Director, Investor Relations

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!

The Director, Investor Relations will help lead the investor relations team at American.  Working closely with internal partners (Senior Leadership, Financial Planning, Treasury, Accounting, Legal, Commercial, and Communications) to develop external messaging and reporting to ensure external stakeholders have a clear understanding of American’s plans and execution against those plans.

• Develops, maintains, and improves relationships and communications between the Company and its shareholders, the investing public, and other members of the financial community
• Coordinates the Company’s quarterly earnings process, including collaborating with senior leadership, preparing financial guidance, and developing prepared remarks
• Collaborates closely with internal stakeholders, including leaders in Finance, Accounting, Legal, Communications, Commercial, Operations, Sustainability, and other organizations
• Leads ad-hoc projects, analyses, and presentations related to the Company’s investor relations activities
   

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Demonstrates the highest level of ethics and integrity 
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (Finance, Accounting or related) or equivalent knowledge/experience; Advanced Degree preferred 
• 7 years of progressive experience in leadership roles, overseeing large workgroups with cross-functional teams; experience with airline workgroups preferred 
• Experience in Airline Finance and/or Investor Relations preferred
• Knowledge of SEC regulations pertaining to publicly traded companies
• Deep understanding of the airline business, competitive environment, and airline economics
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with ability to handle complex topics comfortably and to interact effectively with all levels, internally and externally, both verbally and written
• Action-oriented, results-driven, leader 
• Ability to think strategically, digest complex details, and use sound judgment and initiative in making decisions
• Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal skills and build collaborative relationships with multiple stakeholders with varying points of view
• Exceptional planning, problem solving, analytical, and critical thinking ability 
• Demonstrated ability to create a culture of continuous improvement that is open, respectful, and thrives on diversity and trust
• Ability to travel extensively
• Believes in and promotes the American Airlines five leadership attributes: 
  • Caring – We care about all team members
  • Collaboration – We succeed as a team 
  • Development – We build future leaders 
  • Results – We drive to be the best 
  • Future – We continually challenge the status quo 

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

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.