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The Senior Manager, Cargo Strategy serves as a key strategic leader responsible for shaping and executing the long-term vision for Cargo. This role oversees the Cargo strategic portfolio, leads a team of professionals, and partners with senior stakeholders across operations, commercial, finance, technology, and the broader airline to ensure alignment and delivery of critical initiatives. The position influences enterprise-level decisions and drives strategies that advance Cargo’s business goals and technology roadmap.
As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.
• Define and communicate Cargo’s strategic objectives, aligning them with enterprise priorities and market trends.
• Oversee the Cargo strategic portfolio, ensuring prioritization, resource allocation, and successful execution of initiatives.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify key decisions, frame issues, and gain consensus on strategic initiatives.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across operations, commercial, customer experience, finance, and technology to connect vision with actionable plans.
• Present strategic recommendations and progress updates to executive leadership, influencing decisions at the highest levels.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to identify new opportunities for growth and efficiency.
• Establish governance frameworks to track progress, manage risks, and ensure accountability for results.
• Mentor and develop team members to achieve organizational goals.
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 7 years of experience in strategy, operations, finance, technology, or consulting roles
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
• Advanced degree (MBA or similar).
• Experience in airline or cargo operations.
• Familiarity with technology strategy and portfolio management.
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
• Expertise in strategic planning and portfolio management
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Effective communication and consensus-building abilities
• Proven success leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior leadership
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ability to leverage data analytics tools
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed
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