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Senior Strategy Manager

Posted 25 Mar 2024
Work experience
2 to 6 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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Description

We have disrupted the way people travel since we started 25 years ago, and we don’t intend on stopping. We may be facing the biggest challenge in our history, but we are confident that throughout the pandemic we have taken the right action to build back stronger and better – and we want you to play a part in that and #belongherewithus.

We know that flexibility, balance and wellbeing are more important than ever right now. Whether that’s working remotely, part time, or needing extra support when times are tough – we are always #happytotalkflex.

Different perspectives and experiences add value to the way we do business. Giving a ‘warm welcome for everyone’ is at the heart of what we do every day regardless of gender identity and expression, race, disability, age, sexual and/ or romantic orientation, religion and nationality; because it’s clear to us that our people set us apart.

When you fly with us, you’ll see we have bags of passion for travel and getting you to your destination with the best experience possible. Working in our non-flying roles is no different, and our culture, known as our Orange Spirit, is a real thing. We work hard and laugh loud. We roll our sleeves up and we get stuck right in. It’s fast paced, and you need to be resilient, but the experience you gain when developing in #orangeyears is like no other - one year at easyJet is like three years somewhere else.

We’re Europe’s leading airline – with a network of over 1000 routes across 35 countries. We lead the industry in data, digital, web, engineering and operational innovations, to make travel easier and great value for our customer.

We take sustainability seriously. We’re acting on carbon now, as the first and only major airline in the world to offset 100% of our direct carbon emissions as well as stimulating the development of radical new technologies to ultimately achieve zero-emissions flying in the future.

We have also been named as Britain’s Most Admired Company of 2020 in the transport sector, retaining the leading position for a second year running. We support. We empower. We excite. And we do it our way. We’re uniquely different. We’re easyJet.

TEAM

easyJet’s Strategy and Fleet team is responsible for defining and articulating the future direction of the business and ultimately driving the long-term success of the airline. The team works with stakeholders across all areas of the business, including Commercial, Operations and Finance in the areas of strategic planning, fleet planning, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships and supporting areas of the business tackle challenging and complex problems. We are recruiting a Senior Strategy Manager into the team to replace a member of the team who has been promoted internally. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading projects across all areas including the execution of our annual strategic planning process.

JOB PURPOSE

To continue our winning strategy, we’re looking for a Senior Strategy Manager. Reporting into easyJet’s Strategy Director, this role has a specific focus on developing and driving key strategic projects, whilst also supporting the wider general strategic planning process. The role is will also play a key role within any M&A related activities.

Responsibilities include:

  • Develop hypothesis led solutions to complex business challenges across a range of business areas
  • Challenge existing organisational perspectives through analysis, benchmarking and problem solving
  • Drive the progress of complex, cross functional, business critical programmes through a disciplined approach to project management and strong collaborative approach stakeholder management
  • Build strong relationships and influence key business stakeholders including senior executives (CFO, COO, CCO)
  • Manage and perform high quality quantitative and qualitative research to identify and validate opportunities
  • Manage teams of direct and indirect reports to successfully deliver project outcomes
  • Manage easyJet's annual strategic planning process including demand forecasting, competitive intelligence, strategic initiative identification and development of the five-year financial model in conjunction with Finance

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Ability to design and execute a structured, data led approach to problem solving and ability to handle ambiguity
  • Ability to rapidly understand new business areas and provide insightful recommendations
  • Scope and lead strategic with cross functional stakeholders
  • Ability to design and lead workshops and interviews with senior business stakeholders
  • Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills (Excel, PowerPivot, SQL, Modern Business intelligence platforms)
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, especially PowerPoint
  • Robust financial analysis capabilities to support the development of strategic plan and business cases

COMPETENCIES

In line with the Competency Framework for job family HMP (Management & Professional) which cover:

  • Ownership and Delivery. Has a clear focus to deliver results, working to targets, reviewing progress and adapting their plans accordingly, motivating themselves/the team to achieve.
  • Business Performance. Understands business and external environment, is cost conscious and understands the longer-term perspective and implications of decisions.
  • Innovation and Change. Is open to new ways of doing things and questions existing approaches, views change as an opportunity, comfortable working in a dynamic and ambiguous environment.
  • Building Relationships. Expresses ideas confidently and clearly, builds positive and constructive relationships with others, gets to know colleagues within their own team and supports them to ensure team goals are achieved.

Requirements of the Role

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Outstanding academic or professional achievement
  • CFA/ACA/MBA/significant financial modelling experience required
  • Experience either in an in-house strategy function or top tier management consultancy preferred, ideally with an aviation focus
  • Experience in developing and managing projects
  • Experience presenting insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders

BENEFITS

  • Competitive base salary
  • Up to 23% bonus
  • 25 days holiday
  • BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
  • 7% pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Flexible benefits package
  • Excellent staff travel benefits

We’re Europe’s leading airline flying more than 82 million passengers to more than 33 countries! But we’re not just known for our size and innovation, we’re known around the world for our incredible staff who are at the heart of everything we do.

Aerospace & Defence
Luton
8,000 employees