Senior Manager, Business Systems Schedule Data

Why You Will Love Working Here

At IATA, we represent over 350 airlines worldwide, striving to make aviation safer, smarter, more sustainable, and inclusive.

• Our values are: ONE IATA – We collaborate across teams; TRUSTED – We do the right thing; INNOVATIVE – We make tomorrow better; INCLUSIVE – We embrace diverse perspectives.
• With over 30,000 courses available, we support continuous learning and your growth in an ever‑changing industry.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are our priorities. We are certified by the Equal Salary Foundation, offering equal pay and family‑friendly policies.
• We encourage community involvement through volunteering and strive to make tomorrow better for aviation and our communities. We offer time off so you can support causes important to you.
• We promote work‑life balance with flexible work options, including remote and hybrid work, a generous work‑from‑abroad policy, and you get your birthday off.

About The Team You Are Joining

IATA’s Business Intelligence Services (BIS) serve as the focal point and driving force for aviation data management and BI services in the industry. One of the four verticals within BIS is Aircraft, Environment and Operations Data. The team manages a portfolio of aviation BI solutions and data sharing programs leveraging IATA’s unique access to airline data such as ScheduleIS, Turbulence Aware, CO2 CONNECT, MRO SmartHub, FuelIS. The team is comprised of aviation industry experts, data management and analytic professionals based in Montreal and Geneva.

The Senior Manager, Business Systems and Data will report to the Assistant Director and is accountable for ensuring the reliability and accuracy of schedule data systems. This role owns the end‑to‑end performance of the solution, data processing operations, and the schedule output data, ensuring data integrity and system availability.

What Your Day Would Be Like

• Solution Maintenance & Optimization & Data Processing Operations
• Ensure the schedule data solution continues to meet business requirements through regular evaluation and refinement.
• Collaborate with the I&D team to maintain solution integrity and support ongoing enhancements.
• Monitor system performance and user feedback to identify areas for improvement.
• Act as the primary liaison for vendors and internal teams, overseeing operational requirements, tracking deliverables, managing change requests, and ensuring timely issue resolution.
• Maintain documentation of business processes and operational workflows.
• Manage day‑to‑day data processing operations of the program, ensuring consistent delivery, high quality data, and adherence to SLAs.
• Work closely with IATA’s I&D team for support testing, issue resolution, and system updates.
• Own end‑to‑end data integrity, accuracy, and delivery of schedule output; maintain knowledge base; investigate and resolve complex data inquiries; provide feedback to development cycle.
• Write and validate user stories for operational enhancements; contribute to testing activities; support release planning and execution.
• Participate in review meetings and sprint demos; contribute to UI/UX refinements and portal integration improvements; support backlog grooming and sprint planning.
• Lead planning and execution of major solution enhancements; collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate approved business cases; oversee lifecycle of projects.

We Would Love to Hear from You If

• 7+ years professional experience as a solution owner, with proven track record of leading complex initiatives across diverse teams.
• Experience with aviation data, airline planning and scheduling systems/dataset and subject matter expertise in SSIM standards with hands‑on experience.
• Experience in airline planning and scheduling domains with knowledge of tools used in the domains.
• Hands‑on experience with Jira, Confluence and TOSCA.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS, Snowflake, PowerBI or similar tools.
• Experience with the Agile methodology.
• Certification in project management or business analysis.
• Travel required: 5%

Employment Details

Employment Type: Permanent

Contract Duration: Permanent

Travel Required: 5%

Learn More About IATA

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