Senior Analyst - Aviation in London

Informa Markets is a division within Informa that creates global platforms for industries, organising over 500 large‐scale branded and transaction‐oriented events in 14 specialist markets and providing year‐round online platforms that generate valuable leads and provide data and digital content to support market transactions. ASM, part of the Aviation Week group, is the world's leading air‐route development brand that helps airports, cities, destinations and regions grow their air routes and connectivity. ASM supports clients through strategy, representation, data and analytics to deliver lasting economic impact while promoting sustainability and helping the aviation industry achieve its Net Zero targets.

This role is based in our Manchester office. As our Senior Analyst you will be responsible for:

• Assisting ASM's global consultant network with data and analysis needs, ensuring best practices and usable outputs.
• Developing working relationships with ASM clients, providing an additional contact point alongside the lead consultant.
• Initiating new analytics techniques, platform usage, and exploring new data sources to enhance existing products and develop new ones.
• Conducting detailed market research and analysis, including demographic and industry statistics, to identify target markets and airline opportunities.
• Creating business‐case presentations for target airlines, incorporating comprehensive data and analytics to support client objectives.
• Performing market‐share, stimulation, competitor, catchment and other metrics to inform client strategies.
• Operating, improving, and maintaining ASM's forecasting models, consolidating and interpreting data across platforms.
• Supporting long‐term traffic‐forecasting projects, providing input for short‐term airline strategies and long‐term market analysis.
• Leading and participating in customer‐insight calls with airlines to understand market opinions and development strategies.
• Providing market insights to sister businesses such as Routes, CAPA and Aviation Week Network.
• Contributing to speaker and content delivery at industry conferences and forums.
• Helping produce commercial bid documents, RFP responses and engaging in business retention and new‐business activities.
• Overseeing the creation and delivery of relevant training content.
• Managing direct reports and project teams for client services and new‐product development.
• Being proficient in third‐party data tools (e.g. Sabre Market Intelligence, OAG) and recommending new tools to add value to ASM.
• Performing additional tasks as required.

Qualifications

• Proven application of professional knowledge within airport, airline or consultancy environments.
• In‐depth knowledge of the aviation industry, including new air‐service development and the importance of data‐driven business cases for airline decisions.
• Strong communication skills, a proactive approach, eagerness to learn new skills and explore international markets.
• Confidence handling large data sets, proficiency in advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint, familiarity with Power BI and other data manipulation and presentation tools.
• Strong analytical, problem‐solving, planning and creative skills, with the ability to present and visualise data effectively to teams or clients.
• Skilled in quantitative and statistical research and analysis methods for commercial challenges.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Open to domestic and international travel as required.
• Experienced in working within a budget.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines with attention to detail under pressure.
• Demonstrated experience in problem‐solving.
• Possession of a relevant bachelor's degree.

Benefits

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust we give, enabling a blend of office and remote work.
• Great community: welcoming culture with in‐person and online social events, the Walk the World charity day, and active diversity and inclusion networks.
• Broader impact: up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity‐match funding available.
• Career opportunity: bespoke training, mentoring platforms and on‐demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning; internal job‐move support when the next step comes.
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
• Flexible range of personal benefits, plus company‐funded private medical cover.
• A ShareMatch scheme to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental‐health first aiders, a healthy‐living subsidy, access to health apps and more.
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes.
• Opportunity to collaborate with teams worldwide as an international company.

We're not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If this matches you, and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application. At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses protected by law.