Senior Project Manager, India Lead - Airport Solutions

1211 Amadeus Commercial Enterprise Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amadeus is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, customer-facing airport transformation programs across the Indian Subcontinent from planning through deployment and transition.

You will partner with customers, business leaders and cross-functional teams to deliver results with governance, financial control and stakeholder engagement.

The role requires 15+ years in IT project delivery with experience managing large-scale programs and international delivery.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in IT projects and program delivery.
• 10+ years managing large-scale programs or multi-project delivery.
• Experience with Airport or Aviation solutions.
• Strong project and program management skills.
• Stakeholder management and customer-facing engagements.
• Financial and budget management with governance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead all projects in the India Subcontinent and drive large-scale airport tech programs.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams from initiation to closure within scope, budget, and timelines.
• Mentor and guide project teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Partner with customer stakeholders, including senior leadership and CxO-level executives.
• Drive program planning, governance, reporting, and execution activities.
• Monitor risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Oversee budgets, forecasting, cost control, invoicing, and change management.
• Lead customer reviews, steering committees, and program status discussions.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure delivery outcomes.
• Establish milestones, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans.
• Support knowledge transfer and operational transition at completion.
• Ensure adherence to PM methodologies and governance processes.

Skills

Project management

Program management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Budget management

Governance & reporting

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Senior Project Manager, India Lead - Airport Solutions

Location: Mumbai / Delhi / Bangalore

At Amadeus, we believe diverse perspectives drive better outcomes. We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, customer-facing airport transformation and implementation programs across the Indian Subcontinent. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of multiple projects and workstreams, ensuring successful execution from planning through deployment and transition. You will collaborate with customers, business leaders, and cross-functional teams to deliver results while maintaining strong governance, financial control, and stakeholder engagement.

What You’ll Do

• Responsibility for all projects in the India Subcontinent
• Lead large-scale airport technology, transformation, and delivery programs from initiation to closure.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and timelines.
• Manage, Mentor and guide project team members while fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Partner with customer stakeholders, including senior leadership and CxO-level executives.
• Drive program planning, governance, reporting, and execution activities.
• Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Manage project financials, including budgets, forecasting, cost control, invoicing, and change management.
• Lead customer reviews, steering committee meetings, and program status discussions.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Establish project milestones, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans.
• Support knowledge transfer and operational transition activities at project completion.
• Ensure adherence to project management methodologies, standards, and governance processes.

What Your Day Might Look Like

• Reviewing project progress and delivery milestones.
• Engaging with customers and internal stakeholders to discuss project status and priorities.
• Managing and Mentoring your India based Project Managers
• Facilitating risk and issue review sessions to keep projects on track.
• Working with delivery, product, engineering, and operational teams to remove roadblocks.
• Presenting updates to customer leadership and steering committees.
• Managing budgets, forecasts, project changes, and governance activities.
• Supporting implementation, testing, cutover, and transition activities.

What We're Looking For

Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of experience in IT projects and program delivery.
• 10+ years of experience managing large-scale programs, projects, or integrated delivery schedules.
• Experience working with Airport or Aviation solutions
• Strong experience in: Project & Program Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Customer Relationship Management
• Risk & Issue Management
• Financial and Budget Management
• Governance and Reporting
• Change Management
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and customer-facing engagements.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, PgMP, or equivalent Project/Program Management certification.
• Experience working with Airport or Aviation solutions.
• Exposure to passenger processing or airport operations systems.
• International project delivery experience.
• Experience working in multicultural and multi-country environments.

What We Can Offer You

• A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you'll power the future of travel with a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.
• A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.
• Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways, at Amadeus, from on-the-job training to formal activities, and daily interactions.
• A caring environment - Amadeus fosters a caring environment that supports both professional growth and personal well-being.
• A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive compensation packages, including salary, bonus, caregiving and health benefits.
• A flexible working model - Embrace our flexible working model, enabling you to excel wherever and however you work best.
• A diverse, equitable, and inclusive community - We are committed to enabling each employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment.
• A reliable company - Trust and reliability are fundamental to shaping our relationships with customers, partners, and employees.

As part of our global team of 20,000+ passionate team members across 100+ locations, you'll join a community united by a love for travel and technology. We're not just shaping the future of travel; we're using it as a force for good, enriching lives and supporting our planet. Here, you'll be free to innovate and grow with driven colleagues. Join us on a journey where you will help us bring the world closer!

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer and committed to an accessible recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.