Analyst, HR Data Governance (Fort Worth)

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

The Analyst, HR Data Governance is part of the Data Governance team within the People Division. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity, quality, and reliability of HR data that drives business decisions across American Airlines. By partnering with teams across HR, IT, and the broader business, you’ll help build strong data governance frameworks while shaping how data is defined, standardized, and protected. Your work will also support compliance with global regulations, ensuring team member data is managed responsibly and securely.

What you'll do

• Ensure data integrity by identifying root causes of data issues, engaging stakeholders, and recommending effective solutions for timely resolution
• Standardize data definitions, policies, and standards to strengthen enterprise data governance and improve data quality
• Establish, document, maintain, communicate, and enforce issue and change control processes aligned with external regulations (e.g., SOX, GDPR)
• Build and maintain data quality models that validate the accuracy, structure, and downstream usability of Employee Central data
• Partner with data owners to drive standardization and rationalization of attributes and metrics
• Support the establishment of clear data element ownership and stewardship across HR functions
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to monitor, track, and report HR data quality and governance metrics
• Recommend process improvements and automation opportunities to evolve HR data management capabilities

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Data Management, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working with HR systems, preferably SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.

Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience

• Experience in HR data governance, HR data quality, or HRIS analysis.
• Familiarity with data modeling and data validation practices.
• Experience partnering with cross functional teams to implement data standards and governance processes.
• Background in process documentation and change control.
• Advanced Excel skills and knowledge of reporting tools such as Alteryx, Power BI or SAP reporting modules.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work in a fast paced environment.
• Detail oriented with a commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
• Project management skills, including the ability to drive initiatives from concept to execution.
• Understanding of data governance principles, data quality frameworks, and master data management.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and propose effective solutions.
• Working knowledge of compliance requirements such as SOX and GDPR.
• Ability to effectively translate complex data concepts to non technical stakeholders.

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.