Principal Airline Platform Strategy & Enablement

Skyscanner; Edinburgh (IN); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Skyscanner is seeking a Principal, Airline Platform Strategy & Enablement to bridge Commercial, Product and Engineering. You’ll apply airline industry knowledge and technical understanding to drive partner onboarding, shape product direction and ensure decisions are grounded in commercial and technical realities.

In this hybrid role you’ll analyse partner requirements, validate approaches, support integrations, and translate feedback into platform improvements.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of the airline technology ecosystem, including distribution, APIs and platform integrations.
• Experience working with airlines, travel technology providers or platform businesses.
• Ability to understand complex technical concepts and communicate them clearly to commercial and product stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess technical proposals, challenge assumptions and develop practical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Act as Skyscanner’s subject matter expert for airline platform capabilities, supporting Commercial, Product and Engineering teams.
• Lead technical onboarding and enablement for strategic airline and platform partners, helping accelerate successful integrations.
• Support partners throughout implementation by troubleshooting technical and commercial challenges, identifying scalable solutions and sharing best practices.
• Develop a deep understanding of airline technical capabilities, distribution models and operational constraints, using these insights to inform product development and partner engagement.
• Evaluate partner proposals, technical approaches and commercial models, providing detailed analysis and recommendations to support strategic decision making.
• Assess existing and acquired platform capabilities, identifying opportunities to improve integration, scalability and commercial value.
• Work with Product teams to translate recurring partner feedback into platform improvements, new features and better developer experiences.
• Analyse emerging trends across airline distribution, retailing and platform technology, helping identify opportunities for future products and partnerships.
• Support the development of new commercial propositions by ensuring they are grounded in operational, technical and market realities.
• Build trusted relationships across internal teams and external partners, acting as the technical and commercial bridge between strategy and execution.

Skills

Airline industry knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Technical communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Partner enablement

Tools

APIs

Data modeling

SaaS platforms

Job description

Skyscanner is seeking a Principal, Airline Platform Strategy & Enablement to bridge Commercial, Product and Engineering. You’ll apply airline industry knowledge and technical understanding to drive partner onboarding, shape product direction and ensure decisions are grounded in commercial and technical realities.

In this hybrid role you’ll analyse partner requirements, validate approaches, support integrations, and translate feedback into platform improvements.