Sr Manager, Corporate Real Estate

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

• This job is a member of the Corporate Real Estate Team within the Corporate Affairs Division.
  
• Responsible for representing American’s corporate interests, as they relate to obtaining appropriate facilities for American’s operations through negotiations with hub airports, other airlines’ properties representatives, IATA, commercial landlords and industry consultants.

What you'll do

• Negotiate and manage contracts, leases, subleases, use and operating agreements with American’s hub airports and other commercial landlords
• Own a portfolio of leases and the associated financial commitments, which secure American’s footprint at hub airports and supporting facilities. 
• Represent American’s interests throughout the process of negotiating airport leases. Negotiations include defining the rate-making methodology associated with rents, charges and landing fees; defining asset use requirements, capital improvement plans and approval methodology, among others, and understanding airport operating budgets, passenger facility charges, and other financing levers
• Work in collaboration with multiple internal stakeholders, including Network Planning, Finance, Operations, Customer Experience, Legal, Tech Ops, among others, to ensure leases meet
• American’s operational, financial and commercial requirements
• Coordinates internal approvals of leases and facility projects
• Coordinate space requirements between user departments and landlords in accordance with corporate standards
• Analyze and model financial impacts of space and rate changes on overall lease economics
• Represent company on Airline-Airport Affairs Committees as Chair in matters such as annual operating and capital budgets, rates and charges, lease and use agreement terms, airport master plans, etc. 
• Anticipate changes in user charges at hub airports and work diligently to mitigate cost pressures
• Identify risks and opportunities, develop recommendations, and implement leasehold and airport affairs initiatives 

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience/training 
• Seven years of experience in the airline industry, aviation, or similar roles

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Knowledge of the administration and negotiation of hub lease agreements, and specifically Airport-Airline Use and Lease Agreements
• Ability to be assertive while maintaining diplomacy and political awareness
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (e.g., Word, Outlook, PowerPoint); advanced MS Excel experience 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, shift priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, while exercising sound judgment to make decisions 
• Ability to build strong working relationship with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to coordinate effectively and manage large cross functional projects with all levels of management, demonstrating strong verbal and written communication skills to align goals and drive results.
• Must be able to work independently while drive results with little oversight
• Willing and able to travel
• Ability to pass a background reference check and criminal fingerprint check

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+ Team Member 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.