About Virgin Australia Group :

What a great time to join Virgin Australia! With a strong market position and an outstanding leadership team, we are embarking on an exciting new chapter in our journey as we begin to recover from the impact of COVID-19.

Virgin Australia has taken flight under new ownership, with a renewed sense of identity and a focus on our mid-market heartland. We are more passionate and committed than ever to delivering the uniquely Virgin customer experience Australians know and love.

We are constantly re-designing our business for future success, ramping up flying, simplifying our organisational structure, growing our fleet, and delivering a deeper investment in technology and customer experience.

Transformation at Virgin Australia :

At Virgin, we have started a once in a lifetime transformation journey.  We have re-launched our business and are now the first airline in the history of Australia to emerge from administration.

Our transformation journey defines the future of our business and is the backbone of how we are going to play to win, regaining our share of the market, offering the right mix of the right product in the right way to outperform our competitors.

The Role :

To ensure we achieve our ambition, we need the right person to help drive our transformation journey.  We are looking for a Manager, Business Transformation that can bring energy, charisma and leadership, working closely with our Executive team and our extended senior leadership cohort to drive our program with us.

In this role, you will lead a small team of highly motivated experts, working in close partnership with the business, the strategy team and your finance colleagues.

Please note that this role is initially offered on a 12-month, fixed-term basis.

What you’ll be doing :

• Maintaining a maniacal focus on realising value and delivering transformation potential ;
• Working swiftly across the organisation, constantly identifying initiatives, feeding these into the transformation program and overseeing timely delivery and value realisation ;
• Providing data-driven insight into the performance of the project portfolio for the senior leadership cohort, inclusive of clear and concise ‘calls to action’ as necessary ;
• Providing unwavering leadership of the ‘results rhythm’ way of working, that is critical to the success of the program ;
• Driving the highest standard of data accuracy across the project portfolio to enable meaningful analysis and timely action ;
• Focussing on the determination of value attributed to transformation initiatives ;
• Identifying the need for, and taking action to engage with and coach business leaders.

Does this sound like you? If it does, we want to hear more :

• High energy levels, a (customer) solution-centric mindset, leadership gravitas ;
• Strong sense of team and a burning desire to engage with leaders at all levels ;
• Adept at communicating with and influencing senior stakeholders ;
• Robust commercial and financial acumen from a highly volatile & competitive landscape ;
• Leadership experience, with proven success in large, complex transformation programs ;
• High level of agility and the ability to deliver results in an ambiguous environment ;
• Skills in change management, program management and business improvement ;
• Leadership by example and by innovative thinking ;
• Flair and capability to analyse financial data and make substantive recommendations ;
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to communicate at all levels ;
• Knowledge of aviation economics and key success drivers (advantageous) ;
• Solid understanding of the competitive aviation landscape (advantageous).

Virgin Australia prides itself on hiring the right people to meet the challenges ahead. No matter our background or experience, we all share an enormous amount of passion for our guests and ambition to be the most loved airline in Australia.

Ready to spread your wings?

Boarding for this opportunity won’t last long – register your interest by applying via the link.

Virgin Australia is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture and supportive environment for our people.

For the health and safety of staff and guests, Virgin Australia has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. New staff will be required to comply with the Policy which includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to 31 March 2022 and providing Virgin Australia with evidence of your vaccination status.

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