Senior IR Analyst

easyJet; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading European airline is seeking a Senior IR Analyst to develop reporting and analytical capabilities. You will enhance decision-making processes through data analysis and contribute to stakeholder management. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience in business operations, and a proven ability to drive change and manage projects. This full-time position is based in Luton, supporting hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Up to 20% maximum bonus

Private Medical Insurance

7% pension contributions

Excellent staff travel benefits

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual credit towards an easyJet holiday

Various flexible benefits and extras

Qualifications

• Experience in business-focused operations or people roles.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop enhanced reporting and analytical capability.
• Produce monthly reporting packs and recommend decisions.
• Source data to create dashboards and facilitate meetings.

Skills

Business-focused operations

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Change management

Communication skills

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Gen AI

Job description

Senior IR Analyst

We are easyJet — a FTSE-100 listed, £multi‑billion low‑cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.

We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low‑cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours – we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.

Read on if you

• Have experience in business-focused operations or people roles, with a strong commercial mindset and analytical skills.
• Enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, delivering results and driving change through data and insight.
• Can be in our fantastic Luton head office 3 x per week.

The Team

You’ll join a team of seven, responsible for facilitating Industrial Relations across nine jurisdictions and around 35 representative bodies. The team identifies risks and opportunities, advises on strategy, develops win‑win solutions for our people and shareholders, and ensures agreements are reached on time and in a sustainable fashion, all while delivering our People strategy.

The Role

As Senior Industrial Relations Analyst, you’ll develop enhanced reporting and analytical capability, drawing on business and industry data to enable informed decision making. You’ll:

• Enhance the quality of information used to inform decisions, considering business goals, the competitive landscape, and the objectives of our social partners.
• Take analysis, reporting and insight capability to a new standard, enabling fast and informed decision making.
• Play a key role in analysis and recommendations for fleet basing and allocation.
• Produce monthly reporting packs and Steer Co packs, and develop insight to advise negotiations.
• Coordinate annual conferences, maintain a library of agreements, and use generative AI to improve accessibility of agreements.
• Identify and track cost, productivity, contract structures and change initiatives, integrating the IR agenda into the Ops People Strategy.
• Source and use data from multiple sources to create reports and dashboards.
• Facilitate annual large-scale meetings and provide dynamic support to IR Business Partners.

What we’re looking for

• Business-focused operations or people specialist with a commercial mindset.
• Delivery focused, creative thinker with a can-do approach.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and project management skills.
• Experience in change management and driving productivity and performance improvement.
• Ability to draw insight from data and provide persuasive challenge.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to build trust and challenge across functions.
• Experience with Gen AI, in depth knowledge of Excel, AIMs, and working with industrial agreements is desirable.
• Decisive, analytical, and organised, with excellent time management and communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities, working well to deadlines under pressure.

What you’ll get in return

• Up to 20% maximum bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• 7% pension contributions
• Excellent staff travel benefits
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual credit towards an easyJet holiday
• Various flexible benefits and extras

Practicalities

This full-time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. We support hybrid working and we spend 60% of our time per month in the office.

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]. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation.