Platform Lead – Demand & Capability

easyJet; Luton; Híbrido; GBP 95.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Discounted staff travel

Work Away scheme

EV lease salary sacrifice

Descripción de la vacante

easyJet is seeking a Platform Lead – Demand & Capability to drive end-to-end workload planning and capacity protection within its Airline Operations Platform. You will own the demand register, oversee triage and prioritization, and steer cross-functional teams across crew, flight planning, and maintenance.

You will lead a small leadership team, champion platform-as-a-product thinking, and ensure changes are safe to land through rigorous impact assessments.

Formación

• Demand & Capacity Mastery: manage intake, triage, prioritisation, and capacity allocation under pressure in complex tech environments.
• People Leadership: line manage delivery managers and senior specialists; influence across matrix structures.
• Change Governance: strong background in impact assessment across interdependent systems to ensure safe changes.
• Modern Ways of Working: deep understanding of Agile, Lean, backlog management, sprint commitments, product-thinking.
• Root-Cause Discipline: focus on permanent fixes and preventing repeated outages.
• Tech Tooling: proficient with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, ITSM tools.
• Experience in aviation/airline operations or transport environments.
• Knowledge of core systems of record (AIMS, AMOS) and modern integration patterns.
• ITSM and service transition concepts.

Responsabilidades

• Own end-to-end demand rhythm and prioritisation boards to ensure visibility and sequencing of requests.
• Defend capacity models and protect space for automation, monitoring, and problem elimination.
• Maintain SME application knowledge across the estate and drive cross-skilling.
• Lead end-to-end impact assessments across interconnected systems and value chains.
• Line manage a squad of two Delivery Managers and five Technical Specialists.
• Champion Platform-as-a-Product mindset with published interfaces and clear internal customer routes.

Conocimientos

Demand & Capacity Mastery

People Leadership

Change Governance

Modern Ways of Working

Root-Cause Discipline

Tech Tooling

Aviation/airline ops

Core systems knowledge

ITIL knowledge

Contractor-to-permanent transitions

Herramientas

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

ITSM tooling

Descripción del empleo

Job Description - Platform Lead – Demand & Capability (17457)

Job Description

Platform Lead – Demand & Capability ( 17457 )

Description

At easyJet, we are transforming Airline Operations through modern product-led technology, operational excellence, automation, data, and AI-enabled capabilities. The Airline Operations Platform is the single point of contact for the applications and data keeping our network flying—owning critical crew, flight planning, network control, and engineering systems (including AIMS, TOPS, LIDO, and AMOS).

We are looking for a Platform Lead – Demand & Capability to join our leadership team. In this pivotal role, you will be accountable for end-to-end workload and demand management across this critical operations estate. You will protect engineering capacity, build deep application expertise that eliminates single points of failure, and lead the rigid impact assessments that make change safe to land.

What You'll Do

As a core member of our leadership team, you will move our function from firefighting to proactive prevention. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Demand Authority: Enforce front-door discipline by owning the single demand register. You will run the end-to-end demand rhythm (triage, sizing, and prioritization boards) so that incoming requests are visible and sequenced rather than ad-hoc.
• Capacity Protection: Defend agreed capacity models—ensuring dedicated space is fiercely protected for automation, monitoring, and problem elimination.
• SME Knowledge & Capability: Own the depth, currency, and availability of SME application knowledge across the estate. You will actively track and eliminate single points of failure through intentional cross-skilling and documentation.
• Impact Assessment: Lead end-to-end impact assessments across interconnected applications and value chains (schedule, crew, flight planning, maintenance) so operational consequences are fully understood before any change is committed.
• Team Leadership: Line manage, coach, and develop a high-performing squad consisting of two Delivery Managers and five Technical Specialists, while steering the team from directive management to empowered ownership.
• Platform-as-a-Product: Champion Product and Platform ways of working, treating our internal missions as customers with published interfaces and a clear route in

Requirements of the Role

Who You Are

You are a calm, credible leader who thrives in high-consequence, 24x7 operational environments. You excel at making workload visible—even when the picture is uncomfortable—and you are straight about what can and cannot be done.

Key Skills Required:

• Demand & Capacity Mastery: Extensive experience managing intake, triage, prioritisation, and capacity allocation under pressure in complex tech environments.
• People Leadership: Proven track record of line managing delivery managers and deep technical specialists, as well as influencing across matrix and dotted-line relationships.
• Change Governance: Strong background in impact assessment across interdependent, business-critical systems with the authority to say when a change is not safe to land.
• Modern Ways of Working: Deep understanding of Agile, Lean, backlog management, sprint-based commitment models, and platform-as-a-product thinking.
• Root-Cause Discipline: A strong bias toward permanent fixes and preventing repeated short-term restoration.
• Tech Tooling: Proficiency with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, and ITSM tooling.
• Experience in aviation, airline operations, airport logistics, or transport environments.
• Knowledge of core systems of record (e.g., AIMS, AMOS) and modern integration patterns (APIs, event-driven architecture).
• A grounding in Service Management (ITIL), particularly around problem management and service transition.
• Experience managing contractor-to-permanent transitions and formalising informal support models.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to drive a massive tech transformation at one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines.
• A hybrid, collaborative work environment based out of our Luton office.
• A culture focused on innovation, data-driven decisions, and people development.

“Please note that this role does not meet the criteria for visa sponsorship, and we are therefore unable to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.”

What you’ll get in return:

At easyJet, we pride ourselves on a vibrant and inclusive workplace culture that supports and rewards innovation and excellence.

We offer:

• 25 days holiday, pension scheme, life assurance, and a flexible benefits package.
• Discounted staff travel scheme for friends and family
• Annual credit for discount on easyJet holidays
• ‘Work Away’ scheme, allowing you to work abroad for 30 days a year
• Electric vehicle lease salary sacrifice scheme

Location & Hours of Work

We operate a hybrid working policy of 2 days a week spent with colleagues.

Reasonable Adjustments:

At easyJet, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact us at [e-mail].

Over the last 30 years, easyJet has revolutionised European travel. With a fleet of over 300 aircraft flying 85 million+ passengers annually across 1,000 routes, we make travel easy and affordable. But what truly sets us apart is our generation easyJet culture—fuelled by forward-thinking, high-performing people who have a real sense of fun.