Executive, Data Analyst

AirAsia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AirAsia Berhad in Kuala Lumpur seeks an Executive, Data Analyst to monitor sales performance, build dashboards, and translate datasets into actionable insights. You will work with Business, Product and Engineering teams to optimize analytics workflows and automate reporting.

The ideal candidate has a degree in a quantitative field and 1–3 years' experience in analytics or BI, with familiarity in BigQuery, Looker Studio, and Excel, and experience in aviation or travel tech is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field is required.
• 1–3 years in commercial data analytics or BI.
• Experience in aviation or travel tech is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor flight and ancillary sales performance and derive insights.
• Develop and maintain interactive dashboards for management.
• Collaborate with Business, Product and Engineering to streamline analytics workflows.
• Perform root-cause analysis on data discrepancies and trends and report findings.

Skills

Data analysis

Dashboarding

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics

Tools

Google BigQuery

Looker Studio

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description Position Overview

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Executive, Data Analyst to join our analytics team. In this role, you will play a key part in monitoring flight and ancillary sales performance, developing interactive dashboards, and turning raw datasets into actionable commercial insights. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Business, Product, and Engineering to optimize analytics workflows, automate reporting, and empower management with data-backed decision-making capabilities.

Performance Monitoring & Dashboarding

• Sales Analytics: Analyze flight and ancillary sales performance using Google BigQuery, Microsoft Excel, and Looker Studio to track trends, evaluate revenue drivers, and support strategic decision-making.
• KPI Dashboard Management: Develop, deploy, and maintain dynamic, automated dashboards tracking essential commercial metrics, booking volume, and ancillary performance.

Data Governance & Pipeline Management

• Data Cleansing & Reconciliation: Perform end-to-end data extraction, cleansing, transformation, validation, and reconciliation across disparate data sources to guarantee high data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Automation & Efficiency: Identify opportunities to automate manual, recurring reporting workflows, optimizing legacy analytical pipelines to improve overall reporting speed and operational efficiency.

Business Collaboration & Root-Cause Analysis

• Cross-Functional Requirement Gathering: Partner with Business, Product, and Engineering teams to define reporting scope, translate complex business goals into scalable technical specs, and deliver reliable BI deliverables.
• Root-Cause Investigation: Conduct thorough root-cause analysis on data discrepancies, unusual performance anomalies, and sales fluctuations, offering actionable findings and remediation steps to relevant stakeholders.

Commercial Insights & Ad-Hoc Analytics

• Strategic Insights: Synthesize complex performance datasets into digestible management reports, clear trend assessments, and high-level summaries for senior leadership.
• Ad-Hoc Projects: Support ad-hoc commercial queries and multi-disciplinary initiatives relating to flight route performance, ancillary bundling strategies, and market distribution channels.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Information Technology, or a related quantitative field.
• 1 to 3 years of working experience in commercial data analytics, business intelligence, or performance reporting.
• Prior experience in the aviation, airline distribution, online travel agency (OTA), or travel tech industry is strongly preferred.

AirAsia Berhad

Asia’s leading airline was established with the dream of making flying possible for everyone. Since 2001, AirAsia has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe and has risen to become the world’s best. Driven by the Dare to Dream spirit, we pride ourselves in being the region’s largest low-cost carrier, serving 24 countries and over 130 destinations. We're not confined by walls, except when we need to answer the call of nature, so all departments mingle every day. As we embrace new technology to become a digital airline, services like BIG Duty Free, BIG Pay, BIG Loyalty, Touristly, ROKKI and Xcite Inflight Entertainment will be an exciting evolution, placing us ahead of the game. Are you in? AirAsia is set to take low-cost flying to an all new high with our belief, "Now Everyone Can Fly".