Senior Strategy Analyst - Commercial Growth

Hello. We’re Virgin Australia. We’re the airline that’s always done things a little different. Our way. The Virgin way. We’re on a mission to make flying better than ‘nice’. And to do that, it takes a team of talented people who are passionate about customer experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on safety – in the air, on the ground and in our workplaces. A team who values real diversity and inclusion, in a big brand with big ambitions.

What you’ll be doing

The Commercial Acceleration Strategy team acts as an ‘Internal Consulting’ team within the Commercial division of the business.  This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, profitable business in a Commercial role that is both strategic and analytical in nature. The role involves supporting the development of the broader Commercial strategy and transformation roadmap, to achieve our revenue aspirations. You will frame business problems then lead the analysis to support decision making and identify opportunities to accelerate value capture. These special projects will be in collaboration with relevant Commercial functions and other teams within VA Group. In addition, this role will be critical in supporting the preparation of outputs in order to facilitate stakeholder management and decision making.

Working closely with the Senior Manager of Commercial Acceleration Strategy, the Senior Analyst will :

• Support the development of commercial strategy & transformation roadmap for the Commercial division to achieve the overarching revenue ambition, and how it translates across various commercial functions (channels, customer segments, marketing, revenue management)
• Actively support preparation for ELT / Board updates
• Identify commercial opportunities and lead the sizing of commercial benefits and investments
• Support special project delivery to accelerate value capture
• Proactively interrogate and analyse data to identify trends, gaps and opportunities, and understand drivers of commercial performance using Microsoft Excel, PowerBI and other analytical tools
• Identify and manage risks and issues within the project
• Develop outputs to effectively communicate insights from analysis and recommendations / trade-offs
• Support team capability uplift by coaching Analysts in the team
• Work closely and align efforts with relevant stakeholders across the business including Finance, Data Analytics, Data Science

You’ll be great in this role if you have…

• Experience in top-tier strategy / management consulting (3+ years), or similar strategy development and analysis functions in industry (5+ years), with orientation towards commercial performance and outcomes
• Experience in translating business questions into critical analysis to prove / disprove hypotheses
• Experience interrogating and analysing large bodies of data to generate actionable insights
• Experience in preparing CEO / Board level presentations
• Ability to coach Analysts
• Demonstrated experience in operating with ambiguity
• Ability to synthesise insights into a management level narrative to drive decision making
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with various stakeholders and building relationships with stakeholders
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel. Proficiency in SQL (to retrieve data) is also advantageous, but can be taught
• Postgraduate degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering or similar is desirable
• An interest in the aviation industry and an understanding of aviation revenue drivers

We’re committed to looking after you, with some of the best benefits and conditions in the industry – including (but not limited to) :

• Discounted flights for you and your loved ones (including $1000 worth of travel credits per year)
• A flexible, hybrid work style. Work from home or the office, adapt your location to suit your style and needs
• One of Brisbane’s most admired head office locations, with South Bank train station, a supermarket, pharmacy, and lunch options downstairs plus a 5-minute walk to the Busway, a rooftop restaurant and onsite gym (with a low membership fee) and South Bank Parklands just across the road
• Discounts on travel insurance, lounge membership, car hire, accommodation, and experiences worldwide
• Cheaper hospitality, retail, technology, beauty and wellness services
• Free counselling and access to a wellbeing app to support your physical, mental, social and financial health
• Dress for Your Day’ – enjoy the freedom to wear whatever makes you feel great for the type of work you do and the day you have ahead of you.

When everyone is included, everyone wins

We’re all individuals. And we love that. That’s why we encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, our friends in the LGBTQI+ community, and anyone else who wants to join our family.

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