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Director Network Strategy & Performance
Atlas Air INC · 🇺🇸 White Plains, NY, USA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 14 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 2 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Atlas Air INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Director Commercial Transformation” (General and Operations Managers) in FL: $174k–$174k, median $174k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Atlas Air INC
The US Department of Labor certified 14 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 2 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Join Atlas Air Worldwide. Move the World with Us! At Atlas Air Worldwide, we’re not just an airline, we’re a global engine powering cargo, passenger, and leasing operations across more than 70 countries. As a leader in outsourced aviation logistics, we’re built on a foundation of safety , service excellence , integrity , innovation , teamwork , and responsibility . With over 30 years of history, a modern all-Boeing fleet, and nearly 5,000 teammates collaborating across operations, technical, and corporate functions, we’re driven by purpose. If you're ready to grow, innovate, and help us deliver excellence every single day, you belong here. Position Summary: Atlas Air is seeking a highly analytical, strategically minded leader to serve as a key partner to the Staff Vice President of Network Planning in driving the performance, economics, and evolution of the airline's global network. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, finance, and technology. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve aircraft productivity, service reliability, capacity utilization, profitability, and planning effectiveness across the enterprise. Working across Commercial, Operations, Maintenance, Crew, Finance, and Technology organizations, this individual will help shape how the airline makes decisions, allocates resources, and optimizes performance. The role serves as the analytical and strategic engine behind network performance improvement, translating complex operational and commercial challenges into actionable recommendations and measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate combines structured problem-solving skills, strong analytical capabilities, and practical business judgment. They are equally comfortable evaluating a customer-specific performance issue, developing a fleet allocation recommendation, supporting a business development opportunity, or leading a transformation initiative that improves how the airline plans and operates. They are not only able to identify opportunities, but also build consensus, navigate complexity, and drive implementation to deliver measurable results. Major Job Accountabilities: Network Performance & Economics • Analyze performance across customers, contracts, aircraft, fleets, routes, business units, and the overall network. • Identify opportunities to improve aircraft utilization, service reliability, cost efficiency, profitability, and network productivity. • Develop performance management frameworks and key metrics to evaluate network effectiveness. • Conduct root-cause analyses of operational and commercial performance gaps and develop actionable improvement plans. • Create executive-level analyses, business cases, and recommendations to support decision-making. • Quantify trade-offs between revenue, utilization, reliability, cost, and operational complexity. Strategic Network Optimization • Evaluate network design alternatives and recommend opportunities to improve schedule efficiency and asset productivity. • Support fleet allocation, spare aircraft strategy, capacity planning, and long-term network development decisions. • Assess customer and contract performance and recommend changes that align incentives and improve operational and economic outcomes. • Support commercial and business development initiatives through scenario analysis and strategic evaluation. • Identify opportunities to better align network design with evolving customer demand and market conditions. • Drive analytical reviews of network assumptions, planning methodologies, and operating parameters. Integrated Airline Planning • Partner across Commercial, Operations, Maintenance, Crew, Finance, and Technology organizations to ensure planning decisions r