Reporting to the Senior Manager, Business Management, this role is responsible for complex business casing and performance management for Air Canada Product and the Aeroplan program.

Complex Business Casing and Strategy

Directly engage with the Product team to build strategic recommendations for new Product investments. For example, new lounge investment, new product launch program financial impactWorking closely with the Loyalty team, support highly complex business cases, including transformational program decisions such as Air Canada points accrual structure, expiry policy. These decisions have potential impact to Aeroplan’s bottom line in the tens of millions of dollars each yearDistill complex problems and work through potential solutions using financial, loyalty, revenue management, credit card, and other data sources    Investigate opportunities into untapped spanets based on deep analysis into a particular whitespace 

Using PowerBI and Analytics provided data to contribute analysis on key Aeroplan program drivers for the weekly Program Performance Meeting (PPM), attended by Aeroplan and Marketing leadershipWork with key Air Canada cross-functional stakeholders, such as Analytics, Data, Currency Management to ensure Program KPIs are readily available and accessibleDeliver muti-year forecasts, taking into account multiple inputs and contributing factors, for key Aeroplan business drivers such as member growth, member attrition, cardholder spend, retail partner engagement Lead engagement with Finance to ensure KPIs are accurately reflected in financial reportsWorking with IR and Snr Management, support creation of Aeroplan and Product metrics and content for board and investor presentations Trusted internal advisor on results analysis and financial projectionsEnsure team members provide timely analysis for senior management on evolving competitive landscape changes

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, spaneting or related discipline requiredAccounting post graduate or MBA an asset5+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, accounting, or finance Exceptional financial, analytical, and planning skills, which enable solving tangible business problemsIncredibly strong written skills with ability to develop and present materials suitable for an executive audience in a time-sensitive environmentProven ability to work cross-functionally, communicate effectively and handle complex deliverables within and across business units Notable experience handling multiple time-critical projects within an evolving business environmentKnowledge of Air Canada, Aeroplan and the international airline, banking & loyalty industry requiredAbility to synthesize complex information at a rapid pace to distill for Senior ExecsDemonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest, at the time any offer of employment is made and seeking any required work permits/visas or other authorizations which may be required is the sole responsibility of the candidates applying for this position.

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