Solutions & analytics analyst

Etihad; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in Abu Dhabi is seeking a skilled individual to join their Solutions and Innovation team focused on Pricing and Revenue Management. The role involves developing and implementing advanced analytical models and requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, along with 4 years of experience in Operations Research or data science. The ideal candidate will be proficient in R and Python and possess strong business acumen.

Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant experience in Operations Research and/or data science models.
• Experience in commercial processes like demand forecasting and optimization.
• Familiarity with data science programming languages.
• Experience within the aviation industry is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong commercial knowledge and support day-to-day inquiries.
• Drive revenue through advanced analytical models.
• Monitor user actions and provide insights for improvement.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing of Revenue Management systems.

Skills

Advanced analytical modeling

Data modeling

Operations Research

Machine Learning

Commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, or Engineering

Tools

R

Python

Azure synapse analytics

Google Big query

Snowflake

Job description

Overview

The role is part of the Solutions and Innovation team, where the individual will get the chance to be involved in delivering innovative projects for the Pricing and Revenue Management (RM) function. He/she will have the opportunity to put Operations Research and Machine Learning in practice to develop new algorithms as proof of concepts and subsequently implement as solutions after validation in areas such as Pricing, Demand Forecasting and Optimization.

Accountabilities

• Master inputs, outputs and algorithm of current RM systems, and support RM in day-to-day inquiries. Develop strong commercial knowledge and liaise with internal and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements.
• Construct data models and analytical tools to support commercial decisions to maximize revenue.
• Drive revenue and automation by developing advanced analytical models (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, prescriptive) and deploying them in the Pricing & RM ecosystem.
• Develop and maintain calibration of forecast, fare and optimization parameters in Revenue Management systems for better forecast accuracy and effective Origin & Destination (O&D) controls.
• Participate in key commercial projects including improving existing processes and testing and implementing new technologies to maximize revenue.
• Monitor the user actions (forecast influences, optimization and fare strategies) in the systems and provide insights on their impact and improve system usage.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing of Revenue Management Systems and provide guidance on test scenarios to various stakeholders involved in system upgrades.
• Manage data quality assurance of inputs and outputs of Pricing & RM Systems interacting closely with RM and IT.
• Maintain and automate routine tasks on system health.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, Computer Science, and Engineering.
• 4 years of relevant experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining Operations Research and/or data science models used in commercial/operational processes.
• Experience in the usage of data science programming languages (R, Python) and cloud-based data warehouse (Azure synapse analytics, Google Big query, Snowflake).
• Experience within the aviation industry in the areas of Commercial, such as, demand forecasting, and optimization is an asset.

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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