Revenue Management Analyst

Southwest Airlines • Dallas, TX

1d • $77,200 - $85,800 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Revenue Management Analyst, you’ll play a direct and meaningful role in driving Southwest’s financial performance by shaping the pricing and yield strategies that fuel billions in revenue across our network. You’ll own a portfolio of markets generating up to $700M annually, making real‑time decisions that influence how we price seats, manage demand, and stay competitive in a dynamic marketplace. By analyzing booking trends, forecasting demand, and identifying opportunities across the booking curve, your work will directly impact how full our planes fly and how we deliver on our Low Fare Brand. Working closely with Commercial leaders and Revenue Management partners, you’ll turn complex data into clear insights that guide business decisions at scale. Using tools like SQL and large datasets, you’ll uncover trends, solve performance challenges, and continuously refine strategies that drive revenue growth. In this role, your analysis won’t sit on a slide—it will directly influence outcomes, helping Southwest stay efficient, competitive, and positioned for long‑term success.

Requirements

• Intermediate knowledge of macro and microeconomic principles and the impact on demand forecast
• Intermediate knowledge of Revenue Management and Pricing principles
• Skilled in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Skilled in collecting, organizing, visualizing and assimilating data, including turning raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software
• Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Skilled in understanding and applying information to contribute to the organization’s strategic plan
• Ability to communicate in a flexible and effective manner
• Ability to confidentially and clearly present presentations to Leaders
• Ability to make decisions in an ambiguous environment and actively make trade-offs considering the highest revenue opportunity or greatest sense of urgency
• High School Diploma or GED
• Intermediate level experience, fully functioning broad knowledge in: Revenue Management, Pricing and similar analytical field
• Preparing and presenting high level business reporting to leadership
• Excel or similar spreadsheets and relational databases like SQL
• Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
• Ability to use a computer and other productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
• Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SQL or Alteryx
• Airline, Revenue Management, or Hospitality experience
• Experience with a Revenue Management project

Responsibilities

• Proactively monitor and oversee market and city performance and forecast quality to identify opportunities for revenue growth; identify outliers in performance and take appropriate actions
• Understand and adjust market strategy at every point in the booking curve
• Deliver regular updates and well-written post-analysis on assigned markets and cities
• Assist team in managing holidays and special events; conduct and present analysis on revenue performance within market scope
• Use SQL to pull large amounts of data that support root cause analysis and communication
• Collaborate with other Revenue Management teams on root-cause analysis and revenue opportunities
• 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED