Analyst/Sr Analyst, Strategic Planning and Analysis

American Airlines • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

This job is part of the Long Range Planning team within the Strategic Planning & Analysis organization, part of the Revenue Division. Responsibilities range from forecasting revenue and capacity to analyzing and optimizing the needs and deployment of strategic assets, analyzing airline alliances, solving complex revenue and loyalty analysis projects, and working on a variety of initiatives that support our commercial organization while constantly pushing forward and executing our company’s commercial strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience/training
• Minimum 3 years of related work experience, or Master’s degree in a related field
• Eager to solve complex problems and puzzles in a constrained and dynamic environment
• Ability to leverage understanding of the airline business and commercial goals to draw insights, drive results, and create innovative solutions
• Adaptive to new ideas and business processes in an ever-changing marketplace
• Ability to perform in cross-functional groups with minimal supervision to drive outcomes which benefit the entire airline
• Skilled at sharing knowledge to develop the expertise of the team as a whole
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills

Nice To Haves

• Advanced knowledge of data analysis tools including Excel, Tableau, SQL, and SAS
• Experience in airline Network Planning, Revenue Management, Commercial, or analytical field

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor the effectiveness of revenue strategies and initiatives including pricing, yield, network planning, sales, finance, AAdvantage, and marketing actions
• Foster relationships and lead discussions with stakeholders across the company that are focused on driving long term value to American Airlines (including Sales and Revenue Management organizations, Customer Insights & Loyalty, Network Planning, joint business partner airlines, and operations groups)
• Analyze the performance of existing partnerships, evaluate new partnerships and craft creative solutions that drive continuous improvement from American Airlines’ inorganic network
• Utilize statistical analysis, predictive modeling or other analytical methods to analyze data and develop practical solutions to business problems
• Present analyses, strategies and results to all levels of the organization
• Ensure that the entire Strategic Planning & Analysis organization has the appropriate level of tool knowledge and that we are prepared for the future
• Align teams around commercial strategies, key objectives and success metrics, maintaining clear communication across teams, and ensuring cross-functional actions are completed
• Tailor communication of complex ideas to both junior and senior-level audiences
• Perform validation of models to ensure adequacy, define data requirements, and gather and validate information, applying judgement and statistical tests
• Develop performance measurements and analytical tools to improve profitability and planning / forecasting processes
• Develop reports and proposals, such as market assessments, business plans, financial performance plans, network profitability plans, fleet plans, capital expenditure requests, etc.
• Analyze data derived from various areas, such as booking activity, fleet analyses, market trends, ROI analyses, performance and budget analyses, profitability statistics, previous campaign results, site statistics, marketing efforts, revenue

Benefits

• 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, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s 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 – that’s 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level