CEO Role – Travel, Tourism, and Aviation
Job Description
| Company & Opportunity |
With a reputation for innovation and a dedication to enhancing the customer experience, the company continues to be a key player in the value segment, offering travelers a reliable and cost-efficient option for their needs.
The company is at a watershed moment as this growing business seeks a seasoned leader to take the reins and drive the company into its next chapter of success. The search is on for a Chief Executive Officer who can build on past successes and steer the company towards new horizons. It’s not just a role; it’s an opportunity to make a splash and lead this entity into a new era of growth and accomplishment, placing your thumbprint in its DNA. If you’re ready for a challenge and poised to make a significant impact, this could be your next venture.
| Role Description |
| The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) reports to the Board of Directors and manages a full leadership team, with full responsibility for the management team. Our chosen candidate will be a natural leader who will be able to rally the team around the new strategy and drive the business to a new level. He or she will be able to foster commitment and ownership of the new strategy with the team, from the senior staff member to the most junior. The CEO will be a natural leader and will be required to provide the team with a clear vision and direction. Providing a decisive way forward into the future. The preferred candidate will foster a strong sense of identity with the group with the ability to cement an unbreakable bond between top performers and the company’s vision. Espousing the values of the business the CEO will embody the highest levels of integrity. Our chosen candidate will understand how to utilize a vision to drive peak performance. The CEO will be strategic by nature and will enjoy the natural ebb and flow of commercial markets, The chosen candidate will possess a track record of consistently delivering a sustainable competitive advantage within fiercely contested environments. Resting their strategic process on having proprietary data the competitors failed to acquire, the CEO will be able to analyze and process the full stream of data about the business and its market. With a focus on creating an ownership culture, the CEO will develop the strategy in such a way that the team has full buy-in to the strategy being created. Our CEO will be the primary revenue generator in the company with a superhuman ability to drive sales and net profit growth that outperforms the market. Our chosen candidate will be an innovative “Rainmaker”. The CEO will be able to analyze the market and identify where the company can find net-net new money, while at the same time optimizing their current service portfolio to maximize revenue and profits. Whether it is organically moving the needle by working at the grassroots level to improve sales or soaring over the business looking at strategic investments to catapult the top line to stratospheric levels, our CEO candidate will be a revenue generator at heart. Our ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring operational excellence within the low-cost airline. Tasked with spearheading initiatives for operational efficiency, the CEO will implement cutting-edge practices to enhance aircraft utilization, on-time performance, and cost-effective resource allocation. Leveraging industry best practices, the CEO will drive innovation in route planning, human capital scheduling, and operations, optimizing KPIs which are key to profitability. Our chosen candidate will be a world-class manager with a commanding knowledge of mobilizing a large group to achieve organizational objectives. Setting long-term, medium-term, and short-term goals will be second nature to the incumbent. The CEO will have a commanding knowledge of inspiring a team to internalize and take ownership of a strategy complemented by best-in-class execution. The CEO will have an innate ability to play off the team’s strengths and limit their weaknesses. Embodying the company’s leadership philosophy that the purpose of leadership is to create more leaders; our selected candidate will demonstrate their ability to “seek and seed” leaders at all levels in the organization. The CEO will be a master communicator with the ability to create influence and impact with a diverse team. Our preferred candidate will be emotionally intelligent with the ability to stay focused under pressure while working in volatile countries or cities. The CEO will be responsible for building, developing, nurturing, and performance managing a large team of highly experienced professionals. The chosen candidate will have deep experience in driving a team to peak performance and will have a white-knuckle grip on the success metrics required for the business. Financially sound the CEO will be the champion of the company’s finances and will ensure the business stays liquid and solvent. With an experienced hand at managing a P&L, the CEO will understand how to efficiently manage working capital. A strong financial skill set is required to lead this large and expansive business. The CEO candidate will be able to unlock value in the balance sheet and will understand what the right mix of equity and debt is for the business to reach peak growth levels. The CEO will be empirically driven and will have a group of key metrics they will use to drive the organization to outperform the market. The CEO will collaborate with the CFO to create a custom-made management dashboard which highlights pre-success financial metrics. From monitoring, measuring, and improving contract profitability to employee utilization rate to new business acquisition rate, the CEO will be well versed in which financial metrics and success metrics to keep an eye on. Our visionary CEO will lead brand management and marketing efforts with a profound understanding of customer behaviour. Crafting a customer-centric approach, the CEO will unravel the motivations behind purchasing decisions, refining our Customer Value Proposition (CVP) to ensure alignment with diverse customer needs. Leveraging strategic partnerships with distribution channels, such as online travel agencies and metasearch engines, the CEO will expand market reach and drive brand visibility. By fostering collaborations, the CEO will position our airline as a leader, capturing new markets and ensuring sustained growth in a competitive landscape. |
| Candidate Responsibilities |
| – A minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership experience, with at least 5 years serving in an executive role (CEO, COO, or equivalent) within the airline industry. – Bachelor’s degree in Business, Hospitality Management, Travel and Tourism or a related field is required. – Strong financial management skills, including a track record of successfully overseeing financial performance, budgeting, and forecasting within the airline industry. – Demonstrated ability to optimize financial structures, manage debt effectively, and make sound financial decisions that align with the organization’s strategic objectives. – Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency, improve on-time performance, and drive initiatives that optimize aircraft utilization. – Experience implementing best practices in route planning, crew scheduling, and ground operations to ensure a lean and agile operational model. – Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency, improve on-time performance, and drive initiatives that optimize profitability. – Experience implementing best practices in route planning, human capital scheduling, and operations to ensure a lean and agile operational model. – Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a track record of effectively managing relationships with diverse stakeholders, including employees, investors, regulatory bodies, and industry partners. – Experience navigating complex stakeholder landscapes and building consensus among diverse interests. – In-depth knowledge of tourism regulations and a demonstrated ability to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and corporate governance principles. – Experience implementing and maintaining effective internal controls and ethical practices. |
| Industry Type |
Job Category: Chief Executive Officer