Ryanair Grad Programme 2027

Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline; Swords; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discounted and unlimited travel to 250

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme –

Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2x of

20 Days Annual Leave–22 after 12mo; 25

Cycle to Work Scheme

Unrivalled career progression

Job summary

Ryanair invites applications for its 2027 Grad Programme in Ireland. The two-year scheme offers rotations across departments to develop transferable skills and understand Ryanair’s network as it grows toward 800 aircraft and 300m guests.

Grad roles include People, Operations, Commercial, Sales & Marketing, Customer Service, Retail, Legal and Inflight. Participants receive mentorship from the leadership team and opportunities to work on high-impact projects across Europe.

Qualifications

• Studied a relevant degree programme (Bachelors/Masters) with a 2:1 or above, or on track to
• Graduated/university completed no earlier than 2025
• Unrestricted right to live and work in Ireland and travel across Europe
• Strong analytical skills for efficiency, quality and continuous improvements
• Ability to work in a pressurised and fast-paced environment
• Organisational and interpersonal skills; ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent communication skills
• Good sense of humour and doesn’t take themselves too seriously
• Competitive salary
• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – Matched up to 5% or €5,000
• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
• 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years
• Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Unrivalled career progression

Responsibilities

• Rotate across multiple Ryanair departments during the 2-year Grad Programme
• Receive mentorship from the leadership team and participate in a structured programme with trips
• Develop transferable skills and a deep understanding of Ryanair’s network as it grows
• Engage with cross-functional teams to support graduate projects across Europe
• Contribute to initiatives across HR, Operations, Commercial, Marketing, CS, Retail, Legal and Inflight

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organisation

Interpersonal skills

Resilience/working under pressure

Initiative

Humour

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree

Job description

Ryanair, over our 40 year history has grown to become Europe’s largest airline group connecting more guests across more routes than any other European carrier. We are a fast-paced, ambitious and innovative company, offering exciting career opportunities across aviation, technology, operations and support functions. Now is a fantastic time to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 8 years.

Are you looking to join Europe’s best Grad Programme? Where you get to work for an industry leader with real career progression over a structured programme designed to develop you and your skills, then join the 2027 Ryanair Grad Programme

We have grad programmes across the business where you will get the chance to rotate across teams (and our network) in your preferred dept allowing you to gain transferable skills and a deep understanding of Ryanair, to set you up on a career path to the skies!

Across the 2 year programme, our grads will get mentorship from our leadership team, will be part of a structured programme with trips, tips and insights into Europe’s largest airline which will allow you to develop while we grow to be The World’s Largest Airline

Our Grad Programmes include

People

Our People grads will work across key areas in the People Dept including HR, Talent Acquisition, Internal Comms and HRIS supporting the teams recruiting all our staff, leading negotiations with unions and ensuring our network of people are supported in their roles

Operations

With over 3,900 flights per day smooth, efficient operations is key to our success. The Ops grads will work across areas including Flight Ops, Ground Ops, and Safety ensuring industry leading OTP and efficient turnarounds that our competitors can only dream of

Commercial

The Money Makers! Commercial Grads work on teams planning new routes, scheduling these as efficiently as possible, ensuring the flights make as much money as possible and keeping on top of our commercial performance so we stay on track to 300m guests in the next 10 years

Sales & Marketing

The Sales & Marketing grads are much more than the famous Tik Tok ‘Plane Face’, they also work closely with our PR, Brand Teams and CRM / Market Intelligence teams.

Customer Service

With 214m guests and growing, CS Grads will rotate across our CS Ops, Legal and Digital teams to deliver a seamless service with the unique opportunity to work in either our Madrid and Warsaw

Retail

Our Retail team are responsible for the 650+ ‘shops in the sky’ with our grads undertaking two rotations ensuring that the trolleys are stocked with only the best products

Legal

Legal Grads get insights across the entire dept, whether that is defending Ryanair Group at national and European level or taking care of legal, regulatory and public affairs.

Inflight

Inflight Grads support the cabin crew whether that’s in training, crew planning, processing their pay and supporting their needs

Applications will remain open until 31st January 2027. We recommend getting your application in earlier as like our aircraft we like to be on-time! Everyone we hire needs to show the skills and behaviours that have helped us to achieve our growth over the last 40 years and we expect candidates to demonstrate a hardworking and entrepreneurial spirit during the interview process

• Studied a relevant degree programme (Bachelors/Masters) with a secured 2.1 or above or be on track to
• Graduated/finished university no earlier than 2025
• Hold the unrestricted right to live and work in Ireland and travel freely throughout Europe.
• Strong analytical skills for efficiency, quality and continuous improvements
• Ability to work in a pressurised and fast paced environment
• Organisational, interpersonal skills and work on own initiative
• Excellent communication skills
• Good sense of humour and doesn’t take themselves too seriously
• Competitive salary
• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – Matched up to 5% or €5,000
• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
• 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
• Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Unrivalled career progression