Job Description

Title: Program Manager - Emerging Technology

Location: Chicago, IL / Arlington Heights, IL (Candidates need to be local and fully vaccinated. Hybrid, 50% remote, must be able to commute to both Chicago and Arlington Heights.)

Duration & Type: Initial 12-Month Contract with likely extensions up to 2 years

Compensation: Competitive W2 Hourly Rate, Access to Healthcare, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plan of Choice, 401k Plan

Chamberlain Advisors is currently seeking a Program Manager for our direct client in the airline and travel industry. This is an initial 6-month contract with likely extensions up to 2 years. The ideal candidate will drive and support vision for innovation project stack and be a labs and tech innovation ambassador from a content, knowledge, and offerings perspective. Click apply now and join the Chamberlain experience.

Summary

Program engagement managers are technologists and researchers who work with leaders across the company, external partners, and targeted customers to incubate and deliver breakthrough ideas and drive towards “the next best thing” in the industry. They provide value for the airline through keeping a pulse on the latest technology trends, providing consult to internal stakeholders, and have vision and drive for solving problems not many yet see by creating scalable solutions to provide positive results.

What You Will Be Accountable For

• The technical skill set to understand the “under the hood” of most emerging technologies such as AI/ML, Ambient Intelligence (IoT/IoE), Robotics/Autonomous Vehicles, Biometrics/Digital ID, and Virtualization/Simulation/Metaverse among the top
• Drive and support vision for innovation project stack and be a labs and tech innovation ambassador from a content, knowledge, and offerings perspective
• Facilitate Lab and Tech Innovation engagement opportunities and help shape value propositions, project proposals, and engagement roadmaps, advisory sessions, proof of concepts, prototypes, pilots and more.
• Identify, analyze and expose potential opportunities for new and emerging technologies for the airline
• Provide emerging technology and company evaluations and assessments, and present their potential with practical applications to multiple stakeholders and partners
• Build, negotiate and maintain a partner network with 3rd party vendors
• Provide ad-hoc support to the Lab Lead through the development of research, executive updates and POC documentation
• Collaborate closely with the innovation team and other colleagues to drive a holistic vision and presence for the future of the organization

What Qualifications You Need

Required

• Real-world experience in either Technology Product Management or Client Facing Solution Engineering and Architecture Development
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Analytics or Technology.
• 8+ years of experience working in emerging technologies and/or tech innovation
• Strong organization and time management skills
• High degree of independent thinking, but with the ability to influence others

Preferred

• Understanding of and experience with proof-of-concept development, product management, and Agile development processes including how to create requirements (writing code is not necessary)
• Experience with implementation of new ideas and technologies within matrix, multinational operations organizations – in rational and scalable ways
• High-level knowledge of the application and the potential for autonomous and electrified vehicles, robotics for operational efficiency, VR/AR/XR/MR, location-based services and tracking technology, mesh networks, IoT solutions and edge-compute, including smart-city technologies
• Understanding of a variety of technologies and platforms such as cloud-based solutions (AWS/Azure), immersive reality (Unity, Unreal Engine, NVIDIA Omniverse), computer vision and AI/ML models for identification and tracking, front end and back-end stacks (.NET, JAVA, Kubernetes, Angular, JSON, etc.).

About the Client:

With over 90,000 employees across the world, our client is always looking for talented, driven, and passionate individuals to join their team. Devoted to delivering profitability and sustainable long-term value for their customers, communities, shareholders, and co-workers around the world, our client is one of the best in the industry. This organization is dedicated to empowering employees to be innovative and continuously encouraging employees to develop their skills and interests to advance their professional careers.

Why Work with Chamberlain?

Chamberlain Advisors is a veteran-owned business that provides human capital solutions across a wide range of industries and engagement types. Chamberlain candidates benefit from our unique hiring and interviewing process which has been designed to increase the likelihood that they will be successful in their job searches. This is achieved through our 5-step recruitment process, ensuring a top-of-the-line candidate experience. Find out what makes us different; apply to Chamberlain today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Chamberlain Advisors provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Chamberlain Advisors complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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