Technical Portfolio Manager (Revenue Management)

Date: 2 May 2025

Location: Abu Dhabi, AE

Company: Etihad Airways

 

Synopsis

This role reports to the Senior Delivery Manager/Senior Portfolio Manager. The Portfolio Manager will oversee a large portfolio of initiatives within the Value Stream. Portfolio Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects within their portfolio from the planning and phase to project delivery and closure while working in partnership with product teams to deliver significant business value. Time, budget and quality are key performance indicators of delivery. The projects maybe using both waterfall and agile methodology.

This role will lead and manage the project team/s and act as the interface between the product and the project to ensure the business objectives are met. The Delivery Lead will lead a team of project managers/scrum masters as well as managing some of Etihad’s largest and most complex initiatives. They will provide advice and guidance on best practices, processes and project management techniques.

Accountabilities

  • Perform team-facing role within projects/releases/programmes, using Agile project management methodology.
  • Build and lead high-performing and self-organising cross-functional teams, in order to deliver all components of the allocated work within prescribed time, cost and quality metrics.
  • Create and grow a team culture that values collaboration, innovation, agile delivery, cross-skilling, sponsor engagement, continuous improvement and team success.
  • Facilitate collaborative activities and team meetings, e.g., Discovery workshops, estimations, feature elaboration, release and iteration planning, daily stand-ups, Scrum-of-Scrums, retrospectives and showcases.
  • Past experience in Amadeus Altéa Suite of products especially around self-service space will be an added advantage
  • Responsible for the benefits realisation of all projects managed

Education & Experience

  • 7+ years of experience in managing complex, and cross-functional projects, programs and portfolios. Airline industry experience is beneficial
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent is mandatory
  • Certification in Agile Project Management or equivalent is mandatory
  • Proficient in using Microsoft Office Project and Project Management tools
  • Deep experience in managing multiple large-scale technology projects in both Agile and waterfall project management methodologies and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
  • Ability to evaluate and address complex project risks and issues accurately and objectively

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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