Senior Strategy Manager — Hybrid, Drive Aviation Strategy

Heathrow; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonuses

Share in Success Bonus

Generous pension

Private health insurance

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Heathrow is seeking a Senior Strategy Manager to shape and deliver the airport's strategic ambitions. You will lead high-profile, end-to-end projects, framing questions, analysing data, evaluating options and presenting actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders to secure alignment.

In this role you’ll combine strategic and technical capability with strong interpersonal skills, navigating ambiguity and driving impactful outcomes across a diverse stakeholder landscape.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategy development within a complex organisation or consultancy.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret and present complex data
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple projects to tight deadlines
• Commercial awareness and knowledge of regulatory environments
• Constructive problem-solving approach in a dynamic setting

Responsibilities

• Monitor market, customer and competitor trends to identify strategic opportunities and inform Heathrow's long-term direction.
• Partner with the Executive team and senior leaders to shape corporate strategy and support Board-level decision-making and communications.
• Drive alignment between corporate and functional strategies, building strong relationships across the business to enable successful delivery.
• Lead complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives from concept through to execution, collaborating closely with Finance, PMO and key stakeholders.
• Apply rigorous analysis, strategic modelling and data-driven insights to solve business challenges and evaluate strategic options.
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement, while coaching and supporting analysts to build capability across the Strategy team.

Skills

Strategy development

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Job description

Heathrow is seeking a Senior Strategy Manager to shape and deliver the airport's strategic ambitions. You will lead high-profile, end-to-end projects, framing questions, analysing data, evaluating options and presenting actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders to secure alignment.

In this role you’ll combine strategic and technical capability with strong interpersonal skills, navigating ambiguity and driving impactful outcomes across a diverse stakeholder landscape.