AirAsia Malaysia Hiring! Full Time Program Manager in WP Kuala Lumpur - Ricebowl

• 6–10 years of total professional experience, with at least 4–6 years in Program Management, Technical Program Management, Delivery, or Engineering roles.

• Strong experience driving execution across multi-team, cross-functional technology programs.

• Comfortable working with senior engineering, product, and business stakeholders, with clear leadership reporting exposure.

• Solid understanding of Agile environments and software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Proven ability to manage dependencies, risks, timelines, and execution plans across complex initiatives.

• Structured thinker with a bias for clarity, ownership, and measurable outcomes.

• Able to balance execution rigor with pragmatism in fast-moving environments.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field.

1. Program Execution & Visibility

• Front-face end-to-end execution for assigned programs and initiatives.

• Present a consolidated, leadership-ready view of execution status, risks, dependencies, and timelines.

• Ensure clarity on scope, milestones, and delivery commitments across teams.

2. Cross-Functional Alignment & Accountability

• Partner with Engineering, Product, Design, and Business to gather requirements and define execution plans.

• Drive shared understanding of ownership, timelines, and success criteria.

• Hold stakeholders accountable for commitments while enabling teams to deliver effectively.

3. Complex Program Ownership

• Lead programs with broad dependencies across multiple teams or functions.

• Own and maintain the program plan / Gantt, including sequencing, dependencies, and critical paths.

• Run execution cadence including standups, syncs, and dependency tracking.

• Proactively identify and resolve risks, blockers, and execution bottlenecks.

4. Execution Rituals & Reporting

• Own execution rituals with senior leadership (weekly reviews, monthly business reviews, milestone checkpoints).

• Provide structured, concise reporting on progress, risks, and trade-offs.

• Define and implement flow and execution metrics (predictability, throughput, cycle time, delivery health).

5. Engineering Effort & ROI Tracking

• Maintain book-keeping of engineering effort across programs and initiatives.

• Partner with Product, Business, and Analytics to assess efficacy, ROI, and impact of engineering investments.

• Highlight areas of inefficiency, over-investment, or execution drag and propose course correction.

6. Change & Priority Management

• Own the change management system for programs.

• Enable leadership to make informed decisions on priority or scope changes.

• Clearly articulate impact of changes on timelines, capacity, dependencies, and outcomes.

• Ensure changes are communicated and absorbed cleanly across teams.

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