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• This role leads the Regulatory Compliance team within the Safety organization. This team focuses on managing our end-to-end compliance investigation process and delivering innovative, system-wide solutions that enhance our compliance culture by collaborating and partnering with our internal operational customers and external regulatory agencies. This role plays a critical part in driving cross-departmental efforts across a variety of functional areas in support of Safety objectives.

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.

• Establishes and maintains relationships with the Federal Aviation "Administration (FAA) and the Certificate Management Office (CMO)."Responsible for adhering to all applicable laws and regulations of FAA, DOT, and OSHA, including company policies and procedures.
• Coordinates all company cross-departmental FAA information requests.
• Oversees and manages the airline’s Operations Specifications and FAA portal.
• Liaison to Flight Standards, System Operations, Dispatch, Operations Engineering and Technical Operations
• Takes a significant role in the development of compliance specialist to support their engagement, growth, goal achievement) to include participation in safety risk mitigation, change management, and root cause analysis.
• Lead a team of regulatory compliance specialists that manage the end-to-end investigation process for regulatory correspondences, Compliance Actions (CA) Hazard Letters (HL) and Voluntary Self Disclosures (VSDs) to identify contributing factors and drive innovative, system-wide solutions.
• Maintains oversight of compliance investigations and official responses to regulatory agencies to ensure company standards are maintained.
• Delivers high-impact presentations to senior leadership on compliance investigative efforts, contributing factors, and system-wide corrective actions.
• 24/7 availability to help support the operation.

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• High School Diploma or General Education (GED) Diploma
• Five (5) years of operations or Regulatory experience within Aviation
• Previous Leadership experience within Aviation.
• Working knowledge of programs such as FAA/Regulatory Compliance, Operations Specifications, Certificate Actions, Domestic & International Flight Operations, ETOPS (Extended Operations), etc.
• Ability to optimize time management skills required to manage multiple responsibilities at one time.
• Knowledge of SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and other relevant software tools
• Ability to manage confidential information with professionalism and diplomacy.
• Familiar with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) including, but not limited to 14 CFR Part 91, Part 121, Part 145, etc.

Preferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• Hold an FAA Airman Certificate (Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Dispatcher, Airframe & Powerplant (A&P), Engineering Degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Prior experience interacting across functional areas while maintaining sensitivity as a team leader or contributor as applicable.
• Experience interfacing with regulatory oversight organizations such as FAA, DOD, OSHA, etc.
• Dynamic individual with strong leadership skills with the ability to be persuasive and influence others and adapt to multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Must be energized, results oriented, articulate, and have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact with numerous internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to make connections across functional areas and understand dependencies and implications.
• Ability to foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive, aligned with the strategic goals of the organization, team building, team member development, engagement, and accountability.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Dynamic individual with strong leadership skills with the ability to be persuasive and influence others, and adapt to multiple priorities simultaneously
• Must be energized, results oriented, articulate, and possess strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with numerous internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to make connections across functional areas, and understand dependencies and implications
• Ability to foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive, aligned with the strategic goals of the organization, team building, team member development, engagement, and accountability
• Ability to lead and develop team members
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment

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.