Analyst, Strategic Planning & Analysis

American Airlines is seeking an Analyst, Strategic Planning & Analysis to join its Partnership Strategy Team within the Customer Experience Division. The role evaluates and develops AAdvantage mileage partnerships, models financial impacts, manages partner onboarding and contracts, and supports strategic growth, reporting, and vendor performance initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Evaluates new loyalty partner opportunites to ensure they are the appropriate strategic fit
• Defines commercial terms of new partner agreements and models financial impact
• Works with Legal, Data Privacy and Secuirty to create and execute partner contracts
• Project manages the onboarding and implementation of new partners
• Assists in the overall strategy to grow and manage existing partnerships
• Researches industry trends and competitive landscapes to develop each partner vertical
• Performs competitive analyses to build a partner prospect pipeline
• Executes performance reporting for Partner Marketing
• Provide analytic support in planning and execution of strategic growth initiatives
• Attends, and when applicable, represents American at relevant industry functions to establish and maintain industry contacts
• Works on other special projects as assigned, which include cross-utilization within the department or with other departments
• Manages vendor invoice reconciliation, validation, and dispute resolution activities

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience/training (Business Development, Marketing, Sales or loyalty partnerships for a minimum of 1-2 years)
• Experience building and maintaining business relationships
• Experience developing business goals and growth objectives and ensuring they are met
• Basic understanding of the airline business and/or loyalty partnerships
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Must be extremely proficient with Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentation development
• Self-motivated individual with a high personal standard of excellence who can work independently to drive for results
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to function in a high volume, multi-project, and sometimes ambiguous environment
• Ability to independently conduct one-on-one meeting negotiations with partner prospects
• Strong presentation skills
• Proficiency in SQL and utilizing data to create insights for the business
• Financial reporting and ROI modeling

Benefits:

• Travel perks for you, your family and your friends to reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across the global network.
• Health, dental, prescription and vision benefits available on day one.
• Virtual doctor visits.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Wellness programs with tools, resources and support.
• 401(k) program available upon hire.
• Depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to the 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Pet insurance.
• Discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.