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Manager, Flight Training Planning

American Airlines
Dallas, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2025

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

  • Responsible for leading the resource and process planning function within the Planning and Scheduling organization.
  • This role is a part of the Flight Training team within the Integrated Operations group.

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.

  • Leads schedule planning processes for a multitude of training types (recurrent, transition, operating experience, etc.)
  • Develops processes and strategies for smart and efficient utilization of resources
  • Advocates the technology and resource needs from planning perspective
  • Develops and delivers best practices for enterprise resource planning
  • Leads strategies to optimize training cycle time, instructor quality of life and operational reliability
  • Leads a team of planners through the monthly bid process
  • Leads the management and administration of pilot training scheduling system
  • Ad-hoc analysis and support as necessary
  • All you'll need for success

    Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in relevant field or equivalent training / experience
  • 5 years of relevant experience
  • Proven analytical decision making experience
  • Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Experience in leading teams and managing projects
  • Experience managing diverse group of analysts and experience levels
  • Experience with airline resource planning
  • Experience with process improvement, data analysis, financial modeling, etc.
  • Skills, Licenses & Certifications

  • Highly proficient in use of Microsoft Office software, including Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint Excellent project management and organizational skills, with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects on an ongoing basis
  • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with an aptitude for problem solving
  • Ability to collaborate effectively, meet deadlines, and shift priorities appropriately in a fast paced, dynamic work environment with great attention to detail
  • Must be detail oriented
  • 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.

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