How You'll Help Us Keep Climbing (Overview & Key Responsibilities)
The Program Coordinator, Strategic Fleet Initiatives reports to the Manager – Flight Operations Publications under the Flight Training team. The Program Coordinator, Strategic Fleet Initiatives will support strategic fleet initiatives that drive safety, performance, innovation, and process improvements across Flight Operations. This role is responsible for supporting oversight of projects from initiation through stakeholder engagement, endorsement, implementation, and completion, coordinating efforts with intra- and cross-divisional teams to achieve business objectives.
Summary Of Responsibilities (not Comprehensive Of All Tasks)
- The Program Coordinator, Strategic Fleet Initiatives will support assigned strategic fleet projects within the Strategic Fleet Initiatives portfolio, driving safety, performance, innovation, and process improvements across Flight Operations, under the direction of the Manager – Flight Operations Publications.
- Support coordination of project stakeholder engagement with internal and cross-divisional partners.
- Help drive project execution through efficient planning, milestone tracking, risk identification, and resource allocation.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners (e.g., Fleet Technical Managers, Technical Writers) to ensure projects are completed on time and within scope.
- Support the continuous improvement of project management processes and tools within the Strategic Fleet Initiatives team.
- Contribute to presentations by preparing project-level updates for stakeholders and leadership and provide detailed inputs to portfolio-level reporting prepared by the Program Manager – Strategic Fleet Initiatives.
- Assist in conducting and documenting project meetings, capturing action items, next steps, and follow-ups.
- Support project plan development, track progress, and update status reports and schedules.
- Coordinate assignments and tasks among team members, and monitor timelines to flag potential bottlenecks, projects risks, or issues.
- Maintain and organize project files, documentation, and communications for easy access by the team.
What You Need To Succeed (Minimum Qualifications)
- Basic proficiency in project management software and office productivity tools.
- Strong stakeholder management, consensus-building, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in project planning, scheduling, and issue resolution.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong communication and project management skills are a must.
- Embraces a diverse set of people, thinking and styles.
- Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
- Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.
- Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Proven experience leading complex projects in a large technical or operational environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in project management and process improvement.
- Previous work experience in Flight Training & Standards is strongly desired.
Benefits And Perks To Help You Keep Climbing
Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:
- Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
- 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benefits
- Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
- Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
- Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
- Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
- World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
- Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
- Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
- Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare
