About the role - Project Manager (jun/mid level)

AirportLabs provides a complete suite of products that drive efficiency in aviation. Our products and solutions help major airports, airlines, and ground handlers worldwide solve the hardest operational problems, improve efficiency, and develop the value of their services.

We are looking for someone passionate and eager to run innovative projects and build strong customer relationships with airports worldwide - we want a Project Manager to join our team!

As a project manager, you should have a proven track record of getting plans to happen, having you as a mobilisation driver. Being proficient in onboarding new clients and nourishing long-term relationships will definitely make you a good fit for this role. If this sounds like the type of environment you enjoy, then the Project Manager Role is a fit for you, and we’d love to meet you!

Key data for you to consider

• Income: 2300 - 3400 GBP gross salary/month, depending on role fit and experience level
• Yearly profit share
• Various performance and behaviour-based bonuses
• In-office or hybrid (partial office & partial remote)
• Office location: Cluj-Napoca
• Contract based on PFA or SRL with our UK entity
• Paid holidays

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all aspects of a project implementation, ensuring good collaboration that leads to achieving the project goals.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders, and promote product adoption and development for each account assigned to them.
• Coordinate all aspects of release management, including establishing, keeping track of, and adjusting timelines for releases, and ensure timely communication with all involved stakeholders.
• Management of change requests, including identification, tracking, and development of changes,s considering all given constraints.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager and the entire organisation to ensure the alignment of client requests and project objectives with product development goals.

Qualifications & skills

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and Romanian.
• Full-Lifecycle IT Delivery Management with 1+ years of proven experience leading cross-functional teams through the end-to-end software delivery cycle. Has the ability to navigate project constraints, manage critical paths, and ensure on-time, within-budget delivery of complex technical initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree or higher, ideally from a technical institution.
• Strong focus on customer satisfaction and effective problem-solving.
• Skilled in agile methodologies, software development lifecycle, and team leadership.
• Skilled in resolving cross-functional conflicts and navigating project roadblocks through analytical thinking and collaborative negotiation. Dedicated to achieving measurable business results through team-wide accountability.
• Expert at aligning project requirements with user expectations to drive engagement and long-term product adoption, and high customer satisfaction.

Nice to have

• Certification in Project Management
• Certification in Agile Delivery Methodologies
• Proficiency in using Spanish and/or French and/or German is a plus
• Knowledgeable about the aviation domain

Our recruitment process

We will use a three-step process for the recruitment of this role:

• A first questionnaire on product management concepts with the candidates who have been selected based on the CV & and motivation description.
• A first interview with the candidates who have been selected based on the questionnaire, where we will discuss product management topics and your relevant experience.
• An exercise will be sent over email to the candidates selected, where you will be expected to prepare within 4 working days and then present on a topic.

Career development

Should you be interested in further professional development, we will support you to boost your skills and capabilities. Being a product company, we have a wider breadth of departments and skills that may be attractive to you:

• Account Management
• Product Management
• Marketing
• Sales
• Top Management

We place efficiency at the core of our business. Our day-to-day efforts contribute to improving the quality of passengers’ travel experience all across the world.

We foster a values-driven culture; therefore, it is essential that colleagues who join our team abide by and uphold our company values: Assertiveness, Efficiency, Grit, Initiative, Kindness & Collaboration, Knowledge transfer, Openness, Ownership, Responsibility & Accountability, Predictability, Psychological safety, and Transparency.