**Intro**

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and youll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, youll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

**Why you'll love this job**

This is a mainline American Airlines role, within Regional Planning and Strategy organization. This team has the unique opportunity to work with multiple groups (both internally and externally) while making decisions that directly improve performance for over half of American Airlines daily departures. The position will be active in examining all aspects of the regional business, including project work covering a wide variety of strategic, financial, and operational analyses.

**What you'll do**

Analyze and negotiate regional carrier capacity purchase agreements

Evaluate structure of existing contracts for opportunities to enhance operational performance or reduce expenses

Act as the point of contact externally, and source of truth internally, for crew capability and aircraft availability from CPA carriers

Develop plans for operational and/or product improvements across the portfolio by working with external regional carriers and internal groups like Network Planning, Fleet Planning, Legal, Finance, Marketing & Customer Experience

Evaluate new and/or replacement initiatives to optimize American Airlines regional portfolio

Become a regional industry expert to understand contractual and operational best practices

Work with the Financial Planning team to help facilitate acquisition and approval of necessary capital

Develop competitive industry studies and key performance indicator (KPI) metrics

On an ad hoc basis provide analytical support to the regional operations-focused teams

**All you'll need for success**

**Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience**

At least 3 years of commercial or operational experience: Preferably groups like Network Planning, Financial Planning, Revenue Management, Fleet, Planning, etc.

**Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience**

Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Aviation, Finance or equivalent experience

MBA would be beneficial

**Skills, Licenses & Certifications**

Advanced experience with Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentation development required

Possess sound strategic business analysis acumen with excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills

Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work under pressure, meet deadlines, and adapt to a changing environment

A passion for making things better and an action-oriented disposition

**What you'll get**

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.

Health Benefits: On day one, youll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And thats just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.

Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself thats why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.

401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.

Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

**Feel free to be yourself at American**

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20 Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on lifes journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. American Airlines, Inc fully considers all qualified applicants including those with a criminal history.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY

American Airlines maintains a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or other protected veteran, in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, the following employment decisions and practices: hiring; upgrading; promotions; demotions or transfers; layoffs; recalls; terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selection for training, including apprenticeship; and recruitment or recruitment advertising.