Strategy Associate

Qantas

We are focused on protecting the future of travel by continuing to value the planet, enabling our people, and connecting our customers and communities

We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work, live and fly. ​We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Being part of the Qantas team requires each of us to rise to different challenges.

Today we employ over 30,000 exceptional individuals, with roughly 93% based in Australia, and together we fly over 50 million customers every year across Australia and around the world. If you’re successful in joining us, you’ll be joining a team where creativity, diversity and innovation are encouraged. Every member of the Qantas Group enjoys the opportunity and support to follow their dreams, face new challenges and aim for the impossible.

We work in a tough environment where we’re often expected to achieve the impossible, supported by good leadership, trust and respect. From our earliest days, people have been our priority; both the people who work for us, and the people who travel with us.

As a Strategy Associate you will be responsible for driving key analysis modules strategy projects that have high value and high impact outcomes for our business. You will drive complex, detailed and analytically driven reviews of various business areas and present recommendations to the Qantas Group Leadership Team and Board of Directors that result in growth and performance for the Group. Examples of project topics may include commercial performance, fleet planning, customer experience, innovation, engineering, transformation, and other major business areas.    As an Associate you will also be responsible for leading the creation of content, assessing options, managing stakeholders and developing solutions that assist senior management in making significant strategic decisions. To be successful in this role you will be expected to use the traditional strategy toolkit, as well as employ the latest in innovation methodologies.    What you’ll bring to the role: 

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline 
• Ideally 3+ years’ experience at a major airline or a top-tier consulting firm (such as Bain, BCG, or McKinsey), investment bank, professional services firm, or within a corporate strategy team 
• Outstanding analytical, financial, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills 
• A highly structured style and results-oriented approach with the intellectual capability to quickly understand and apply new concepts 
• Excellent ability to create high-quality quantitative analysis and written materials for presentation to senior management and the Board of Directors 
• Sound organisational skills with an ability to prioritise conflicting tasks in order to meet strict deadlines 
• Strong verbal communication and relationship-building skills, and a high level of emotional intelligence to work with and manage stakeholders across the Qantas Group 
• A strong interest in the airline industry and a desire to gain knowledge and experience across a variety of Qantas Group businesses 
• A desire to work in and contribute to a diverse, collaborative, high-performing, and social team environment

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  Data Analysis and Reporting

  Analyze data to discover and communicate insights, and offer concrete recommendations for key stakeholders to make critical decisions

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  Financial Modeling

  Analyze data to create financial models that support planning and projections

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  Numerical problem solving

  Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems

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  Critical thinking

  Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight

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  Attention to detail

  Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables