Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, the successful candidate will:

• Lead Ryanair’s bi annual planning process, owning the commercial assessment of new aircraft deployment, route frequency planning, and the evaluation of new market opportunities across Europe.
• Oversee ongoing commercial performance reviews, identifying opportunities for growth or enhanced profitability and recommending corrective action when required.
• Become a subject matter expert on our competitors and feed these insights into our own strategy.
• Partner with Route Development leadership to ensure airport cost structures, incentive schemes and negotiation outcomes are commercially optimised and aligned with long term strategic objectives.
• Own the preparation and delivery of monthly executive level commercial reporting, including route profitability, network performance, and commercial KPIs that underpin all capacity allocation decisions.
• Work cross functionally with Sales & Marketing, Finance, and Ryanair Labs, ensuring accurate, robust commercial data is used to drive strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead the evaluation and financial challenge of new airport deals, ensuring commercial, financial, and strategic alignment.
• Manage, coach, and develop analysts, fostering a high performance, growth-oriented team environment.

Requirements

• An accounting, finance, or commercial background with 5-7yrs of experience.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to communicate financial data in a simple and concise manner.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail as what you produce, will be used to inform business decisions impacting millions of customers.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.