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Sr Real Estate Planning Consultant
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 Real Estate Planning Consultant delivers on our Purpose by developing and maintaining a multi-year strategic Real Estate Plan containing goals, targets, strategies, initiatives, and roadmap of activities. This role will align planning efforts within Corporate Real Estate and act as a liaison to coordinate planning efforts with Network Planning, Ground Operations, Corporate Services, and Corporate Planning and Strategy, while driving initiatives and improvement efforts across the Department. The Senior Real Estate Planning Consultant is a strategic thinker with a continuous improvement mindset, who is ready to drive the future of Southwest Airlines.
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.
Responsibilities
- Drive and ensure strategy and planning alignment for the Real Estate organization
- Partner with FP&A, Corporate Planning, Technology, Officers, and department planners to deliver regular planning processes: MTP, AOP, and MYP
- Work with Technology Partners to create and maintain holistic picture of LRA technology efforts underway, in planning, and under consideration
- Work with Corporate Planning & Strategy to ensure alignment of Real Estate efforts with Strategy Pillars
- Coordinate Real Estate Board of Directors updates
- Coordinate Real Estate topics and materials for Tuesday Governance
- Drive coordination and discussion through Real Estate Planning forums
- Develop and execute future state format for EFMP (i.e. Real Estate Planning)
- Coordinate creation of materials for monthly Executive Steering Group and Tuesday Governance updates
- Facilitate alignment between Real Estate Planning activities and other cross-Departmental streams of work (Examples include Airlines Design Team, Base Schedule Review, and WP process)
- May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of functional and industry expertise to shape Enterprise-minded decisions
- Knowledge of Business Process and Organizational Change Management. Sought out by Leaders and Peers as an effective Partner; expands functional understanding and works as a change agent to refine and improve business processes
- Knowledge of in-depth expertise to feasibility estimation process and understands how to translate business needs into releases according to business value
- Knowledge of competitive landscape
- Knowledge of Corporate Delivery & Technology department goals relate to Company objectives.
- Skilled in narrating strategic vision through verbal and written communication
- Ability to shape and refine Business Processes within Corporate Delivery & Technology and across Customer groups to align to strategic vision
- Ability to drive innovation across customer groups within Corporate Delivery & Technology to strategically build Enterprise-wide capabilities
- Ability to build and nurture strategic relationships with Sr Leadership at all levels
- Ability to proactively drive conversations with Sr. Leadership at all levels up to and including the CEO
- Ability to manage enterprise-level scope; understands interconnected nature of Programs across Business portfolios
- Ability to advise Senior Leaders in Corporate Delivery & Technology in development of strategy to accomplish business objectives using a global perspective
Education
- Required: High School Diploma or GED
Experience
- Expert level experience, expansive and far reaching knowledge in:
- Strategic planning, managing business (non-technology) projects, or the business side of technology projects
- Building Executive Power Point decks and presentations and presenting to upper level management
- Strategic and financial analysis
- Analytical and quantitative skills with spreadsheets or other qualitative modeling
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
Other Qualifications
- Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
- 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
Pay & Benefits:
Competitive market salary from $122,200 per year to $135,800 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)
- Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings**
- Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit***
- Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
- Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.
- Explore more Benefits you’ll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits
*Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.
**401(k) match contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits
***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to Retirement Savings Plan vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company.
Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Airport Affairs Regional Manager
The People of Southwest Airlines come together to deliver on our Purpose, which is to connect People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. This Airport Affairs Regional Manager invests in the future of Southwest’s People as they work to advance Southwest Airline’s interests through the negotiation of the business agreements at airports within respective portfolio. This role is responsible for the analysis of each airport’s Capital Plan and budgets, and they seek opportunities to reduce or mitigate airport costs. The Airport Affairs Regional Manager is a detail-oriented thinker, who is excited to help drive the future of Southwest Airlines.
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.
