Strategic Airline Alliances Lead

Vueling Airlines SA; Viladecans; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vueling Airlines SA is seeking a senior professional to own the performance and cross-functional execution of its airline partnership portfolio. The role focuses on coordinating with partner airlines and internal teams to deliver measurable commercial and customer value.

Responsibilities include roadmap development, KPI monitoring, and business-case driven opportunities such as SPAs, codeshares and distribution initiatives. Strong project management and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Aviation Management or a related analytical discipline is essential.
• Strong knowledge of airline commercial partnerships including SPAs, codeshares, interline arrangements, distribution and connecting journeys is highly desirable.
• Sound understanding of airline commercial, network, operational and customer processes and their interdependencies is required.
• Strong project management and cross-functional coordination capabilities, with the ability to structure work, manage dependencies and drive delivery without direct authority, are essential.
• Strong analytical skills, including business case development, performance measurement and the interpretation of commercial, operational and customer data, are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationship with assigned airline partners, coordinating between partner counterparts and Vueling teams.
• Develop and maintain the airline partnership roadmap and opportunity pipeline, assessing new and existing initiatives against strategic fit, customer relevance and value potential.
• Monitor the commercial, operational and customer performance of the partnership portfolio, establishing relevant KPIs and preparing regular partner reviews and governance materials.
• Develop business cases and recommendations for new or expanded partnership opportunities, including SPAs, codeshares, distribution and connectivity initiatives.
• Lead the cross-functional implementation and optimization of alliance initiatives, coordinating scope, priorities, milestones and dependencies across Commercial, Network, Revenue Management, Digital, Customer, Operations, Finance, Legal and other relevant teams.
• Represent alliance requirements in cross-functional initiatives affecting partner journeys, including schedule publication, distribution, disruption and reaccommodation, servicing, baggage, digital experience and airport processes.

Skills

English C1/C2

Spanish C1

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration

Economics

Finance

Engineering

Aviation Management

Related analytical discipline

Job description

Vueling Airlines SA is seeking a senior professional to own the performance and cross-functional execution of its airline partnership portfolio. The role focuses on coordinating with partner airlines and internal teams to deliver measurable commercial and customer value.

Responsibilities include roadmap development, KPI monitoring, and business-case driven opportunities such as SPAs, codeshares and distribution initiatives. Strong project management and analytical skills are essential.