• Technical Program Manager II

    American Express Global Business TravelChicago, IL 60684

    Job #2674334927

  • Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and - through their work - can make an impact on our industry. We're here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

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    Egencia is seeking a Technical Program Manager II to join our team of engineers. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate their deep technical knowledge, loves solving real-world business problems and dedication to innovative thinking to ensure Egencia continues to be the technology leader in the corporate travel space. You will work across the Product and Technical organization and be a part of reshaping how our customers use our products from beginning to end, being held accountable for driving the delivery of business solutions that improve business processes, surface measurable insights, and support executive decision-making.

    Launched in 2002 as Expedia Corporate Travel, Egencia has become the world's leading digital corporate travel platform because of our commitment to delivering a higher standard of corporate travel service and innovative technology. Our success is directly attributed to our customers' ability to move their businesses ahead, through their valued relationships with our company and more importantly, with our people. Led by an experienced, forward-thinking management team, Egencia has continued to expand its offering of intuitive online tools and comprehensive Travel Consultant services while maintaining its reputation for outstanding customer service globally.

    What you'll do:

    • Own technical program delivery by driving new feature development through every stage of the agile software development lifecycle

    • Collaborate with partners, product and development teams to craft technical solutions and provide detailed specifications that satisfy scalability, reliability, and performance goals

    • Build strong communications and relationships with internal partners

    • Strong project management skills, including active mitigation of risks to the plan, providing status updates, management of trade-offs to drive satisfactory completion of product/project, and facilitation of planning and governance activities with team(s).

    • Seek and implement continuous improvements into all processes, including defining the appropriate methodology that benefits a team and tracks progress.

    • Understand the importance of system and technology integration and the basic features and facilities involved in the integration process.

    Who you are:

    • BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent professional experience

    • 3-5 years of Technical Program or Product Management experience in a professional technology organization, such as e-commerce

    • Experience writing technical requirements specifications, drive discussions among multiple business and technical teams to scope and schedule effort and perform data analysis

    • Excellent problem resolution skills; using data to validate an approach

    • Team builder at all levels, with compelling verbal and written communication skills. Comfortable at presenting and keen to listen, with the ability to present sophisticated technical information clearly and concisely at different levels

    • Consistently able to balance multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritizing engineering decisions optimally, and growing in a dynamic and fast paced environment

    Location

    Washington - MidStation Bellevue

    The base salary range for this position in this location zone is from $105,500 to $148,000. The range provided includes the base salary that Egencia expects to pay for the role. Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate's relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

    In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to be nominated for awards under our Equity Incentive Plan. For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

    Benefits at a glance (~~~)

    The #TeamGBT Experience

    Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

    • Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

    • Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

    • Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

    • We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

    • Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.

    • And much more!

    This role is for Egencia LLC ("Egencia" or the "Company"), a member of the American Express Global Business Travel family of companies.

    All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, gender identity (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, veteran status, citizenship or marital status. It is our policy to maintain an equal-opportunity environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias for our candidates, colleagues, clients and suppliers.

    We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please, let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. For more details, please consult GBT Recruitment Privacy Statement (~~~/) .

    What if I don't meet every requirement? If you're passionate about our mission and believe you'd be a phenomenal addition to our team, don't worry about "checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we're looking for!

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