Senior Project Manager (Aviation Technology)

Job Description – Senior Project Manager (Aviation Technology)

Position Title: Senior Project Manager – Aviation Technology

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Onsite)

Experience: 12–18+ Years

Industry: Aviation / Airlines / Airport Operations

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Project Manager with strong Aviation domain expertise and deep technical understanding of Cloud, Integration, DevOps, and Digital Transformation programs. The individual will lead a team of approximately 12 technical resources and manage multiple strategic technology initiatives for an airline client.

The ideal candidate should possess a blend of aviation business knowledge, technical project delivery expertise, stakeholder management skills, and leadership capabilities to successfully drive complex projects from initiation through production deployment.

Key Responsibilities* Lead and manage a portfolio of technology projects within the aviation domain. * Manage a team of approximately 12 technical professionals comprising Cloud, Integration, DevOps, and application specialists. * Drive project planning, execution, risk management, budgeting, governance, and reporting. * Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders, airline operations teams, and technical delivery teams. * Coordinate cross-functional teams across architecture, infrastructure, cloud, integration, and application development. * Ensure successful delivery of projects within scope, schedule, quality, and budget. * Provide leadership and guidance on technical and business decisions. * Establish project governance, status reporting, and executive communication. * Support vendor management and coordination with third-party technology partners. * Drive continuous improvement, operational excellence, and best practices.

Required Skills \& Experience

Aviation Domain* 8+ years of experience in Aviation/Airline industry projects. * Strong understanding of airline business processes and operations.

Technical Expertise* Strong understanding of: + Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) + Integration Platforms and APIs + DevOps and CI/CD practices + Infrastructure modernization programs

Leadership \& Project Management* Proven experience managing large technical teams. * Experience handling multi-million-dollar digital transformation programs. * Strong stakeholder and executive management capabilities. * Excellent communication and presentation skills. * Ability to manage geographically distributed teams.

Success Profile

The candidate should be:* Technically strong enough to challenge architects and technical leads. * Business-oriented with solid aviation industry understanding. * Comfortable managing executives, vendors, and delivery teams. * Capable of leading complex transformation initiatives while ensuring operational stability.

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