Manager Technology - Fuel & Tax

Southwest Airlines • Dallas, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

As Manager Technology - Fuel & Tax, you’ll lead a highly technical Team driving modernization of critical systems like Allegro for fuel management and implementing a suite of cloud-based tax technologies integrated with SAP. This role is pivotal in transforming manual processes into automated, scalable solutions that ensure compliance and efficiency across Finance, Supply Chain, and Tax operations. From enabling advanced data strategies and GDPR compliance to guiding cloud development and automation, you’ll shape the future of Southwest’s Technology ecosystem. By delivering innovative solutions and building strong partnerships across business and technology teams, you’ll help Southwest operate smarter and more efficiently—fueling our ability to keep Customers at the heart of everything we do.
The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX Headquarters facility during business hours.

Requirements

• Knowledge of business/Leadership principals, including planning, organizing, directing, developing, and supervising
• Knowledge of personnel practices and regulations
• Knowledge of software development practices, concepts, methodologies, tools and trends
• Proficient knowledge of project management methodologies
• Skilled in excellent partnering, negotiation and communication in order to facilitate interactions with business Customers and technology teams
• Ability to provide tactical leadership for Team(s)
• Ability to use appropriate motivation and influence techniques to achieve desired Team results
• Ability to set and manage stakeholder expectations
• Ability to deliver quality projects on time and within budget
• Ability to manage projects using the organization's project management methodology
• Required: High School Diploma or GED
• Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experience
• Required: Demonstrated experience in directly or indirectly leading team(s)
• Required: Fully functioning, broad knowledge in: A Business and/or Information Technology environment Leading teams and providing work direction
• Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must meet confidentiality expectations as to confidential, proprietary and sensitive Company information
• Must be able to travel and /or attend Company and non-Company facilities and remote locations such as remote-based offices as necessary
• Ability to work extended hours as needed

Nice To Haves

• Preferred: Experience in organizing and leading technology teams, including staffing to support changes in technology platforms
• Preferred: Experience delivering in large projects/programs
• Preferred: Experience leading cloud teams

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and influence the achievement of the mission, goals and objectives of the department and organization
• Participate fully in organizational processes and initiatives, i.e. performance management, interviewing, budgeting, training, etc.
• Lead the resolution of organization, team and individual issues, making appropriate decision
• Develop and execute strategies and processes to improve performance and the value of products and services provided
• Lead cross-functional Teams to deliver solutions and services to meet enterprise needs
• Provide Technical thought Leadership related to assigned functional areas
• Deliver technology solutions using best practices to achieve maximum Team productivity while delivering high quality products
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, processes, and solutions related to assigned responsibilities
• Build strong, collaborative relationships and credibility while influencing and driving change across respective Business and Technology Teams
• Work with Technology and business partners to measure financial benefits and demonstrable business value
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Benefits

• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
• Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings
• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit
• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees