Sr. Manager, AAdvantage Customer Operations and Escalation

Sr. Manager, AAdvantage Customer Operations and Escalation

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

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

This role will directly shape the AAdvantage member experience by leading cross-functional efforts across Customer Experience, Airport Operations, Premium Guest Services, Inflight Service, Contact Centers, and Policy teams, building strong partnerships to ensure alignment and execution. The will be a trusted advocate for AAdvantage's most valued members, resolving complex customer issues with empathy and urgency while driving meaningful improvements across service channels.

The ideal candidate is passionate about elevating customer satisfaction through frontline education, data-driven insights, and strategic service enhancementsand excels at influencing across teams to drive meaningful, customer-centric change.

This role is a part of the AAdvantage Operations team within the AAdvantage group.

What You'll Do

Lead cross-functional coordination with Customer Experience, Airport Operations, Premium Guest Services, Inflight Service, Contact Centers, and Policy teams to ensure seamless delivery of the AAdvantage member experience.

Drive frontline team education initiatives, equipping airport and contact center staff with the tools and knowledge to deliver consistent, high-quality service to AAdvantage customers.

Initiate customer focus groups, gathering actionable insights to inform program enhancements and elevate member satisfaction.

Monitor and analyze Net Promoter Score (NPS) trends, translating AAdvantage related feedback into actionable opportunities across touchpoints.

Champion customer experience alignment, ensuring operational policies, procedures, and service delivery are optimized for AAdvantage member needs.

Serve as the key contact for executive-level customer escalations, ensuring swift, empathetic, and effective resolution for high-value AAdvantage members.

Lead program health analysis, identifying trends and opportunities to improve customer satisfaction and operational performance.

Partner with Customer Success and AAdvantage Customer Service to evaluate quality of member handling and implement service enhancements that reflect AAdvantage program standards.

Establish and maintain a robust feedback loop between AAdvantage Customer Service, Reservations, and AAdvantage teams to drive continuous improvement in member experience.

Act as a subject matter expert on the AAdvantage program, staying current on policies and procedures that impact customer interactions and proactively guiding teams on best practices.

All You'll Need for Success

Minimum Qualifications Education & Prior Job Experience :

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent training / experience
• 5 years of or relevant experience
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the AAdvantage Program
• Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder influence skills

Preferred Qualifications Education & Prior Job Experience :

Skills, Licenses, and Certifications :

What You'll Get

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