Jobs at Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

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 Managing Director, Corporate Affairs & Compliance is a trusted leader overseeing Alaska Air Group enterprise-wide ethics & compliance program, investigations program, and stock plan, as well as being responsible (alongside the Corporate Secretary) for corporate governance functions involving the Alaska Air Group board of directors, executive committee and legal team. If a licensed attorney, the Managing Director will work with the General Counsel to advise internal clients on corporate law, governance, and executive compensation matters.

Key Duties

Assistant Corporate Secretary Functions:

• Plan and execute all aspects of quarterly Board meetings, and interim Board update calls, and work with the Board Chair, CEO and executive committee to develop and refine agendas and plan for other Board events.

• Serve as writer or conduit for most written communications between management and Board of Directors. Communicates clearly, accurately and at appropriate intervals with Board members to help them discharge their fiduciary duties.

• Manage all aspects of the company’s equity compensation programs, coordinating closely with the People Team to administer the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, document and track employee equity grants and effect insider trading program policy.

• Advise on issues concerning the Company’s SEC filings (i.e., Forms 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K), annual proxy statement, and other disclosures required by the company, its directors and executive officers. Works closely with Executive Committee and Board Committee chairs to prepare for Board Directors meetings.

• Conduct outreach to institutional investors and proxy advisory firms on corporate governance issues.

• Establishes strategic goals and direction for Corporate Affairs staff regarding variety of corporate governance matters including director and officer disclosures, executive compensation, shareholder proposals, shareholder engagement, employee stock ownership plan, delegations of authority, etc.

Compliance Department Functions:

• Provides strategic leadership, innovation, and planning to encourage a “Do The Right Thing” culture in compliance with legal, regulatory, policy, and ethical requirements. Makes recommendations on safety, operational compliance, privacy, and labor & employment law.

• Sets the long-term strategy for AAG’s ethics and compliance risk assessment process by developing, implementing, and maintaining AAG’s policy framework to ensure policies are readily accessible for all employees.

  • Implements measures to prevent, detect, investigate and correct illegal, unethical, or improper conduct. Develops program for routine monitoring and auditing of compliance corporate policies and procedures.

• Provides oversight of AAG’s ethics and compliance hotline and case management system. Develops and oversees an enterprise investigations protocol and program and collaborates with in-house and outside counsel on investigations.

  • Influences across a company-wide team of compliance plan owners (C-Team) with representation from various compliance functions across all divisions (e.g., Environmental Health & Safety, Information Security, HR).

  • Contribute to developing company strategy on ethics and compliance by researching industry trends, developing external contacts, and participating in professional organizations to benchmark and identify best practices.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 10 years of ethics and compliance experience, risk management, internal audit, or related area.

• 5 years of people leadership experience.

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or other relevant disciplines), or willingness to attain a bachelor’s degree within six years of start date.

• Advanced reasoning, critical thinking and analytical skills; strong attention to detail required.

• Ability to research, analyze and explain federal and state laws and regulations to senior/executive leadership and to drive resolutions with limited guidance.

• Ability to create and maintain strong partnerships and influence others with appropriate level of assertiveness.

• Advanced planning skills and flexibility, and the ability to analyze, assess and prioritize projects and pending tasks.

• Outstanding communication skills with individuals inside and outside of the organization, including strong writing skills, and the ability to achieve clarity from ambiguity.

• Ability to accept considerable responsibility for difficult, highly technical projects and to adjust strategy and behavior to achieve effective results in a fast paced and changing environment.

• High School diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum age of 18.

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

Preferred

• Juris Doctor or equivalent degree from an accredited institution.

• At least 5 years of relevant legal experience.

• Advanced reasoning, critical thinking and analytical skills; strong attention to detail required.

• Professional Certification (e.g. Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or other related certification.

• Willingness to take on a wide range of tasks, including those of a routine, administrative nature, to support the Board of Directors.

• People-oriented, interactive, and able to function comfortably in social environments for extended periods.

• A can-do, resourceful mentality that enables execution of various functions as required by Board needs and functions.

• Demonstrated experience preparing verbal and written investigative reports.

• Demonstrated experience developing, writing, and managing corporate policy.

• Demonstrated experience managing and triaging ethics and compliance hotline operations.

• Skilled at making and defending tough decisions, while demonstrating care and concern for the opinions of others, both inside and outside the organization.

• Employment law or Human Resources experience.

• Aviation industry knowledge.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

• Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

• Innovative, apolitical, resilient, fact-based, and creative solutions-focused mindset, with ability to thrive in a rapidly-changing, collaborative environment and to manage conflict.

• Inspirational leader who will promote the Alaska values, act with a high sense of urgency, and have unquestionable integrity.

Salary Range

$217,350 - $358,650 / 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/Horizon employees. Alaska/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 and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Unlimited confirmed travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

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

• Generous 401k match program

• Quarterly and annual bonus plans

• Equity grants

• Generous holiday and paid time off

• Lounge membership

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

FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Requisition Type Executive
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 5/31/2025
Location Seattle - Corporate HQ
Regulatory Information Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement It is the policy of Alaska 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 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 & 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/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
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Job Locations USA-WA-SeaTac
Requisition ID 2025-14558
Category Corporate & Operations