As Senior Corporate Planning Analyst – Airline Partnerships, you will play an essential role in the management and optimization of Qatar Airways’ partnerships portfolio. The role includes working within a complex data environment on tasks that will involve research and analysis of market and network opportunities, to support informed decision-making within CP on Airline Partnership strategy. The role also includes working with cross functional departments within the company as well as with partner airlines, on day-to-day functions and ad-hoc tasks, as required.

This role falls under Alliance and Airline Partnership within Corporate Planning.

Key Accountabilities

• Partnership Management and Development
• Unlock value from existing or new partnership, including opportunity identification, business case development and approval, project implementation and ongoing value creation
• Review and amend partnership commercials by ensuring all the codeshare and prorate agreements and other interlineable revenues opportunities with partner airlines are updated and calibrated to optimize QR revenue share.
• Support the promotion, management and organization of all Alliance and Partnership initiatives across the company, both with internal and external stakeholders
• Analyse partner performance & KPIs and identify incremental benefits to enhance QR’s network reach and strategic positioning
• Ensure compliance with all Alliance requirements
• Manage ad-hoc requests relating to Alliance or Partnerships both in CP and externally
• Stakeholder Management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholder teams as well as with counterparts with codeshare and interline partners.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders to ensure alignment on codeshare objectives and processes.
• Provide regular updates and reports to senior management on codeshare performance and issues.
• Data Analysis
• Perform regular and adhoc analysis with both internal flown data and industry data to identify opportunity and trends.
• Participate in development of partnership KPI metrics and tracking mechanisms.
• Support preparation and monitoring of annual Partnerships targets.

Qualifications

Qualifications – External

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of job related experience with comprehensive understanding of commercial aviation economics, strategic planning and business management
• Experience in Alliances and Partnership business
• Strong knowledge of principles of interline, codeshare and joint businesses
• Familiar with codeshare application process and regulatory requirements