Regional Airport Manager, India & Maldives

A career without limits

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you’re inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

The role:

Regional Airport Manager, India & Maldives

A rare and exciting opportunity to join the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific Leadership team has arisen, based in India. We are looking for a thoughtful, people centric operational leader to join us to continue on our journey towards A Better BA. This role will lead our airport teams across India and the Maldives. We pride ourselves on our culture of empowerment, diversity and fun!

A dynamic role, you will lead a team of British Airways colleagues across your region to deliver exceptional safety, operational and customer performance. You will create and implement a strategic vision for your region that delivers the objectives of the department and the wider business.

You will have a firm eye on the future, understanding how trends and developments will influence and evolve the travel experience. You will be an expert in airport operations, and grow with making things better for our customers and our colleagues.

Please note you will need the right to live and work in India with the ability to hold an airside pass. The role can be based either in Delhi or Mumbai.

What you’ll do:

• Accountable for Airport Manager performance at stations, ensuring that Airport Managers feel empowered to make speedy, customer focussed and commercially minded decisions.
• Supports Airport Managers to deliver safety performance, through the effective use of tools within the safety management system.
• Work with Supplier team to ensure suppliers deliver to expectations of the business, following up on performance as necessary.
• Creates an environment for continues improvement, pushing boundaries, learning from success and mistakes.
• Develops cluster’s BP & FP, identifying and delivering any initiatives and updates BP & FP on a regular basis.

What you’ll bring to British Airways:

• A people centric leader; able to inspire, motivate and lead our teams with curiosity and empowerment
• Comprehensive understanding of airport operations interfaces and how to deliver performance metrics across complex operations, both above and below wing.
• Strong change leadership skills
• Experience of leading sophisticated and diverse programmes of work
• Able to forecast and predict future challenges to embed a non-reactive, delivery led culture.
• Strong cross team working & collaboration skills, able to build and develop excellent cross-departmental relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing skills in a range of different scenarios.

Your experience:

• People Leadership
• Change Management
• Demonstrated safety and security awareness

What we offer:

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary.

From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family.

At British Airways you’ll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress.

We never stand still, and we don’t expect our people to either.

Inclusion & Diversity

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.