Job Description

Intro

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!

Why you'll love this job

The Manager, Distribution Strategy is part of the Revenue Engineering team within the Revenue Management Division. This role is responsible for significant top line impact to company revenues, specifically responsible for American’s commercial relationships with indirect distribution channel partners globally and business processes that help influence and drive commercial decision making.

What you'll do

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.

• Drive the third-party distribution strategy, including third-party connectivity to Online Travel Agencies, Meta-Search Engines, Travel Management Companies and Global Distribution Systems 
• Manage the Product Roadmap for the New Distribution Capability by collaborating with IT partners to drive industry-leading solutions 
• Lead commercial strategies and negotiations with third-party distribution partners, including the Global Distribution Systems (GDSs) and NDC technology provider
• Foster positive account management for distribution partners including Corporate Online Booking Tools (e.g., Concur Travel)
• Create a relentless focus on marketplace execution to drive incremental revenue outcome for American Airlines 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, RM, IT, Digital, Finance, etc.) to drive distribution strategic initiatives
• Manage distribution booking fee budget
• Develop analysts to ensure a high level of job proficiency and prepare them for future roles with increasing responsibility
• Represent American Airlines and the OneWorld Alliance at industry distribution initiatives

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, Operations Research, etc.
• 5 years of relevant work experience 

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master’s degree in business-related discipline
• Experience directly or indirectly leading teams with significant enterprise and/or top line revenue responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to solve and lead others in solving complex analytical problems
• Experience leading cross-functional, inter-departmental projects
• Prior experience in Revenue Management, Sales and Distribution, Finance, Network Planning or Sales Planning preferred

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Proven ability to synthesize complex technical information across large data sets and communicate clearly and persuasively with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage a team and support critical business decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with and consensus amongst multiple stakeholders with varying points of view
• Ability to solve and to lead others in solving complex analytical problems
• Demonstrated ability to take a project from conceptualization through implementation
• Ability to thrive in an unstructured role, work through ambiguous problems and be resilient in the face of criticism and constructive feedback
• Action-oriented, data & results-driven, customer-focused leader with a natural aptitude for seeking opportunities that transform existing business models
• Ability to take action through intelligent risk taking, innovation and entrepreneurship
• Display key attributes required by American Airlines: Personal integrity, respectful of others and their opinions, inclusive, team oriented, adaptable, positive and optimistic

What you'll get

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

Feel free to be yourself at American

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.

Job Tags

Work experience placement, Flexible hours,

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