Director of Aviation
Director of Aviation
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Job Description
Why loveholidays
At loveholidays were on a mission to open the world to everyone giving our customers unlimited choice unmatched ease and unmissable value for their next getaway. Our team is the driving force behind our role as our customers personal holiday expert
The smart way to get away.
The impact youll have
This is a pivotal role in the business reporting directly to the VP Commercial. The Director of Aviation will be accountable for more than 3B of flights transaction value leading relationships with over 120 airlines across multiple source markets.
The role straddles the commercial product and technology areas of our flights supply and requires a blend of strategic commercial and product skills and knowledge to ensure loveholidays has the broadest most competitive flights offering in the market.
Your daytoday:
This a varied role with flexibility required:
Full strategic ownership of the Aviation product within loveholidays including ownership of the Aviation strategic roadmap
Leading the commercial Aviation Team to maximise revenue opportunities within Aviation and the wider product set
Understanding Aviation mix and network planning to optimise our Aviation offering to the customer which underpins our Dynamic Package product
Working directly with product owners and technical leads to promote Aviation as a product
Ownership of all Airline relationships including low cost carrier scheduled and charter airlines
Ownership of all technology and data relationships within Aviation including global distribution system operators low cost carrier booking partners and all aviation technology and data partners
Being the business owner for the crossfunctional Aviation Team including engineers product owners analysts data scientists and Aviation Operations
Balancing revenue maximisation with risk mitigation in a concentrated UK airline industry
Participating in the Companywide OKRs process setting the quarterly objectives to deliver the strategy you have set and leading the execution of the OKR process within Aviation
Full financial ownership of the Aviation function including budgeting and forecasting and cost control
Your skillset:
Deep aviation industry experience and expertise across lowcost airlines scheduled carriers and GDS
Strong relationshipbuilding and influencing skills comfortable up to CSuite level
Commercial acumen and negotiation experience
Strategic mindset
Ability to lead crossfunctional teams to successful outcomes comfortable working with Product and Technology teams
Datadriven decisionmaking
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
Experience in fixed commitment and downpayments with airlines with associated negotiation forecasting and revenue management
Experience working in other European countries (e.g. Germany Netherlands)
The interview journey:
Talent Acquisition Partner intro 30 mins
1st stage with Hiring Manager 45 mins
2nd stage with key stakeholders including a task to present followed by team chemistry meetings 2 hours
Final stage with senior stakeholders 3045 mins
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
