• 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:

• 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.

• 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:

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 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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