**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**:
The Area Security Manager (ASM) is a member of the Global Security Operations & Risk team within Corporate Security. This position is responsible for ensuring station level security program requirements and contracts are met as required by AA and government regulatory requirements.
**What you'll do**:
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with station operational leaders and security agents.
- Supporting the daily operations of insourced and outsourced LSAs/SOC's.
- Serve as first point of contact for operational security incidents.
- Establish and maintain relationships with government agencies and law enforcement on the station level.
- Ensure international security program requirements are being met on a day-to-day basis.
- Provide tactical support and guidance to station leaders and contractors.
- Conduct internal investigations relating to customer misconduct, compliance concerns, and team member misconduct.
- Conduct crew hotel and transportation security assessments.
- Conduct regular audits of airport security programs.
- Provide support to internal and external stakeholders regarding security regulations.
- Implement and continually monitor security mitigation plans.
- Represent American Airlines Corporate Security at airport government and industry meetings including intelligence briefings, industry meetings, and regulatory performance reviews.
**All you'll need for success**:
**Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience**
- Must be able to read, write, fluently speak and understand the English language
- Understanding of aviation security concepts from an airline, airport, regulator and/or law enforcement perspective
- Understanding of aviation systems and processes
- Organizational and project management skills
- Strong communication skills; written and verbal
- Leadership skills and previous experience managing teams
- Ability to prioritize responsibilities
- Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision
- Ability to build and maintain professional working relationships internally and externally.
- Demonstrate initiative and ownership of problems
- Proficient in Microsoft suite including SharePoint
- Must fulfill Host Country Government criminal background checks to qualify for unescorted access privileges to airport security identification display areas (SIDA), if applicable.
- Ability and willingness for 50%+ short
- and long-haul travel; including weekends and holidays as needed.
**All you'll need for success (continued)**:
**Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience**
- Knowledge of the country specific aviation security regulations and international standards (ICAO Annex 17)
- Previous international airport and/or airline operations experience
- Previous experience with an aviation security regulatory or aviation industry body
- Previous experience in a law enforcement or regulatory capacity with an aviation focus
- Previous experience in Sabre or Qik
- Relevant foreign language skills
- College degree or military/law enforcement service equivalent
**What you'll get**:
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 benefits.
- Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.
**Feel free to be yourself at American**:
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.