- The People of Southwest Airlines come together to deliver on our Purpose, which is to connect People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. The Manager State & Higher Education invests in the future of Southwest’s People as they execute strategic direction of the State, Local, and Higher Education (SLED) managed travel accounts. This Manager joins the Southwest Business Department, where they’ll coach and help to professionally develop the Field Government Account Managers and designated portfolio management. The Southwest Business Vision is to be the preferred airline for business travel and to carry the most Business Customers. This Leader and their Team are responsible for increasing sales, establishing formal partnerships, and broadening awareness of Southwest Airlines corporate travel programs and services to State, Local, and Higher Education managed travel accounts. This Leader and fellow Leaders in this space are responsible for identifying Candidates, hiring, onboarding, and training a sales organization of trusted Advisors in the managed travel industry. The Manager State & Higher Education is excited to join this innovative and growing space, where they’ll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and help pilot the future of Southwest Airlines each day.
Additional details:
- This role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel for training, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in a remote location, away from our Corporate Campus. Please note, while this is a remote position, there is a limited group of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their work. Those ineligible locations are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington and Wyoming
- U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. is required, and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.
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