**The team you'll be working with:** You will be part of the Industry Solutions team at NTT DATA, which is responsible for providing clients with deep domain knowledge and solution leadership. This team also plays a crucial role in pre-sales leadership through the bid cycle. The team culture is driven by results and supports the creation and delivery of impactful solutions. Our Industry UKI business is approaching £200m revenue annually and is growing fast. Our airline clients and prospects represent a priority for growth. One of the key challenges that our airline clients need to address is in leveraging data. We have a significant airline operational data engagement underway, with opportunities to expand and to replicate to other airlines. **What you'll be doing:** + **Client Engagement:** Building relationships with senior client executives who lead Data teams, understanding their key business challenges, and offering insights and guidance. + **Solution Leadership:** Advising C-level client stakeholders at airline clients on leveraging operational data and providing a point of view (POV) to drive client success. + **Technology Integration:** Understanding how different combinations of technologies can support client challenges. + **Collaboration:** Bringing together different service lines and areas of expertise within NTT DATA to create coherent and industry-leading solutions. + **Pre-Sales Leadership:** Leading solution design for RFI, RFP, or bid responses and delivering engaging bid collateral aligned with clients' specific business challenges. + **Proactive Strategy:** Creating proactive go-to-market IT strategy propositions for client consideration. **What experience you'll bring:** + **Extensive Experience:** 10+ years of leading operational data initiatives, either in consulting/technology partner roles or within airline companies. + **Airline Operations Expertise:** 5+ years of experience working with airline operations. + **Client Trust** : Ability to quickly build trust with clients' leaders responsible for data teams and transformations. + **Technical Knowledge:** Deep understanding of business and technology problems faced by airlines, specifically in operational data. + **Solution Design:** Experience in leading solution design and articulating solutions for RFI, RFP, or bid responses. + **Strategic Propositions:** Experience in creating proactive go-to-market IT strategy propositions **Who we are:** We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects. Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network. For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here: Creating Inclusion Together at NTT DATA UK | NTT DATA (https://uk.nttdata.com/creating-inclusion-together) **what we'll offer you:** We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options. You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: https://uk.nttdata.com/ We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team. **Job Advert Attachment:** Solution_Director_Airline_Operations_Data_JOB_SPEC_Industry_UKI_May_25.docx Back to search Email to a friend Apply now