Atlas Air

Director Network Strategy & Performance

White Plains, NY, USA · Director

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$215kDetected 23 hours ago

Data ScienceBusiness DevelopmentForecastingLogisticsPerformance ManagementResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, finance, and technology.
The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve aircraft productivity, service reliability, capacity utilization, profitability, and planning effectiveness across the enterprise.
The role serves as the analytical and strategic engine behind network performance improvement, translating complex operational and commercial challenges into actionable recommendations and measurable business outcomes.

If you're ready to grow, innovate, and help us deliver excellence every single day, you belong here.
They are not only able to identify opportunities, but also build consensus, navigate complexity, and drive implementation to deliver measurable results.
Conduct root-cause analyses of operational and commercial performance gaps and develop actionable improvement plans.
Create executive-level analyses, business cases, and recommendations to support decision-making.
Evaluate network design alternatives and recommend opportunities to improve schedule efficiency and asset productivity.
Support fleet allocation, spare aircraft strategy, capacity planning, and long-term network development decisions.
Support commercial and business development initiatives through scenario analysis and strategic evaluation.
Identify opportunities to better align network design with evolving customer demand and market conditions.
Drive analytical reviews of network assumptions, planning methodologies, and operating parameters.

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Research, Economics, Aviation Management, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
8+ years of professional experience in strategy consulting, airline planning, transportation, logistics, operations, or other complex network-based industries.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
Strong business acumen and ability to balance commercial, operational, and financial objectives.
Experience in airline network planning, airline operations, aviation strategy, transportation, logistics, or asset-intensive industries.
Experience supporting organizational transformation, process redesign, or technology-enabled business improvement initiatives.
Required
Demonstrated experience solving complex business problems using structured analytical approaches.
Strong quantitative skills and experience working with large datasets to support business decisions.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in dynamic and ambiguous environments.
Preferred
Familiarity with optimization, simulation, forecasting, and decision-support methodologies.
Experience partnering with analytics, data science, or technology teams to develop business solutions.

Identify opportunities to improve aircraft utilization, service reliability, cost efficiency, profitability, and network productivity.
Quantify trade-offs between revenue, utilization, reliability, cost, and operational complexity.
Assess customer and contract performance and recommend changes that align incentives and improve operational and economic outcomes.

$160,000 - $215,000 USD
Competitive compensation will be offered based on a variety of factors, including a candidate's experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity and other factors.
In addition, a range of benefits to include medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, as well as generous paid time off, and 401K contributions are offered as a part of the total compensation package.

Competitive compensation will be offered based on a variety of factors, including a candidate's experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity and other factors.

Analyze performance across customers, contracts, aircraft, fleets, routes, business units, and the overall network.
At Atlas Air Worldwide, we're not just an airline, we're a global engine powering cargo, passenger, and leasing operations across more than 70 countries.
At Atlas Air Worldwide, we believe in the power of people, the promise of innovation, and the responsibility we hold to each other, to our customers, and to the planet.
Join us and be part of a team that lifts more than cargo; we lift ambition.

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