American Airlines

Manager, Infrastructure Analysis

American Airlines$100K — $130K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Economics, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in infrastructure planning, financial analysis, or network strategy
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities
  • Experience managing cross-functional projects
  • Willingness to travel

Responsibilities

  • Lead infrastructure analysis to support long-term network goals
  • Identify and validate infrastructure needs through analysis
  • Align infrastructure initiatives with company strategy
  • Serve as subject matter expert on gate access rules
  • Assist in business cases for lounges across the network
  • Develop recommendations for infrastructure investments
  • Monitor industry trends for informed planning
  • Present findings to senior leadership

Benefits

  • Travel perks for employees and their families
  • Comprehensive health benefits from day one
  • Wellness programs for personal development
  • 401(k) program with employer contributions
  • Additional perks like employee assistance and discounts on travel
Full Job Description
8/25/25

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)
Cities: Dallas - TX
Requisition ID: 80822

Job Description

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

The Manager, Infrastructure Analysis is a member of the Network Planning team. This role leads the team responsible for modeling our long-term strategic infrastructure needs (I.e. gates and airspace), this team plays a critical role in shaping our 5-year strategic plan. In this job, you'll be part of one of the most impactful pillars of American Airlines' strategy and learn the interdisciplinary skills necessary to successfully support this process.

What you'll do

As 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.
• Lead strategic infrastructure analysis to support American Airlines' long-term network and operational goals
• Identify infrastructure needs across the network and validate them through rigorous commercial and financial analysis
• Partner with Corporate Real Estate, Network Planning, Finance, and other stakeholders to align infrastructure initiatives with company strategy
• Serve as a subject matter expert on gate access rules in strategic spokes, ensuring that our Network Planning and station leaders are set up to secure ample access to common use gates when necessary
• Provide network inputs to assist the Customer Experience organization in building business cases for both new and expanded lounges across our network
• Develop business cases and recommendations for infrastructure investments, expansions, and optimizations.
• Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, and competitive benchmarks to inform infrastructure planning
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership to support decision-making

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Economics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure planning, financial analysis, network strategy, or a related discipline
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and drive alignment across diverse teams
• Willingness to travel

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
• Master's degree (MBA or related field)
• Experience in the airline, transportation, or infrastructure sectors
• Familiarity with airport operations, capital planning, or real estate development
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and financial modeling

Skills, Licenses & Certifications
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong business acumen and financial literacy.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights.
• PMP or similar project management certification is a plus.

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+ 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.

About American Airlines

US Airways provides international and domestic air transport in the United States. It is owned by the American Airlines Group. US Airways utilizes a fleet of 343 mainline jet aircrafts, along with 278 regional jet and turbo-prop aircrafts operated by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express. It was originally established as All American Aviation.It operates an airline network with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. It also operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.As of October 2013, US Airways employed 32,312 people worldwide and operated 3,028 daily flights.US Airways is a member of Oneworld, and it currently operates along with American Airlines as a result of a merge between the two holding companies of these airliners.US Airways was established in 1973. It operates hubs at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia Inte...

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Size
123,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$8.8 billion
Founded
1930
5 Year Trend
-5.7%
Revenue
$17.3 billion
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