Strategy Manager / Senior Manager

Keen to play a key role in shaping Melbourne Airport's future? Key senior-level role driving Corporate Strategy & Innovation across Melbourne Airport.

Melbourne Airport is a world-class Airport and infrastructure asset serving as the primary gateway to Melbourne and the broader state of Victoria. The Airport is in an exciting growth phase as it seeks to deliver transformative projects and sustained passenger growth.

The Airport has a highly diverse business across the precinct which itself is 14x the size of Melbourne CBD and encompasses Australia’s largest business park, multiple hotels, Australia’s largest behind-the-meter solar farm as well as Australia’s first inland surf park.

Melbourne Airport is seeking a Strategy Manager or Senior Strategy Manager to join a team of experienced strategy professionals. This team develops and implements Melbourne Airport’s corporate strategy, strategic priorities and supports effective decision-making for both internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Be regarded as a go-to problem solver, able to deliver strategic insights and support effective decision making
• Act as a commercial advisor across the Airport’s business units, developing a common understanding on the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of business priorities
• Manage the end-to-end execution of projects which inform strategic decisions at both an enterprise and Business Unit level. This includes:
• Applying structured problem-solving approaches
• Developing storyboards and compelling narratives
• Devising and undertaking high-quality research and analysis
• Effectively communicating conclusions to stakeholders
• Lead project teams working with both strategy team members, business subject matter experts, and external consultants (across aviation and non-aeronautical business units)
• Play a leading role in the annual corporate planning process including preparation for Board strategy days and executive materials
• Interact with, and influence, a broad range of Airport stakeholders including the executive team and board
• Champion the Airport’s business improvement and innovation agenda

The successful candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in commerce, economics, accounting or a related discipline – post graduate studies in business management highly regarded
• 5+ years experience in a strategy / management consulting environment and/or demonstrated experience in a similar role for a large corporate organisation
• Industry sector experience in aviation, commercial property, retail, capital-intensive businesses highly regarded
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels and influence decision making
• Experience managing and mentoring team members in a complex environment
• Disciplined and well-developed project management skills, including taking the lead on complex projects
• High level of ability with data analysis, interrogation, and visualisation including advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to present findings in an accurate, compelling, and succinct manner

We understand that not everyone will feel they meet all of these 100%. However, if you feel you have the attitude and aptitude to grow within our team, we invite you to apply and have a conversation with us about this position.

About the Company:

Melbourne Airport (Australia Pacific Airports Corporation) is proud to be one of Australia's premier transport hubs and Victoria's gateway to the world, connecting us to the global marketplace. We are committed to creating connections that matter and enhancing the traveller experience across every aspect of our organisation to deliver our vision of becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination. Currently, in an exciting phase of change, we are delivering rewarding career opportunities, making Melbourne Airport a dynamic and fast-paced place to work for our people.

APAC is a majority Australian-owned private company that also operates Launceston Airport, the tourism gateway to Tasmania and an industry multi-award-winning airport.

Culture and Values:

By joining the team at Melbourne Airport, you will work within a friendly, high-performance culture with a focus on our people and their development.

Our vision is to become Australia's favourite Airport destination and our people are paramount to achieving this success. We provide a supportive environment, with values that encourage all of our employees to Be You, Think Big, Own it and Work Together.

Benefits:

• Access to airport car parking 24 hours/365 days a year for both business and personal use
• Hybrid flexible working arrangements
• Airport Holiday, an additional day of leave
• Wellness Day, a further additional day of leave
• Discounted onsite childcare at Creative Garden Early Learning
• Mental health and well-being initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career and professional development
• Active social culture and participation in a range of social impact days and activities
• Signature Experiences including an airfield family day, and kids’ footy day 
• Access to an employee benefits scheme including access to corporate rates and airport retailer discounts (including SkyBus)

APAC is committed to weaving Diversity into our DNA. We believe that Diversity and Inclusion will help us realise our greatest potential as a company, and maximise the potential of all our team members. We strive to create a culture where our team members understand that each individual is unique and that embracing diversity makes us more flexible, productive, and creative.

APAC provides equal opportunity and advancement in employment regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, cultural background, caring responsibilities, disability or socioeconomic background. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our workplace values of Being You, Thinking Big, Owning It and Working Together.