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.

1. Lead in-depth data analysis to help build business cases for core strategic questions, including analysis of market/industry trends, network optimisation and benchmarking.
2. Coordinate network planning initiatives and projects across the Group and champion best practice.
3. Support the wider IAG Strategy team on ad hoc projects, such as Board and Investor Day documents.

Accountabilities

1. Conduct detailed analysis to understand and optimise IAG’s combined network and fleet, and hence maximise profitability and shareholder value.
2. 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.
3. Conduct rigorous, in-depth data analysis of route performance and monitor competitive landscape through analysis of capacity, market share and traffic flows.
4. Develop capacity forecast scenarios for competitors to measure impact on current network of IAG Operating Companies.
5. Use network planning software to model and analyse both industry merger scenarios and specific network changes of IAG Operating Companies.
6. Conduct analysis to help evaluate and build business cases for M&A opportunities, defining and valuing potential revenue and cost synergies.
7. Support Group optimisation initiatives, such as the group business plan, long term fleet planning, network development, fleet harmonisation, connectivity, etc.

Required Skills, Qualifications & Experience

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