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The Manager, Crew Staffing & Analysis leads strategic workforce planning for Pilot and Flight Attendant staffing to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective utilization of crew resources. This role is responsible for long-range staffing forecasts, analytical modeling, and decision-support tools that align flying demand with hiring, training, and crew transitions. The Manager partners closely with company leadership, Finance, Training, union leaders, and Delta and Delta Connection stakeholders, and leads a team of two professionals.

All About The Role

• Develop and maintain long-range crew staffing and training plans to align flying demand with hiring, upgrades, and training events.
• Build, enhance, and oversee staffing forecast models and analytical tools, including decision-process automation.
• Optimize pilot progression from new hire through transition to Delta.
• Lead daily maintenance of staffing models to ensure accurate assumptions related to training, vacation, absences, credit, and staffing methodology.
• Lead Pilot and Flight Attendant vacancy award processes.
• Manage hiring and transition programs to Delta, including Pilot Flow and the Career Advancement Program (CAP).
• Partner closely with Pilot and Flight Attendant union leadership regarding staffing plans, Delta hiring programs, and awards.
• Oversee administration of crew member retention programs.
• Coordinate monthly with Flight Ops Training on forecasted training capacity and instructor requirements.
• Ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreements, including management of integrated pilot and flight attendant seniority lists.
• Review optimized schedules and make recommendations regarding base sizes, staffing levels, and cost impacts.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting to develop crew-related financial plans, forecasts, and targets.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement approved system enhancements and automation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with FAA regulations and all company and departmental policies.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports through performance management, feedback, and professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

All About You

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline, Finance, IT, Business, or a related field.
• 4 years of experience in financial modeling, strategic workforce planning, IT project management, supply chain management, or a related area.
• 2 years of supervisory or people leadership experience.
• 5 years of supervisory or people leadership preferred.
• Experience interpreting labor agreements preferred.
• Experience working with large datasets and complex models preferred.
• Proficiency in SQL, Power BI, and Tableau preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel required.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills and be able to work with all levels of an organization.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and communicate status effectively.

Endeavor Air is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status.