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 Manager, Talent and Performance Management is part of the People Division. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of talent and performance management by leading a team of specialists and collaborating with cross-functional partners to drive impactful strategies. This role offers the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide programs that support employee growth, leadership development, and organizational success—all within a dynamic, fast-paced environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.

• Lead a team of specialists responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide talent and performance management programs.
• Provide strategic guidance and operational support for key talent processes including goal setting, succession planning, talent reviews, and performance management.
• Partner with the Director of Global Talent and Performance Management to align programs with enterprise goals and talent strategies.
• Collaborate with People Business Partners, Leadership Development, Global Engagement, and other internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and integration of talent initiatives.
• Leverage data and analytics to assess program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to business leaders on talent and performance best practices.
• Manage change and communication strategies to support successful adoption of talent programs across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project planning, performance management, talent analytics and succession planning, competency modeling, job analysis and skill profiling

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
• 5 years’ experience in program and project management in large, complex global organizations Experience in designing and implementing world-class talent process workplans
• Proven results in delivering high quality HR programs for all levels of the organization
• Exposure and understanding of enterprise-wide talent planning activities
• Deep or extensive SAP SuccessFactors experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Strong understanding of talent and performance management frameworks and best practices.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively while managing multiple projects in a challenging environment
• Energetic, forward-thinking, creative, and able to challenge assumptions while providing a high-quality work product
• Flexible and comfortable with ambiguity, able to embrace change
• Collaborative and comfortable in client centric environment with a commitment to excellent service quality
• Ability to translate strategy into actions; develop and execute workplans under constraints
• Certification in talent management, performance management, or related areas (e.g., SHRM-SCP, HRCI SPHR) is a plus.

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.