Sr Analyst Crew Pairing

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Analyze flight schedules, network plans, processes, and resource utilization to identify improvement opportunities.
• Build and maintain models, forecasts, dashboards, KPI reports, and decision-support tools.
• Develop crew pairing scenarios balancing reliability, resource utilization, and crew quality of life.
• Assess financial and operational impacts of schedule, fleet, staffing, and process changes.
• Partner with planning, operations, crew, flight, revenue, finance, and technology teams.
• Support recommendation implementation, measure outcomes, and communicate results.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a listed quantitative field or related field; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• 2–5 years of relevant analytical, airline, operations, finance, planning, or optimization experience.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, data validation, and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage priorities and work independently and collaboratively.

Preferred qualifications

• Pilot license or equivalent aviation training; S3RUS or AIMS crew tools experience.
• Relevant airline experience and experience with SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Tableau, or comparable tools.
• Experience with modeling, forecasting, simulation, optimization, operations research, project management, or change management.
• Knowledge of airline economics, aircraft routing, fleet utilization, crew legality, operational constraints, and airline metrics; FAA and Safety Management System familiarity.

Compensation

• Base compensation is $80,000–$95,000 per year.

Work location and environment

• The role is full-time, exempt, and onsite in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• The role operates in a professional office environment using standard office equipment.