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, spaneting, 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 Managing Director Tax role sets the long-term enterprise-wide strategy and is responsible for translating strategic, financial, and operational goals into a cohesive, future‑ready tax strategy across Alaska Air Group (AAG). This role reports into the VP Tax and provides executive oversight of all tax planning, global structuring, financial modeling, and risk posture for the enterprise, ensuring alignment with the CFO, EC, corporate finance, corporate development, and government affairs. As a people leader, this role establishes strategic goals and direction for the directors and senior leaders across direct tax, indirect tax, international tax, tax technology, and tax accounting teams, ensuring that all parts of the tax organization execute against a unified long‑term vision.
Key Duties
Own and advance Alaska Air Group’s enterprise tax strategy aligning tax outcomes to corporate strategy, capital allocation, cash flows, network/route growth, fleet decisions, and long‑range financial plans.
Deliver sustainable tax value for the enterprise through proactive planning and structuring (domestic, international, and indirect), enabling business growth while maintaining an appropriate risk posture and ethical standards.
Serve as the executive owner of enterprise tax risk management, establishing governance, decision rights, and escalation protocols; ensuring readiness for audits/controversy; and protecting the company’s reputation with regulators and taxing authorities.
Lead executive leadership for tax accounting and financial reporting, including GAAP tax provision, documentation, and controls, maintaining a strong SOX control environment and audit outcomes.
Provide executive oversight on all enterprise-wide tax audits.
Lead and develop a high‑performing tax leadership team; set multi‑year priorities, operating model, and resourcing; and drive capability across direct tax, indirect tax, international tax, tax technology, and tax accounting.
Drive enterprise modernization of tax processes, data, and technology, delivering measurable improvements in cycle time, control quality, insight/forecast accuracy, and cost-to-serve.
Act as a trusted advisor to the CFO, executive committee, corporate finance, corporate development, treasury, legal, and government affairs, enabling informed decisions on transactions, contracts, and strategic initiatives with clear tax implications and recommended paths.
Lead the enterprise externally as needed with tax authorities, industry groups, and advisors; shape positions on emerging legislation and policy; and ensure consistent enterprise messaging and advocacy alignment.
Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills
Required
10 years of progressive experience in tax administration, including significant enterprise-level or multi-jurisdictional leadership.
5 yrs of experience leading other people leaders.
Bachelor’s degree with focus in accounting, finance, business administration or related field, or willingness to attain a bachelor’s degree within six years of start date.
Demonstrated experience developing productive internal working relationships within finance and cross-divisionally, as well as relationships with various taxing authorities, other industry tax personnel, lobbyists and consultants.
Deep expertise in corporate income tax financial reporting for income taxes, and tax planning.
Demonstrated success driving enterprise transformation, tax technology programs, or large‑scale process modernization.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum age of 18.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Preferred
Job-Specific Leadership Expectations
Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
Demonstrates the ability to simplify complexity, navigate ambiguity, set clear priorities, andoperatewith agility.
Strong ability to rapidly understand and organize complexity of the architecture and use of complex systems andprocesses.
Demonstrated ability to influence and drive change cross-divisionally for mutually beneficial strategic and operational impact.
Innovative, apolitical, resilient, fact-based, and creative solutions-focused mindset, with the ability to thrive in a rapidly changing, collaborative environment and to manage conflict.
Salary Range
$195,750 - $326,300 / year
Total Target Compensation Range (incl. bonus & equity)
$332,775 - $554,710
Salary Details
The pay range and total target compensation package listed above is the expected pay offered for this position at the start of employment. Your pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, your relevant experience/level, experience level, and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.
Note: We dont typically hire at the top of the range.
Total Rewards
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian 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, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
Generous 401k match program
Annual bonus plans
Equity grants
Generous holiday and paid time off
Lounge membership
For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.
Regulatory Information
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian 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, Hawaiian 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, Hawaiian 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/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on
6/26/2026
FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Location Seattle - Corporate HQ
L: LI-B
Job Locations USA-WA-SeaTac
Requisition ID 2026-18869
Category Corporate & Operations