Responsibilities
- Communicate with internal departments on airport�s current and forecasted rates
- Coordinate with FP&A, Insurance, Legal, Internal Audit and other internal groups
- Evaluate capital project scope and delivery approach for projects Southwest Airlines will need on behalf of airports as well as negotiating business terms and agreement under the guidance of Leadership
- Develop and implement strategies for negotiating airport use and lease agreements and more complex development agreements under the guidance of Leadership
- Develop and implement strategies for reviewing and analyzing airport budgets, airport capital projects, and lease agreements, to identify and negotiate reductions in them under the guidance of Leadership
- Lead and/or Attend Airline/Airport Affairs Committee Meetings
- Maintain records and perform analysis
- Negotiate airport agreements for all airport support buildings and off airport real estate
- Serve as the Corporate liaison to airport/facility landlord within respective portfolio
- Work closely with commercial and operational departments to ensure adequate space is available to meet the plan
- May perform other job duties as directed by Employee�s Leaders
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of real estate assets
- Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
- Knowledge of financial analysis and modeling including knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data
- Ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
- Skilled in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning and resource allocation
- Skilled in translating detailed information into high-level overview.
- Ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
- Education
- Required: High School Diploma or GED
- Experience
- Intermediate level experience, fully functioning broad knowledge in:
- Relationship management or consulting with an emphasis on critical thinking & analysis
- Preferred: Experience with Excel, Word, Power point, Tririga, Quickbase
- Preferred: Phenomenal writing skills for memo writing. Ability to present to high level leadership and storytelling skills.
- Intermediate level experience, fully functioning broad knowledge in:
- Licensing/Certification
- N/A
- Physical Abilities
- Ability to perform work duties from limited space workstation/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
- Other Qualifications
- Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
- 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
Pay & Benefits:
- Competitive market salary from $116,350 per year to $129,300 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.
Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer – Cloud Security
Job Description:
Job Summary
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 Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer delivers on our Purpose by supporting Cloud Security, focusing on engineering the baseline security of Southwest’s Technology cloud, helping reduce risk while supporting accelerated delivery. This role serves as a technical lead for a Team focused on designing and building enterprise cloud infrastructure automation, pipeline, CI/CD patterns, and cloud capabilities for AWS. The Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer is an organized collaborator with an aptitude to learn who looks forward to driving the future of Technology at Southwest.
Additional details:
- This role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel for training, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in a remote location, away from our Corporate Campus. Please note, while this is a remote position, there is a limited group of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their work. Those ineligible locations are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Work with other leaders to shape, improve and evolve the cloud platform vision and strategy for the future of cloud infrastructure and help manage the adoption process
- Operate in a DevOps culture and team, responsible for architecture, design, development, implementation, and ongoing operations of new and emerging technology platforms
- Evaluate cloud services and architecture to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
- Implement automation tools and frameworks for automatic code deployment (CI/CD)
- Work with the development team to deploy and manage tools that support SDLC automation, configuration management, and release management
- Create state-of-the-art technical architectures with automation to support complex delivery across a wide range of digital and enterprise applications
- Consult with stakeholders to specify requirements and solutions which address business challenges and opportunities
- Serve as a subject matter expert in cloud infrastructure, performing design reviews and consulting with internal teams to ensure design best practices
- Participate in system and acceptance testing to ensure that systems are functionally appropriate, technically sound, and well-integrated
- Lead, define and clearly communicate technical standards, governance, and compliance for cloud ecosystem
- May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of AWS Infrastructure as a Service Automation tools like Cloud Formation
- Knowledge of AWS compute, data sources, security technologies
- Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (IAC)
- Skilled in deployment strategies using Docker for containerization
- Knowledge of the monitoring and management of the build and deployment processes and infrastructure
- Ability to analyze services to ensure security best practices are followed
- Ability to mentor and guide team members’ learning, including introducing new ideas and technologies
- Skilled in evaluating, onboarding, and managing new technologies/services/features
- Ability to anticipate business needs and lead a team towards identifying and solving cross-domain problems
Education
- Required: High School Diploma or GED
- Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent formal training
Experience
- Required: Expert-level experience, expansive and far-reaching knowledge in Cloud software or DevOps
- Preferred: DevSecOps
- Preferred: Python
- Preferred: IaC(Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Preferred: Gitlab
- Preferred: Prisma Cloud
- Preferred: SAFe
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
Other Qualifications
- Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
- 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
Pay & Benefits:
- Competitive market salary from $158,950 per year to $176,600 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.