Employment Type: Permanent

Contract Duration:

The Digital Identity team is part of the Information and Data

division, and is responsible for the definition and execution of the overall

Digital Identity strategy. This includes advocacy, standard setting, and

solutions development as well as platform ownership of implemented solutions, with

areas of application that span across the entire airline value chain. The

current focus is on passengers (B2C) and distribution (B2B) use cases, but activities

will soon expand towards cargo operations and aviation security. You will be

reporting to the Digital Identity Lead and drive the B2B stream.

You will initially support the development and launch of B2B

or Organizational Digital Identity solutions starting with a focus on travel

agencies.

As platform owner you will lead the developments already planned and define the technology roadmap drawing inputs from operations, the business teams, technology, and regulatory trends.

As subject matter expert on Organizational Digital Identity you will contribute to advocacy and standard setting activities where and when applicable.

To achieve these, you will:

Lead PoCs and pilots from scoping to implementation, being both activator and facilitator agent.

Engage and coordinate with external stakeholders in operational and technical leadership positions to win over their support.

Collaborate with IATA commercial and operational business teams to support the definition of value propositions, go to market strategy, launch activities and customer support.

Act as product owner for platform developments taking responsibility for the quality and timeliness of the delivery.

Support implementations demonstrating consistency and discipline.

Stay abreast of technology, industry, and regulatory evolutions around Organizational Digital Identity.

Provide input in the overarching IATA Digital Identity strategy.

Integrate business roadmaps to feed the platform roadmap.

Maintain the Organizational Digital Identity platform roadmap balancing focus and adaptability.

Develop business cases and project briefs.

Write or contribute to Business Requirement Document with attention for critical details.

Take part in procurement and vendor management activities to develop positive partnerships.

Contribute to IATA technical standards development and maintenance.

Collaborate with IATA’s country and regional managers to support advocacy where applicable.

University degree in Computer Science, IT security or equivalent

Minimum 7 years of experience in platform and/or product ownership of IT software including development, pilot and rollout, and experience in implementation of decentralized Digital Identity solutions at scale

Knowledge of organizational Digital Identity regulations

Knowledge of airline IT back-office systems

Strong communication skills including ability to explain functional and strategic impact of technical choices.

A team player mindset in a multicultural working environment.

Travel Required: Y

Diversity and Inclusion are one of our key priorities and we want to role model it. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills in which you can contribute at your best and be who you are. The more inclusive we are, the better we will be able to thrive to represent, lead and service the airline industry. If there is anything we can do to create a more comfortable interview experience for you, please let us know.

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