Analyst/Sr Analyst, Alliances & Strategic Partnerships
American Airlines, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Analyst/Sr Analyst, Alliances & Strategic Partnerships
Posting Start Date: 4/2/26
Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08); Cities: Fort Worth - TX; Requisition ID: 84445. This job will continue to be posted until at least 4/9/26. If interested, please apply prior to this date.
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 Analyst/ Sr Analyst, Alliances & Strategic Partnerships is a part of the Joint Business Finance team within the Alliances organization. You’ll manage a portfolio of American’s global airline partners, coordinating commercial, operational, regulatory, and financial workstreams that directly influence AA’s network, customer offering, and revenue performance. All in close collaboration with Network Planning, Revenue Management, Loyalty, Finance, and others.
What you'll do 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.
Maintain a working relationship with AA’s Joint Business and partners: British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair, Japan Airlines, Qantas Airways, and Alaska Airlines
Calculate and validate transfer payments, settlement outcomes, and revenue-sharing distributions across a Joint Business, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and consistency in settlement mechanics
Support the evaluation, structuring, and onboarding of new partnership opportunities, including economic design work
Lead and support negotiations on new concepts, commercial initiatives, governance topics, and outstanding issues with partner airlines
Present and explain financial settlements and complex Alliance Share Agreement concepts to internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization
Analyze aspects of the Joint Business Agreement including capacity governance, frequent flyer program activity, etc.
Drive continuous improvement across alliance processes, including issue identification, root‑cause analysis, cross‑functional coordination, and solution implementation.
Draft and review contractual language related to settlement mechanics, economic structures, and partnership governance in coordination with internal and external counsel.
Collaborate closely with Network Planning, AAdvantage, Revenue Management, Accounting, Legal, Sales, and Finance to execute commercial strategies and ensure alignment across partnership initiatives.
All you'll need for success Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience/training
Minimum 3 years of related work experience, or Master’s degree in a related field
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
MBA or equivalent experience preferred
Commercial airline experience strongly preferred (RM, Pricing, Network, Sales, Loyalty, Alliances, or related areas)
Understanding of airline partnerships, codeshare, interline or loyalty structures
Strong relationship building and influence skills across diverse internal and external teams
Contract negotiation, decision support and financial oversight
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
Excellent Excel & Financial Modeling
Strong quantitative, writing and presentation development abilities
Experience using SQL, Alteryx, and Tableau or similar tools is a plus
Microsoft Excel proficiency required
Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with an emphasis on financial modeling
Ability to structure complex problems and generate creative solutions
Structurally minded with the ability to document processes
Ability to lead and influence cross‑functional groups
International travel required
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.
Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. American Airlines, Inc fully considers all qualified applicants including those with a criminal history. ©2025, American Airlines, Inc. We are excited you're interested in beginning your career journey with us. All applications will only be submitted through this site, and we will never require payment at any time during the application process.
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Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08); Cities: Fort Worth - TX; Requisition ID: 84445. This job will continue to be posted until at least 4/9/26. If interested, please apply prior to this date.
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 Analyst/ Sr Analyst, Alliances & Strategic Partnerships is a part of the Joint Business Finance team within the Alliances organization. You’ll manage a portfolio of American’s global airline partners, coordinating commercial, operational, regulatory, and financial workstreams that directly influence AA’s network, customer offering, and revenue performance. All in close collaboration with Network Planning, Revenue Management, Loyalty, Finance, and others.
What you'll do 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.
Maintain a working relationship with AA’s Joint Business and partners: British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair, Japan Airlines, Qantas Airways, and Alaska Airlines
Calculate and validate transfer payments, settlement outcomes, and revenue-sharing distributions across a Joint Business, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and consistency in settlement mechanics
Support the evaluation, structuring, and onboarding of new partnership opportunities, including economic design work
Lead and support negotiations on new concepts, commercial initiatives, governance topics, and outstanding issues with partner airlines
Present and explain financial settlements and complex Alliance Share Agreement concepts to internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization
Analyze aspects of the Joint Business Agreement including capacity governance, frequent flyer program activity, etc.
Drive continuous improvement across alliance processes, including issue identification, root‑cause analysis, cross‑functional coordination, and solution implementation.
Draft and review contractual language related to settlement mechanics, economic structures, and partnership governance in coordination with internal and external counsel.
Collaborate closely with Network Planning, AAdvantage, Revenue Management, Accounting, Legal, Sales, and Finance to execute commercial strategies and ensure alignment across partnership initiatives.
All you'll need for success Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience/training
Minimum 3 years of related work experience, or Master’s degree in a related field
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
MBA or equivalent experience preferred
Commercial airline experience strongly preferred (RM, Pricing, Network, Sales, Loyalty, Alliances, or related areas)
Understanding of airline partnerships, codeshare, interline or loyalty structures
Strong relationship building and influence skills across diverse internal and external teams
Contract negotiation, decision support and financial oversight
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
Excellent Excel & Financial Modeling
Strong quantitative, writing and presentation development abilities
Experience using SQL, Alteryx, and Tableau or similar tools is a plus
Microsoft Excel proficiency required
Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with an emphasis on financial modeling
Ability to structure complex problems and generate creative solutions
Structurally minded with the ability to document processes
Ability to lead and influence cross‑functional groups
International travel required
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.
Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. American Airlines, Inc fully considers all qualified applicants including those with a criminal history. ©2025, American Airlines, Inc. We are excited you're interested in beginning your career journey with us. All applications will only be submitted through this site, and we will never require payment at any time during the application process.
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