Company Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, spaneting, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary

This role is responsible for executing on the strategy for development, approval, and management of Inflight Training curricula at Alaska Airlines (AS) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA). As a people leader, the Manager of Inflight Training Program Development leads and establishes priorities for the team to manage Inflight training development, program implementation and assist with instructor education and calibration programs. This position is accountable to ensure all training programs meet all regulatory requirements.

Key Duties

• Leads a team and establishes the priorities of instructional designers and content developers.

• Manages the maintenance and development and partners with the Manager of Inflight Training Delivery on the implementation of Inflight Training curricula.

• Influences projects and maintains development resource needs.

• Acts as a collaborative consultant to formulate strategies for flight attendant learning and performance improvement.

• Cultivates relationships with internal partners including the Association of Flight Attendants, and regulatory agencies for the development, maintenance, approval, and implementation of flight attendant training curricula.

• Represents Inflight Training on the Inflight Event Review Committee.

• Develop measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program and advises the Director of Inflight Training Development and Delivery of any deficiencies and develop mitigation plans.

• Influences across the company, working with stakeholders to identify and evaluate training needs.

• Contributes to the long-term strategy and planning for Inflight Training evaluation.

• Works closely with the Director of Inflight Training Development and Delivery and Director of Inflight Safety, Standards and Compliance and other Inflight stakeholders to analyze crew irregularity reports and any other data to support Inflight training operations with timely feedback and training program modifications.

• Collaborates with Director of Inflight Training Development and Delivery to transition AS Inflight training from N&O to AQP.

• Shapes culture of the team and beyond through action, presence, and reinforcement of behaviors.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 5 years of experience in inflight training, training standards and compliance, or related area.

• 2 years of leadership experience.

• Bachelor’s degree or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.

• Demonstrated knowledge of 14CFR Part 121 air carrier operations, approved training programs and inflight operations.

• Knowledge of appropriate FAA Advisory Circulars, applicable regulatory guidance and the flight attendant certification processes.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

• Must successfully complete 5-6 weeks of Flight Attendant Training (if not already qualified as an AS Flight Attendant) and maintain certification as a Flight Attendant.

• Ability to hold and maintain AS Inflight Instructor qualification.

• Minimum age of 21.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• 2 years of experience as an Inflight Training Representative, or Inflight Standards Representative

• Degree or Certification in Instructional Design.

• Proven ability to lead and deliver projects on time and within budget.

• Proven ability to influence learner outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability to leverage business acumen and analytic capability to negotiate win-win solutions.

• Strong ability to rapidly understand and organize complexity, come up to speed quickly on the architecture and bring others along with change.

• Ability to lead with passion, humility and fierce resolve and an ability to think and work beyond divisional boundaries.

• Outstanding communication (e.g., verbal, written, presentation) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to create collaborative relationships that drive outcomes in the best interest of the company, with others in the organization, and with key external business partners.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Salary Range

$117,850 - $176,800 / year

Salary Details

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air

• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits

• Generous 401k match program

• Quarterly and annual bonus plans

• Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

Airport SIDA Badge Requirements

Important notification for employees working at an airport or maintenance hangar: Employees will be required to obtain a SIDA badge provided by the airport authority and maintain good standing in order to keep their SIDA badge. Review theSIDA Badge Requirementsdocument for a comprehensive overview. If an employee does not qualify for a SIDA badge or has their SIDA badge pulled from them, the employee will be terminated.

Regulatory Information

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To implement this policy, we will:

(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;

(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and

(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on

3/10/2026

FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Location Seattle - Airport
L: LI-B
Job Locations USA-WA-Seattle
Requisition ID 2026-18288
Category Corporate & Operations