Senior Planning Manager

Eligible applicants must be authorized to work in Switzerland or possess a valid work permit.

The Senior Scheduler is responsible for the strategic coordination, governance, and optimization of scheduling and planning activities within Nautical Operations. This role requires end‑to‑end ownership of fleet planning frameworks, ensuring stable, compliant, and cost‑efficient coverage across short‑, mid‑, and long‑term horizons while aligning operational realities with fleet requirements and strategic objectives. The Senior Scheduler manages planning risks, constraints, and conflicts and serves as the central point of ownership.

• Own and oversee short-, mid-, and long‑term scheduling and manning frameworks across operations
• Ensure alignment between operational plans, fleet capacity, training requirements, and strategic priorities
• Define and maintain planning principles, standards, escalation rules, and governance structures
• Review, challenge, and validate schedules for robustness, risk exposure, compliance, and efficiency
• Lead the annual manning and capacity planning cycle, including scenario planning and forward risk assessment

• Act as the senior point of contact for scheduling and planning matters between Nautical Operations, Nautical Management, HR, and Recruiting
• Advise senior management on capacity constraints, operational risks, and planning trade‑offs
• Lead, support, and mentor schedulers and planners, setting clear standards and expectations
• Facilitate alignment workshops and cross‑functional planning discussions
• Ensure consistent communication cadence, transparency, and clarity in planning decisions
• Partner closely with Corporate Captains, Nautical Instructors, HR, and Recruiting to align staffing, training schedules, and talent development with fleet requirements

• Ensure full compliance with labor laws, working‑time regulations, licensing requirements, and internal policies
• Oversee fatigue management, rest‑hour compliance, training validity, and exception handling
• Define and manage escalation paths for critical planning conflicts or compliance risks
• Ensure planning decisions support safe operations, regulatory adherence, and the guest experience

• Own planning and scheduling data quality, structure, and governance
• Drive continuous improvement of planning tools, processes, and systems
• Analyze trends in utilization, staffing stability, disruptions, and performance indicators
• Support business cases related to capacity planning, efficiency gains, and resourcing strategies

• Stable, transparent, and trusted planning frameworks across the organization
• Reduced operational disruptions through proactive and forward‑looking planning
• Clear ownership, escalation paths, and governance in scheduling decisions
• Improved utilization, compliance, and stakeholder confidence
• A strong, capable scheduling function with clear standards, structure, and direction

• Several years of experience in senior scheduling, planning, or operational leadership roles
• Experience in regulated, safety‑critical, or resource‑intensive industries preferred
• Proven exposure to labor regulations, working‑time rules, licensing frameworks, or collective agreements

• Deep expertise in planning and scheduling within complex operational environments
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to balance operational realities with strategic and long‑term objectives
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership capability with a coaching and mentoring mindset
• High resilience, sound judgment, and decision‑making ability under pressure

• Higher education in operations, logistics, engineering, business administration, or a similar field preferred

• Fast‑growing and dynamic environment, modern workspace, flexible working hours