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, spaneting, 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 Senior Continuous Improvement Partner is a subject matter expert in the analysis, design and improvement of processes and tools at Alaska Air Group. As an individual contributor, this role solves complex, ambiguous problems utilizing continuous improvement methodologies. Additionally, this role is seen as a subject-matter expert who can deliver outcomes and coach others on best continuous improvement practices.
Key Duties
Act as lead subject matter expert in the analysis, design and improvement of processes and tools utilized by the Corporate Strategy and Performance Improvement team.
Partner with the Director of Corporate Strategy and Performance Improvement and Continuous Improvement Partner to set priorities for process improvement efforts to ensure greatest benefit.
Exercise judgement to make decisions regarding the performance management and improvement processes to ensure a positive, measurable, and sustainable impact on the organization.
Identify issues and opportunities of current team processes, and makes recommendations to address improvements to their structure, governance, capabilities, quality, efficiency and effectiveness, measurement and communication.
Influence and coaches cross-departmental and cross-divisional teams to develop and implement new or improved processes to deliver significant changes to the business.
Build collaborative, process-centric cross-divisional teams and processes to influence and sustain improvements and changes.
Help to grow continuous improvement capabilities with the organization in partnership with leadership.
Identify and communicate any unresolved problems or possible timeline issues along with recommending actions for correction.
Partner with leaders to conduct data analysis and utilize a data-driven approach for setting priorities and for identifying opportunities for increasing efficiencies and effectiveness.
Responsible for monitoring and understanding process trends and leading practices occurring in the spanetplace.
Own reporting, process improvement implementation efforts, and change management plans to ensure adoption of improved processes.
Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills
Required
4 years of experience in management consulting, project management, change management, organizational development, Lean/Six Sigma process improvement, or related area.
A Bachelor’s degree with a focus in business administration, organizational development, human resources or a related discipline, or an additional two years of training/experience in lieu of this degree.
Proven project and change management skills, and the ability to apply research and best practices to existing business problems.
Ability to lead analytical studies, project definition, and recommendations.
Demonstrated experience using a data-driven approach for decision making and solution implementation.
Experience utilizing integrated HR/people systems.
Knowledge of HR/people processes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum age of 18.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Preferred
Certified practitioner in one or more of the following areas: Accelerated Improvement Workshop (AIW) certified, Greenbelt/Blackbelt, Lean, or Six Sigma.
Experience with SQL queries and mining databases.
Job-Specific Leadership Expectations
Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
Salary Range
$90,750-$136,150 / year
Salary Details
Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant 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
Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
Generous 401k match program
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
5/11/2026
FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Location Seattle - Corporate HQ
L: LI-B
Job Locations USA-WA-SeaTac
Requisition ID 2026-18707
Category Corporate & Operations
