Executive Assistant, MD

American Airlines

📍New York, NY
Posted May 20, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Executive Assistant, MD

Company

American Airlines

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4413646701

Job Description

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

  • Provides administrative, clerical and organizational support for a Managing Director.

  • The pay range for this role is $42,000 to $48,000, taking into account the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

What You'll Do
*As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.*

  • Protect the integrity of confidential information in all matters

  • Ability to prioritize conflicting departmental needs and requests

  • Experience in heavy calendar management

  • Responsible for planning domestic and international flights, hotel accommodations, transportation, and itinerary creation

  • Responds to customer requests and complaints within limits of authority

  • Interacts with corporate clients and community business leaders

  • Compose correspondence, prepare presentations, reports, and other ad-hoc assignments

  • Manage time and attendance for the team, expense reports, invoices, and supply ordering

  • Skilled in reviewing, screening, and prioritizing mail, email, and telephone calls

  • Plan and prepare meetings and events: (logistics, budget, agendas, training material, presentations, catering, etc.) for the MDs and their teams

  • Work closely with the VP Executive Assistant

All you'll need for success
Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience

  • High School Diploma

  • 2+ years’ work experience in a prior administrative role

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

  • Working knowledge of MS Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

  • Willingness to learn new skills as needed to perform job functions

  • Willingness to cross-train with other administrative team members

  • Ability to prioritize work, be detail-oriented, and meet deadlines

  • Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and function as an integral part of a team with minimal supervision

  • Known for your emotional intelligence and positive energy

  • Skilled analytics and problem solving

  • Experience with Workbrain, Coupa, Concur, Teams, Distro List creation, NRTA tools

  • Ability to fulfill FAA criminal background checks to qualify for unescorted access privileges to airport security identification display areas (SIDA), if applicable

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.

Interview Prep

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Key Skills

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.How do you approach planning complex, multi-leg international travel for an executive, ensuring all logistics are handled seamlessly?
  • 2.Walk me through your process for managing an executive's heavily booked calendar when multiple internal and external stakeholders are requesting time simultaneously.
  • 3.How do you utilize Excel and PowerPoint to support a Managing Director's reporting and presentation needs?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to handle highly confidential information. How did you ensure its integrity while still getting your job done?
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to prioritize conflicting departmental needs from different stakeholders. How did you decide what took precedence?
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you had to plan a large meeting or event with a strict budget. What was your approach to the logistics and planning?
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.Your MD has just landed in London for a critical meeting, but their hotel reservation is missing, and the hotel is fully booked. How do you handle this?
  • 2.You are managing the MD's calendar, and the VP's EA requests an urgent meeting at the exact same time the MD has blocked off for final preparation for a board presentation. What do you do?

Resume Keywords

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Calendar ManagementInternational Travel PlanningConfidentialityMeeting & Event PlanningExpense ReportsConcurMS Office SuiteStakeholder ManagementTime & AttendanceItinerary Creation

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