Analyst/Sr Analyst, Alliances & Strategic Partnerships

Analyst/Sr Analyst, Alliances & Strategic Partnerships

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll 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!

This job is a member of the Alliances & Partnerships Team and be responsible for a portfolio of work around partnership strategy, partnership analytics, deal evaluation and negotiation support. Over time this position will contribute to a comprehensive view of partnership strategy and a framework for partnership evaluation. This job is also accountable for the day-to-day management of our portfolio of alliance relationships and the internal relationships needed to support these partnerships.

What you'll do:

• Coordinates strategy internally and is a single point of contact for external partners within a particular group
• Acts as an expert on a particular geographic region and partners within that region
• Tracks and reports on partnership performance
• Analyzes and models partnership or competitive changes, taking into account how changes impact AA commercially and operationally
• Manages day-to-day of partnership including invoices, budgets, forecasts and resolve issues identified by AA or the partner airline
• Reviews, manages and assists in the creation and execution of contracts
• Assembles and analyzes key input & performance data in support of any ongoing partner negotiations to maximize the partnership contribution to AA's performance
• Challenges the Status quo of our existing partnerships and crafts creative solutions to maximize partnership value and drives continuous improvement
• Interfaces with other groups such as Network Planning, AAdvantage, Sales, RM, Accounting, as well as Senior Management and external airline partners

All you'll need for success:

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/training
• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills, including ability to logically structure analysis of complex issues and develop creative ideas or solutions

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience:

• MBA degree
• Strong commercial knowledge/background, with, at minimum, basic understanding of Revenue Management, Network Planning, Sales and AAdvantage
• Data analytics experience using SQL and tools like SAS, R, Python, Tableau or similar tools

Skills, Licenses & Certifications:

• Strong quantitative, writing and presentation development abilities
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with and consensus amongst multiple stakeholders with varying points of view
• Demonstrated ability to solve and to lead others in solving complex analytical problems
• Strong managerial, analytical, creative and critical thinking skills

What you'll get:

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

• Travel Perks: Reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network
• Health Benefits: Access to health, dental, prescription and vision benefits on day one, plus virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more
• Wellness Programs: Tools, resources and support to help you be the best version of yourself
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire with employer contributions after one year
• Additional Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

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