Location : DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)
Cities : Dallas - TX
Requisition ID : 73496
Job Description
Intro
Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and duringyour 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
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.
This position is within our Operations Performance and Analytics (OPA) department and is focused on two key corporate strategic objectives for our business: lead efforts to double down on operational excellence and passionately drive efficiencies.
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.

• Key technical leader for OPA developing decision support models and applications supporting various departments (Hubs, Integrated Operations Control (IOC), Network Planning and TechOps) within the company
• Leads efforts to build and maintain advanced decision support models using mathematical optimization, simulation and/or statistical techniques
• Leads on strategic initiatives to derive operational efficiencies in the airport, airspace, and ATC environments
• Leads the flight schedule development, design and evaluation process by managing quantitative tools that address operational efficiency and robustness
• Acts as the thought leader to work in close partnership with leaders in other business units developing automated solutions to drive step function performance improvements while balancing ongoing process stability
• Leads the research on current practices and industry trends, generate options for improvement, drive new ideas and help the business unit with implementation. Keep abreast of latest advances in analytic techniques and IT solutions that solve complex airline business problems
• Leads project management of operational strategy initiatives, utilizing influence to drive projects to completion and spur incremental improvement

All you'll need for success
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• An advanced degree (Masters' or PhD) in a quantitative discipline (Operations Research, Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, Applied Statistics, or a related field)
• 5-10 years of experience of demonstrated success in developing and deploying advanced mathematical models to solve complex business problems

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• In-depth knowledge and strong background in one or more of the following specialized areas:
• Advanced optimization modelling methods (LPs, MIPs, etc.) and experience building large-scale models using FICO Xpress, ILOG CPLEX, or similar
• Building simulation models using AirTOP, SIMMOD, Arena, SIMIO or similar
• Statistical and machine-learning techniques and experience in applying predictive analytics to practical business problems

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Strong background in programming and modeling languages (Java and SAS, R or Python)
• Experience with extraction, cleansing and analysis of large datasets to identify key trends and insights
• Experience using data visualization software (Tableau or similar) to explore and analyze data
• Excellent interpersonal, relational, and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Ability to navigate and influence across departments and levels of the organization

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.
Cities : Dallas - TX
Requisition ID : 73496