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**Company** Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary

The Technical Lease Return Senior Manager is the sole subject matter expert and thought leader for Alaska Air Group’s (AAG) leased fleet return program. This role oversees all technical and contractual aspects of aircraft lease returns and used aircraft deliveries, ensuring compliance and financial optimization. Acting cross-functionally across Legal, Maintenance, Supply Chain, FP&A, and Fleet teams, the manager leads negotiations and execution of lease agreements related to return conditions. As an individual contributor, they develop and implement innovative solutions to optimize complex technical and financial outcomes for the leased fleet return strategy for AAG.

Key Duties

Designs innovative solutions and strategies and implements processes to successfully return Alaska Air Group’s leased aircraft fleet - from both a technical compliance and financial optimization perspective in alignment with the execution of the company’s overall leased fleet strategy and plan. Also designs technical solutions and strategies for the induction of used aircraft into Alaska Air Group’s fleet.

+ Defines and advises enterprise leaders on long-term strategy (both internal and external) for technical aircraft leased fleet issues and considerations related to returns or acquisitions and provides input for issues related to lifecycle.

+ Builds and leads cross-divisional aircraft redelivery teams in close collaboration with Maintenance and Engineering teams in ensuring successful/optimized aircraft redeliveries.

+ Focal for technical-related and timely end of lease negotiations ensuring that any compensation paid by Alaska is market priced and judicious.

+ Ensure maintenance providers and vendors deliver to the timeline, cost and scope contractually set forth.

+ Oversee the management of consultants and ensure accountability for the timely return or acquisition of used leased aircraft.

+ Designs and implements processes to ensure compliance with lease return conditions and maximize financial efficiency.

+ Leads technical planning for the induction of used aircraft into the fleet.

+ Provides input and recommendations on the development and/or revision of technical aircraft lease contract language.

+ Makes significant, impactful decisions as the technical decision maker during lease returns or acquisition of used aircraft.

+ Cultivates relationships with worldwide leasing partners technical teams in close cooperation with the Fleet team.

+ Thought partner in gathering and analyzing technical information to set maintenance cost projections for lease returns and set/lead strategy to optimize.

+ Informs and provides guidance to internal teams to ensure compliance with aircraft lease contracts return conditions.

+ Maintains current with industry standards vs. regulatory standard practices.

+ Drives a shared knowledge work environment (coaching others and building the team’s overall skills).

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

+ 10 years of experience working with airline maintenance programs and related systems including Trax, Aircraft Records, and working with technical records, lease contracts, sales and return process.

+ Bachelor’s degree, with a focus in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or a related discipline; or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.

+ Experience successfully leading cross-divisional teams and managing complex projects with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment.

+ Experience and understanding related to Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) standards with an emphasis on assessing industry standard vs. regulatory requirements.

+ Working knowledge of regulatory guidance and requirements (FAA and EASA) and sales processes as related to asset value preservation.

+ Working knowledge of onboarding new and used leased aircraft.

+ Demonstrated ability to influence and drive change cross-divisionally for mutually beneficial strategic and operational impact.

+ Strong negotiation, interpersonal, and communication (e.g., verbal, written, presentation) skills, with the ability to create collaborative relationships that drive outcomes in the best interest of the company, with others in the organization, and with key external business partners.

+ Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

+ Ability to interpret, assess risk, develop/negotiate/renegotiate, and apply technical contractual language.

+ Ability to understand and break down complex data/ideas into key drivers for decision making.

+ High school diploma or equivalent.

+ Minimum age of 18.

+ Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

+ Airframe and Powerplant license.

+ Ability to motivate, mentor, and positively develop employees in the Treasury and Supply Chain groups by being approachable, responsive, and supportive, ultimately creating a positive atmosphere.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Salary Range

$131,000 - $203,050 / year

Salary Details

The pay range and total target compensation package listed above is the expected pay offered for this position at the start of employment. Your pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, your relevant experience/level, experience level, and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

**Note:** We don't typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

_Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status._

+ Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air with high priority status

+ Select number of confirmed travel credits provided annually

+ Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits

+ Generous 401k match program

+ Quarterly and annual bonus plans

+ Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

Regulatory Information

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To implement this policy, we will:

(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;

(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and

(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on

12/12/2025

**FLSA Status** Exempt

**Employment Type** Full-Time

**Regular/Temporary** Regular

**Requisition Type** Management

**Location** Seattle - General Office (GO)

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**Job Locations** _USA-WA-SeaTac_

**Requisition ID** _2025-17243_

**Category** _Corporate & Operations_