The AVP/VP Research & Strategy is tasked with producing, distributing, and presenting in-depth research covering airlines, aircraft & orders, OEMs and the broader aviation sector. This position plays a critical role in providing actionable market insights and up-to-date data to inform strategy and competitive positioning.
Responsibilities
* Analyse airline and lessor fleets to support business decision-making.
* Liaise with aircraft appraisers to track and interpret trends in aircraft valuations and lease rates.
* Aggregate and maintain comprehensive pricing data—including rentals and values—in collaboration with the pricing team, ensuring market intelligence is current and accurate.
* Ensure the senior management team is kept abreast of all market information and trends especially values and rentals.
* Conduct market and competitor research to support pricing analyses and evaluate leasing opportunities, monitoring industry and economic trends for business adaptation.
* Prepare and present regular market updates on aircraft values, lease rates, trading, and macro trends to senior management and external audiences.
* Deliver regular monthly and quarterly market updates, as well as provide timely responses to ad-hoc research requests
* Support creation of marketing materials for investors and provide news-driven insight for investment analysis and analytical models.
* Assist transaction approval processes and draft presentation materials for internal committees.
* Build relationships with OEMs and appraisers, assessing the impact of production rate and aircraft developments.
* Help establish aircraft rating methodologies, informing acquisition and disposal strategies.
* Support company-wide long-term planning and financial analysis.
* Lead market analysis projects, synthesizing research and pricing data for strategic recommendations
* Build and maintain a comprehensive commercial transaction and market data database.
* Attend industry events to stay updated on aviation trends and deepen market understanding
Required Experience
* 5-7 years’ experience within the Airline/Aircraft Leasing industry with additional experience in banking, financial services or strategy consulting
* Experience with transaction pricing, risk analysis or aircraft valuations
* Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, Accounting or Engineering
* Experience with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint, Power BI
* Experience with large datasets
* Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written English
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