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!

• Lead the analysis, plan, and forecast of block (travel) times for all our flights. Evaluate different block strategies to find the best balance between network reliability and operational costs.
• Lead the evaluation of future network schedule designs. Coordinate with other teams such as network planning, crew planning and operations to ensure smooth implementation.
• Consider the effects of new schedules, hub changes, construction, and other initiatives on our operations.
• You are part of the Operations Schedule Planning team, within the Operations Planning and Performance Division. Our team collaborates with other departments to create American’s global schedule.

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Lead the Operations Schedule Planning team in charge of developing the block forecast, schedule evaluation and improvements, and block performance reports and reviews to improve schedule and operational reliability
• Actively work with Network Planning on Schedule structure to reduce congestion/queuing times and improve reliability in our schedule
• Provide guidance for block forecasting tools and models developed by OR given observed performance trends and pain points
• Incorporate next generation block methodology that leverages advanced analytical techniques, and high-fidelity simulation, including optimal block distribution
• Act as a strategic planning partner to the IOC/Airports/Network Planning to identify and mitigate bottlenecks on the surface and in the airspace to increase airport throughput to facilitate the companys growth plans without compromising dependability
• Bring thought leadership to issues, initiatives and schedule areas across the operation
• Lead operation wide readiness efforts for major operational initiatives and milestones
• Evaluate and build recommendations around support aircraft and gating
• Work in partnership with the other analytics, data, and development teams within American

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Applied Math, or other related fields
• 5 years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Masters degree in Business Administration, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Applied Math, or other related fields
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with 1 or more programming languages (e.g. R and Python)
• Experience with Cloud Computing and/or Distributed Computing (e.g. Databricks, Spark, AWS)

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• High energy, results driven leader who possesses strong oral and written communication skills, along with a collaborative mindset and the ability to be persuasive and influence others
• Skilled in data analysis/modeling in Excel/R/Python to answer business questions and assess operational impacts
• Ability to effectively understand and analyze detailed information
• Strong business acumen; technical learning/innovation management
• Ability to perform both independently and as a team member, handle multiple assignments, complete projects on time, and respond to changing priorities
• Ability to complete assigned projects accurately and within defined deadlines
• Adaptable, comfortable with unstructured work and occasional shifting priorities
• Ability to drive collaboration and facilitate effective relationships across different work groups and levels of the company

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, 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

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 life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.