Senior Analyst Airline Optimization

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Location:

Long Island City, NY, US, 11101

Category:
Operations

Position Summary:

Jet Blue is looking for a Senior Analyst Airline Optimization
- Horizons to be based at Jet Blue’s Support Center in Long Island City, NY. The Airline Optimization
- Horizons team is responsible for understanding and evaluating the impact of Network plans on the Operation, and vice versa. The Airline Optimization
- Horizons team will then support planning decisions across the company to maximize the airline’s end-to-end profitability and ensure operational robustness.

The team’s short-term responsibilities include helping to optimize schedules and operational setup by working across teams to prepare the schedule for deployment. Longer-term responsibilities focus on helping closely align Jet Blue’s Network plans with its operational footprint.

The ideal Senior Analyst Airline Optimization
- Horizons candidate will be passionate about aviation and have experience in Consulting, Operations Planning, or Commercial functions s candidate will also have excellent quantitative and interpersonal skills, helping them to excel at working across teams to deliver results. Analytical and modeling experience are required.

• Identify hidden inefficiencies in Network or operational plans and develop opportunities to improve schedule setup
• Work closely with Route & Schedule Planning teams to build schedule scenarios, assess the revenue/strategic impact of decisions, and execute Network changes as needed
• Use planning scenarios to measure the cost impact of schedule and operational resources changes
• Develop tools to forecast operability outcomes and disruption risk
• Build relationships with Operational teams to help align short- and long-term planning decisions
• Leverage project management and change management techniques to ensure end to end implementation of decisions
• Improve schedule design and operational planning processes
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business, Mathematics, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, Supply Chain or a related field; OR demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities with a combination of a High School Diploma/GED and at least four (4) years of previous relevant work experience
• Three (3) years of analytical experience in a related field such as network planning, operations planning, management consulting, financial planning & analysis, network optimization, or schedule optimization
• Strong capabilities with database querying (e.g., SQL) and/or high-level programming language(s) (such as Python or R)
• Strong airline business acumen
• Excellent data analysis and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication ability
• Able to effectively influence others at equal and higher levels of the organization
• Able to navigate situations where leadership has multiple and competing priorities
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Power Point
• Available for occasional overnight travel (10%)
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test
• Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is located.
• Authorization to work in the US is required, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Preferred

Experience and Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Economics, Business, Mathematics, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, Supply Chain or a related quantitative field; OR demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities with a combination of a High School Diploma/GED and at least six (6) years of previous relevant work experience
• Two (2)…