IAG - Group Strategy Analyst, Network

Purpose of the role

• Define and articulate strategic recommendations relating to network and fleet strategy for decision-making by senior management
• Lead in-depth data analysis to help build business cases for core strategic questions, including analysis of market/industry trends, network optimisation and benchmarking
• Coordinate network planning initiatives and projects across the Group and champion best practice
• Support the wider IAG Strategy team on ad hoc projects, such as Board and Investor Day documents

Accountabilities

• Conduct detailed analysis to understand and optimise IAG’s combined network and fleet, and hence maximise profitability and shareholder value
• Enhance the network planning activity undertaken within each IAG Operating Company by taking a group-wide neutral perspective – for example, overlapping markets and slot coordination
• Conduct rigorous, in-depth data analysis of route performance and monitor competitive landscape through analysis of capacity, market share and traffic flows
• Develop capacity forecast scenarios for competitors to measure impact on current network of IAG Operating Companies
• Use network planning software to model and analyse both industry merger scenarios and specific network changes of IAG Operating Companies
• Conduct analysis to help evaluate and build business cases for M&A opportunities, defining and valuing potential revenue and cost synergies
• Support Group optimisation initiatives, such as the group business plan, long term fleet planning, network development, fleet harmonisation, connectivity, etc.

Required Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Degree level education or equivalent
• Previous work experience in airline network planning and/or airline strategy
• Ability to build presentations with a cohesive storyline and summarised key findings
• Proven ability to present to senior stakeholders
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong interpersonal and persuasion skills, with high levels of maturity
• Willingness to travel and work in a multicultural environment
• Excellent English written and spoken
• Financial modelling experience preferred but not required

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