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We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.
Job Description:
All of Southwest’s People come together to deliver on our Purpose; Connecting People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. The Senior Strategy Engagement Advisor supports our Purpose by serving as an internal management consultant who develop s meaningful insights and recommendations through data driven analysis to configur e solutions and meet business needs for internal teams across the Company . This role mentors thei r Team a nd ensures projects are completed within the expected time, scope, and budget. The Senior Strategy Engagement Advisor is an innovative thinker and skilled communicator who is excited about the opportunity to contribut e to Southwest’s growth and develop the Company’s long-term strateg y.
Additional Details:
The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX Headquarters facility during business hours.
U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.
Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We continue to look for opportunities to reflect the communities we serve, and welcome applicants with diverse thoughts, backgrounds, and experiences .
Job Summary
The Senior Strategy Engagement Advisor will lead strategy project Teams, owning the end-to-end Strategy Engagement. In this role, the Senior Strategy Engagement Advisor works with Corporate Strategy Director leadership to scope the project, develop storylines, detail approach, and manage senior stakeholders across the Company. Leads the project Team including setting workplans, support Team members in the design and execution of their workstreams, articulating insights, presenting recommendations, and coaching Team members. Senior Strategy Engagement Advisors can work very independently and are seen as valuable thought-partners by Leaders across the Company and develop relationships with Company Leaders that go beyond the course of a single project.
Responsibilities
Use extensive experience from prior projects to help develop hypotheses, even when topic may be new
Partner with internal clients to develop strategic project approach, framework(s), hypotheses, executive storylines, and recommendations
Help design, guide, and quality-check quantitative and qualitative analyses, performed by project Team members
Coordinate engagement with numerous peers, Leaders, and Senior and Executive Leaders across the Company to gather qualitative input, research relevant hypotheses, source data, etc., and maintain relationships over time after project-end
Serve as a thought-leader for Senior and Executive Leadership through project work
Build and maintain a network of relationships across the Company at the Leader and Executive level, and use this network to help create project solutions
Support the Team to develop insights and recommendations that span the different pieces of the project and are informed by the broader business and industry context
Coach project Team members by providing frequent, actionable, and tailored feedback that leads to steady development
Own end-to-end project deliverables including analyses, models, and executive-level presentation materials and drive organizational alignment and buy-in from senior Strategy leaders and internal client senior leadership
Frequently present findings and facilitate discussions with Senior Executives to communicate insights and influence perspectives
Create and own master project workplan, managing multiple streams of complex work and Team members, ensuring the work drives forward toward the right insights
May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data
Skilled with operating Microsoft Office Suite, Tableau, and Alteryx
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem
Education
Required: High School Diploma or GED
Preferred: Masters in Business Administration
Experience
Innovator level experience, highest level of knowledge in:
Leading a project team in a fast-paced, iterative project environment
Generating hypotheses and driving work independently
Synthesizing analyses to pull out insights
Communication through storytelling
Partnering with internal and external Teams
Analytical problem solving
Preferred: Manager level e xperience at a strategy consulting firm
Preferred: Experience with executive storytelling, project management, and relationship development
Licensing/Certification
N/A
Physical Abilities
Ability to perform work duties from limited space work station/desk/office area for extended periods of time
Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
Ability to lift and/or carry up to 10 lbs.
Other Qualifications
Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
Pay & Benefits
Competitive market salary from $166,850.00 to $185,400.00 per year* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.
Benefits you’ll love:
- Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
- Up to a 9.3% 401(k) Company match, dollar for dollar, of your eligible pay, per
- Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution toward retirement - when Southwest profits, you profit**
- Explore more Benefits you’ll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits
- Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.
***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to plan’s vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company.
Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Job Posting End Date
03/17/2024
