MD, Corporate Finance and Treasury

About the position

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 Managing Director, Corporate Finance and Treasury role, reporting to the Treasurer, leads the Financing Transaction and Debt Management teams. The role participates in the development and execution of Treasury's broader capital structure policy and rating agency strategy and assists in developing recommendations to senior management and the board of directors. The role will lead the analysis, sourcing, negotiation, and execution of transactions that provide favorable financing to meet the Company's capital needs, including but not limited to term loans, revolving credit facilities, secured/unsecured bonds, airport special facility bonds, and aircraft financing. This role will also lead the team responsible for management and compliance with respect to all the Company's financing obligations.

Responsibilities

• Lead transactions including term loans, revolving credit facilities, secured/unsecured bonds, airport special facility bonds, aircraft financings, and other special projects, as needed
• Lead the Debt Management Team and ensure compliance with debt and lease requirements, including timely and accurate payment processing, continuous compliance with all other covenants, trustee communication quarterly reporting to the Board of Directors and external auditors on the status of covenant compliance, and ownership of all documentation and testing related to Treasury processes covered by the Company's Sarbanes-Oxley program.
• Serve as the point person for communication with investment banks, lenders and revolving credit facility participants
• Participate in all rating agency interactions, preparation of presentation materials, and fielding inquiries, as well as serve as the point person for review of draft rating actions and negotiation of fees
• Continuously monitor activity and trading levels in all financing markets in which American participates or may participate, and actively investigate capital markets and corporate finance activities of other issuers, continually seeking to identify market opportunities, potential new investors, and corporate finance best practices
• Support related Treasury department functions, including banking, insurance and asset management as well as certain other Company stakeholders with timely, accurate, complete, and relevant information
• Collaborate with Investor Relations and represent the Company at debt investor and other industry conferences
• Demonstrate departmental leadership by seeking opportunities to engage lower-level team members by actively including them as owners on projects, and by coaching, mentoring, and serving as a role model in all respects

Requirements

• Demonstrates the highest level of ethics and integrity
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience/training; MBA/ Master's degree preferred
• 10 years of leadership experience, including experience managing managers

Nice-to-haves

• 7 years of experience financing capital equipment; airline/ aircraft finance experience strongly preferred

Benefits

• 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