Managing Director Financial Systems and Regional Carrier IT
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Location: Texas
Job type: Permanent
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Sector: Finance & Accountancy
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Location: AA Headquarters 1 (DFW-HDQ1)
Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 21041
Overview
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Job Title: Managing Director, Regional IT
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Division: Technology
Location: DFW
Reports to: Vice President PSS and Corporate Technology
Job Purpose
Lead a dedicated IT group to implement and maintain technology to support the business needs of American’s regional carriers.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* Provides vision and strategic direction to develop IT solutions in support of business priorities of American’s regional carriers
* Understands the industry landscape for Regional Carriers and enables a competitive edge for American Airlines through IT solutions for the Regionals
* Works with Mainline IT teams to leverage capabilities and solutions when appropriate
* Partners with the regional carrier leadership teams to understand business objectives and prioritize IT initiatives
* Drives organizational structure, process, and culture improvements that result in rapid delivery and consistent execution of IT solutions
Qualifications
* Prior experience in the application of technology and smart financial practices to drive business results
* Manage and direct software, hardware, network, telecommunication providers to enhance operational efficiencies and ROI
* Strategic and visionary thinker who can deliver on that vision via a simple and effective set of end solutions
* Proven project management skills and the ability to deliver major system implementations on time and within budget
* Proven ability to build and facilitate relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
* Excellent understanding of end-user needs, leading technologies and applications
* Action oriented results-driven leader with a natural aptitude for engaging employees in multiple workgroups
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Outstanding organizational skills
* Excellent decision making skills
* Proven talent development skills
* Exceptional negotiating ability
* Outstanding leadership skills to effectively lead a large and complex organization through management of leaders and individual contributors
* Ability to strongly, creatively, and positively approach problems and challenge resolutions
* Ability to be flexible and creative to adjust to dynamic situations while effectively modeling executive leadership attributes
* Ability to effectively communicate with all levels both verbally and in writing
* Believes in and promotes the American Airlines five leadership attributes:
* Caring – We care about all team members
* Collaboration – We succeed as a team
* Development – We build future leaders
* Results – We drive to be the best
* Future – We continually challenge the status quo
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Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 21041
Nearest Major Market: Fort Worth
Nearest Secondary Market: Dallas
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Telecom, Telecommunications, Regional Manager, Financial, Manager, Technology, Management, Finance
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