Fleet Transactions Director

Role overview

The Fleet Transactions Director is a senior finance leader within Allegiant’s finance function, overseeing the planning, evaluation, and delivery of aircraft and engine transactions. The position supports corporate finance priorities by handling acquisitions, leases, financing arrangements, and asset sales, while also driving detailed fleet and market analysis, financial modeling, and aircraft delivery oversight. This role has a major influence on fleet strategy, external partner management, and disciplined execution across all fleet-related financial and contractual work.

What you will do

• Direct the planning, analysis, and execution of aircraft and engine transactions, including purchases, leases, lease buyouts, disposals, and financing activities.
• Build and present detailed financial models and decision-support analyses for fleet transactions, covering leases, debt, and other capital structures.
• Help define the airline’s long-term fleet direction, including retirement timing, growth planning, replacement strategy, and assessment of new technologies and fleet types.
• Evaluate aircraft and engine values, compare lease versus buy options, and study market conditions to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• Lead negotiation, execution, and ongoing management of purchase and lease agreements, including amendments, settlements, and compliance monitoring.
• Maintain strategic partnerships and contractual commitments with manufacturers, lessors, financiers, and other industry stakeholders to identify opportunities and stay current on market developments.
• Oversee aircraft and engine asset disposals, including timing strategy, market execution, and coordination across teams.
• Work closely with Planning, Maintenance, Finance, Accounting, Tax, FP&A, Procurement, and Network teams on fleet strategy, budgeting, and implementation.
• Develop, manage, and forecast the fleet budget, including ownership-related costs such as rent, depreciation, interest, and engine maintenance.
• Direct aircraft delivery and inspection work, including supervision of technical inspection teams in global locations.
• Resolve contractual, financial, and technical matters with external counterparties.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team by recruiting, coaching, and ensuring deliverables are timely, accurate, and insightful.
• Handle additional responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or a related discipline.
• At least seven years of experience in fleet planning, corporate finance, aircraft trading, investment banking, management consulting, or a similar field.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for working with transaction counterparties and coordinating complex internal and external projects.
• High attention to detail across all areas of the role.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, demanding, and frequently changing environment.
• Strong analytical ability and intellect, with the capacity to manage multiple diverse priorities.
• Excellent negotiation skills to advance company objectives and resolve commercial and technical disagreements.
• Authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.
• Combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Preferred: an advanced degree in business, finance, or a related field.
• Preferred: prior airline industry experience.

Additional information

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Physical requirements: This is an office-based role that involves regular standing, sitting, speaking, hearing, seeing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, and using hands/fingers to operate a computer, keyboard, printer, and phone. The role may require lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying items up to 20 lbs. Work may include various shifts or days in a 24-hour setting. Regular attendance is required. The work environment may include moderate noise, changes in temperature and lighting, and prolonged computer work in a confined space. Some travel may be required.

Essential services: As a national air carrier, Allegiant is considered an essential service provider during declared national and state emergencies. Team members may be required to report to their assigned work or trip location during such emergencies unless prevented by local, state, or federal order.

Equal opportunity: Allegiant welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veteran status.

Benefits: Full-time benefits include profit sharing; medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; medical travel reimbursement; legal, identity, and pet insurance; a 401(k) with employer match; employee stock purchase plan; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement; flight benefits; and paid vacation, holidays, and sick time. Part-time benefits include profit sharing; medical travel reimbursement; legal, identity, and pet insurance; 401(k) with employer match; employee stock purchase plan; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement; flight benefits; and sick time.

AI in hiring: The employer may use AI tools to help with parts of the hiring process such as application review, resume analysis, or response assessment, but these tools do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are made by people. Applicants may contact the company for more information about data processing.