Manager Sales (Joint Ventures)

Etihad Airways; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Manager Sales to drive revenue from joint ventures and support sales activities for new destinations. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of relevant experience, a strong analytical background, and excellent skills in Excel and Power Point. This role offers an opportunity to shape strategies for improving revenue performance and managing key partnerships. Competitive compensation and dynamic work environment are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of work experience in airline partnerships or global sales.
• Experience in managing JVs or strategic partnerships across international markets.
• Ability to synthesize performance data meaningfully.

Responsibilities

• Maximize revenue generation from joint ventures.
• Support Business Development Manager with sales activities for new destinations.
• Track and analyze KPIs for joint venture routes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cultural awareness

Advanced Excel skills

Advanced Power Point skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related fields

Master’s degree (advantage)

Job description

Synopsis

The Manager Sales is responsible for maximizing the revenue generation from Etihad Airways joint ventures and for driving quality revenue improvement for global accounts.

The Manager JV will also support the Business Development Manager Network & Projects on transversal projects, including the planification and coordination of all sales activities for new destinations.

Accountabilities

• Maintain structured reporting tools and dashboards to provide consistent visibility on JV metrics and drive data driven decision‑making.
• Regular analysis and monitoring of global account performance per channel, leveraging internal data and available market intelligence (PRISM, DDS…) to identify opportunities to improve revenue quality.
• Support the delivery of strategic and targeted incentive modelling to maximise revenue within distribution strategy and cost of sale frameworks for all contracted global accounts and ensure that agency dealing strategies are defined taking into consideration market specificities.
• Work closely with Regional BDM & RGM to understand performance gaps and drive subsequent POS and account level steering.
• Support the HDQ Sales Enablement team with inputs on reporting requirements and reference data for global accounts.
• Support the Business Development Manager Network & Projects in coordinating and steering all sales activities related to new destinations.
• Monitor the commercial performance of joint ventures and strategic partnerships, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and identifying areas for optimisation.
• Track and analyse KPIs for JV trunk routes, highlighting trends, gaps, and opportunities to improve revenue performance.
• Advise regional sales teams and Business Development Managers on actions to enhance JV contribution, ensuring recommendations are data driven and commercially sound.
• Support the development of route‑level performance reviews, business cases, and corrective action plans to maximise JV value.
• Ensure all performance monitoring and advisory activities are conducted in compliance with ATI governance frameworks and JV regulatory agreements.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders including Sales Partnership Management, Revenue Management and Alliances to align on performance targets and joint commercial initiatives.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, or related fields required. Master’s degree is an advantage.
• Minimum of 5+ years of work experience in airline partnerships, revenue management and/or global sales.
• Strong analytical background: ability to synthesize performance data in a meaningful way required.
• Experience in managing JVs or strategic partnerships, preferably across international markets is a plus.
• Excellent grasp of broader commercial and revenue functions in the airline industry required.
• Team player with cultural awareness & understanding required.
• Advanced Excel skills / data modelling / highly numerate – required.
• Advanced Power Point skills – required.

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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