Fleet Transitions Manager

Finnair Plc; Finland; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Finnair is seeking a Fleet Transitions Manager to lead aircraft phase-in, phase-out and entry-into-service programs. You will direct a dedicated transition team and coordinate with internal stakeholders and aircraft lessors to ensure safe, compliant and timely transitions.

The role requires an engineering degree, leadership experience, and extensive knowledge of CAMO, continuing airworthiness, MRO and leasing. Willingness to travel internationally and a hybrid on-site/work model are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum two years leadership experience in managing specialist teams.
• Proven experience in aircraft fleet transitions, including technical records and lease agreements.
• Strong background in aircraft engineering, continuing airworthiness, CAMO, MRO, leasing or consultancy.
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working with aircraft lessors and external partners.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead aircraft phase-in, phase-out and entry-into-service transition programs.
• Deliver projects in line with scope, schedule, budget and quality targets.
• Provide leadership and technical direction to a specialist transition team.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, contractual and company requirements.
• Maintain long-term aircraft redelivery readiness with focus on technical records quality.
• Coordinate with aircraft lessors during deliveries and redeliveries.
• Support Aircraft Finance with technical input to protect asset value.
• Identify and manage risks in transition projects.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement and digitalization of transition processes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Risk management

English fluency

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CAMO

MRO

Aircraft leasing

Job description

Finnair is a diverse community of professionals who work ambitiously with a big heart and commitment. A strong safety culture is our priority and at the core of our everyday work, never taking it for granted. We are committed to doing our share in solving the climate challenge by determinedly following our science-based pathway to decarbonize our operations. We find meaning in our purpose: With our heart in Finland, we make every journey better, today and tomorrow. Our values - Always Safe, Customer at Heart and Stronger Together - guide us in everything we do.

Finnair Technical Operations division's task is to execute Finnair's flight operations safely, economically and in a reliable manner. Finnair Technical Operations is responsible for the airworthiness of the Finnair fleet. The key objectives of Technical Operations are safety, reliable flight operations and cost-efficient maintenance processes.

We are now looking for a FLEET TRANSITIONS MANAGER to join our team and lead aircraft fleet transition activities including phase-in, phase-out and entry-into-service programs. This role ensures safe, compliant and efficient transitions while protecting aircraft asset value and maintaining long-term redelivery readiness. In this role, you will lead a dedicated fleet transition team and manage complex, multi-year aircraft transition programs. A key focus is ensuring high-quality, complete and timely aircraft technical transitions and effective coordination with internal stakeholders and aircraft lessors. The role is based at Finnair Technical Operations near Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. While we offer a hybrid working model that combines office and remote work, this position requires you to work on site weekly.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead aircraft phase-in, phase-out and entry-into-service transition programs.
• Deliver projects in line with scope, schedule, budget and quality targets.
• Provide leadership and technical direction to a specialist transition team.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, contractual and company requirements.
• Maintain long-term aircraft redelivery readiness with focus on technical records quality and completeness.
• Manage technical interface with aircraft lessors during deliveries and redeliveries.
• Support Aircraft Finance with technical input to protect asset value.
• Identify and manage technical and commercial risks in transition projects.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Drive continuous improvement and digitalization of transition processes.

Our expectations:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum two years leadership experience in managing specialist teams.
• Proven experience in aircraft fleet transitions, including technical records and technical aspects of aircraft lease agreements.
• Strong background in aircraft engineering, continuing airworthiness, CAMO, MRO, aircraft leasing or consultancy.
• Experience managing complex projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working with aircraft lessors and other external partners.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Strong stakeholder and risk management skills.
• Ability to travel internationally without restrictions.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and utilize digital solutions.

Working at Finnair: We offer you an exciting opportunity to work in the fast-changing aviation and international travel industry in a culture that drives and enables professional development and continuous improvement. You will be supported by internally highly rated supervisory work with modern leadership practices that we constantly develop. We are happy to enable our employees to enrich their lives and fulfill their travel dreams by offering a wide leisure travel benefit. We also support the health and wellbeing of our employees through our own Sickness Fund insurance benefit, Epassi sport (culture, health & wellbeing or commuting benefit), gyms around the Finnair campus and activities organized by our hobby clubs.

Please note that the hiring process includes a pre-employment security clearance and a drug test.

Contact Sami Heikkinen (Head of Engineering Services) by phone [phone] (Mon-Fri 3-4pm) or email [e-mail].

We cherish diversity and strive to employ people with different backgrounds and experiences, to bring together multiple views to foster our business success. According to our employee survey, respecting diversity is at a high level in our work community. You are welcome to join Finnair as your authentic self.

Finnair is a network airline that specialises in passenger and cargo traffic between Europe, North America and Asia. It also offers package tours under its Aurinkomatkat-Suntours brand. Finnair offers direct flights to approximately 40 countries and over 100 destinations.