IntroAre 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 jobThe Director, Customer Care provides overall leadership to the Customer Care organization, develops clearly defined strategies to make the station best in class, and strengthens the culture of inclusion, diversity, and development for team members across the organization.What you'll doAs noted above, 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.
Leads the overall operations of the customer care group, including customer experience, departure dependability, baggage handling performance, and international arrivals
Oversees all facets of outstanding customer service delivery throughout the operating day
Coordinates the overall daily activities pertaining to AA and partners with departments throughout the airport environment, both internal and external, to promote peak operating efficiency of airline operation
Monitors and develops performance metrics to enhance sustainable delivery of customer care goals
Optimizes trained manpower, equipment, facilities, and funds for Customer Care
Oversees and manages departmental budget and cost control, including forecasting, in order to ensure accuracy and accountability for overall resource management
Seeks opportunities for continuous improvement; provides recommendations and implements initiatives to increase revenue, reduce cost, gain efficiencies, and improve customer service and employee experience
Demonstrates and cultivates collaborative relationships across all work groups and teams
Establishes and maintains open communication and a collaborative relationship with all levels of union leadership
Ensures AA remains in compliance with all governmental requirements, e.g. OSHA, TSA, FAA, and Department of Transportation, through the development and implementation of procedures
All you'll need for successMinimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
Demonstrates the highest level of ethics and integrity
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
Experience in Customer Care/Passenger Service at a large airport or hub required
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
7 years of leadership experience managing cross-departmental teams
3 years of experience managing a unionized frontline workgroup
Experience in the application of budgetary knowledge to drive business results
Experience implementing procedures and ensuring consistent service delivery
Experience with airline industry collective bargaining agreements
Understanding of manpower systems currently in use
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
Ability to coach, mentor, and serve as a role model for all team members
Ability to influence others through outstanding interpersonal skills, collaboration, and negotiation skills
Ability to create and sustain a culture that encourages self-development, growth, and performance excellence
Ability to creatively seek opportunities that will improve the way that things are done, embrace and initiate change, and positively challenge established work practices for the benefit of the organization and customers
Ability to use an unbiased, rational approach to find root causes of issues and generate solutions
Ability and willingness to advocate for and manage change, while productively and proactively guiding the team to accept and adapt to dynamic situations
Ability to be an action-oriented and results-driven leader, with a natural aptitude for engaging employees across multiple workgroups
Ability to think strategically and use sound judgment and initiative in making decisions
Ability to build and facilitate relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to effectively and clearly communicate a strategic and tactical vision to all levels within the organization
Excellent project management skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office software
Ability to work a varied schedule
Ability and willingness to remain current with industry practices and developments
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
What you'll getFeel 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 AmericanFrom 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.EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICYAmerican Airlines maintains a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or other protected veteran, in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, the following employment decisions and practices: hiring; upgrading; promotions; demotions or transfers; layoffs; recalls; terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selection for training, including apprenticeship; and recruitment or recruitment advertising.