Sr Manager, Airport Lost Time Administration and Strategy

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• Build and manage a centralized attendance and lost time administration program for the airport organization
• Partner with Labor, the People team, operational leaders, and other airport support groups to drive improvements for the organization
• This role is a part of the Airport and Cargo Resource Planning organization within our Airports group

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.

• Lead overall lost time strategy for Airport organization, including leaves of absence and attendance policy
• Collaborate with Labor, Legal and local subject matter experts on attendance policy, leaves, and state/local sick laws
• Support a decentralized team of varying management & support staff and actively monitors team performance to consistent application of policy
• Identify approaches to efficiently support a high volume of work throughout the team (calls, emails, system transactions)
• Partner with Safety and People team to reduce employee injuries and support return to work initiatives
• Partner with Workforce Applications team to set the long-term vision for tools impacting the administration of attendance policies for airport workgroups
• Travel as necessary

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelors degree or Masters degree or equivalent experience/training
• 7+ years of prior managerial experience or relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• Experience working with and presenting to senior leadership
• Proven success with attendance policy administration
• Experience with company policy, procedures, agreements, and collective bargaining language

Skills, Licenses, and Certifications

• Ability to lead projects that impact multiple business units
• Ability to build consensus among workgroups on necessary changes
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage multiple assignments and shift priorities as required, within a fast-paced, dynamic work environments
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle

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

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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.