Senior Data Analytics Specialist, Audit Programs

Alaska Airlines; SeaTac (WA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Senior Audit Data Analytics Specialist who will play a pivotal role in analyzing data to support audit programs. This position emphasizes strong analytical skills, data modeling, and communication with stakeholders to enhance operational processes through actionable insights.

Benefits

Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits

Generous 401k match program

Quarterly and annual bonus plans

Generous holiday and paid time off

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in an analytical role.
• Thorough understanding of Audit Programs and the Airline business.
• Expert in visualization techniques and dashboard design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to identify analytic needs and deliver actionable insights.
• Develop, validate, and maintain complex data models and dashboards.
• Translate complex data into compelling visual stories for decision-making.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Data visualization

Statistical analysis

Problem-solving

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or Information Technology

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Alteryx

Job description

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 Senior Audit Data Analytics Specialist is a subject matter expert in data analysis and business intelligence that supports Audit programs across Alaska Air Group (AAG). As a shared service, the team works closely with Audit partners to identify risk, uncover insights, and drive strategic improvements. As an individual contributor, this role plays a key role in delivering high-impact analysis, dashboards, and decision support tools. This position independently performs data modeling, visualization, and integration across systems to support risk assessment and process evaluation. Strong storytelling and statistical practices are essential for communicating findings to stakeholders. The ideal candidate will create data visualizations grounded in statistical best practices, with an emphasis on effective storytelling that clearly communicates findings to both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Duties

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify analytic needs, define requirements, and deliver actionable insights.
• Independently develop, validate, and maintain complex data models, dashboards, and reports that support safety, risk, and compliance assessments.
• Apply advanced statistical and analytical techniques to uncover trends, detect anomalies, and assess the effectiveness of operational processes.
• Design and implement data quality checks and cleansing procedures to ensure integrity and reliability of analysis.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in business intelligence tools and data platforms to drive self-service analytics across teams.
• Translate complex data into compelling visual stories that inform strategic decision-making for internal stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Support enterprise risk management efforts by delivering insights that evaluate the impact and effectiveness of internal controls and mitigation strategies.
• Lead efforts to integrate new data sources and automate recurring reporting to improve efficiency and reduce manual workload.
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging analytics tools, and best practices to continuously enhance the team’s capabilities.
• Coach and mentor analysts, contributing to a high-performance and collaborative analytics culture.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 4 years of experience in an analytical role.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a focus in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or Information Technology, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Thorough understanding of the business – both Audit Programs and the Airline.
• Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large data sets.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of business intelligence functions, including analytics, data mining, reporting, report conversion, data cleansing, data modeling, and relational databases.
• Demonstrated experience working with disparate data sources, data blending, and advanced database functions (e.g., database management functions).
• Expert in visualization techniques, dashboard design, and decision support tools; experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, etc.
• Modeling proficiency in cluster analysis and linear regression.
• Proven conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in data query tools such SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), TOAD Datapoint, Alteryx, Access, Tableau, etc.
• Passionate about business being done right with the ability to produce timely and accurate results.
• A self-starter who takes ownership of their work and excels with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work well under pressure and effectively manage multiple, concurrent tasks.
• A strong disposition for customer service supported by excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to learn from and return value to Audit stakeholders by working collaboratively with others and as part of a team.
• Data-driven mindset and a proven history of continuous self-development.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Experience using coding languages (e.g. C++, C#, VBA, Python, or R).
• Basic optimization/simulation model development.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

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

Starting Rate

Salary Range

$88,350 -- $132,550 / year

Bonus

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/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.

• Free stand-by 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
• Generous holiday and paid time off

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

Management

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on

6/29/2025

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) RegulationsAlaska 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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