are experimenting with new technologies, techniques, and approaches to achieve our business objectives. In this role, you will be primarily responsible for managing the technology products and services portfolio for the different line of business within Qatar Airways. You will be partnering with assigned business departments to identify technology enabled business outcomes, prioritize, and deliver them working closely with product owners, delivery leads, software engineering leads, and external suppliers as appropriate. To accelerate this digital journey, we are looking for a Technical Delivery Manager who will lead large digital projects, formulate technical solutions, work with Project / Program Managers and overall lead the digital journey.
Your Responsibilities
- Deliver large scale IT programs / projects in alignment with the organization’s strategic plans and objectives
- Formulating technical solutions and lead the delivery working closely with the Product Owners / Delivery leads
- Work closely with business leaders (VPs and above), in a multi-cultural environment.
- Drive innovation to ensure that solutions drive value to the business.
- Drive communication plan, engage stakeholders across business functions, controlling and reporting progress to the Steering Group/Sponsor and escalating any issues, as appropriate, in a timely manner
- Identify inter-dependencies between the various stakeholder groups to ensure all are aligned and risks are identified, mitigated and communicated.
- Ensuring appropriately skilled resources are delivering the project and managing the availability and performance of those consultants.
- Oversee and supervise employees, mentor, coach and build technology competence in the delivery resources, manage their career aspirations
- Liaise with external 3rd party suppliers and internal departments / IT teams to collaborate and design and implement robust, secure solutions
Be part of an extraordinary story
Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.
Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. Together, everything is possible
Qualifications
Knowledge & Experience
- Bachelor Degree with minimum 10 years of technical delivery experience.
- Should possess hands-on experience in managing large program / project delivery execution through onsite/offshore model, vendor management, mobilizing large teams and worked across multiple technology platforms and tools.
- Provide leadership and direction to the delivery teams, work closely with the project managers to manage the Project Schedules / timelines
- Experience in business processes transformation and leveraging technology in automation of manual processes, implementing performance improvement initiatives and recommending best practices
- Expertise in Agile/Waterfall software development practices, Design Thinking, Lean Software Management, DevSecOps and Engineering Platform concepts etc. are strongly preferred to be successful in this role.
- Excellent communication (written, verbal) and presentation skills, at organization leadership levels
- Excellent problem solving and solutioning mind set
- Must be a Go-Getter with positive attitude, Self-motivating, innovative, open-minded and inspiring
- PMI or other industry leading certifications around Project Management, Agile methodologies is preferred.
- Domain experience in Ground Services or Airport Operations will be an added advantage
About Qatar Airways Group
Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.
So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community
