Travel. It's one of life's simple pleasures. But, ooof, planning it can feel like hard work. For the last 20 years we've been on a mission to empower every traveller with innovative tools, insights and experiences that help people get to where they're going, so they can spend more time out exploring the world, and less time anxiously bouncing around 25 browser tabs and endless spreadsheets. Our traveller-first approach drives everything we do and it's never been more important than it is today. 

When we launched as a flight comparison site back in 2003, we changed the game by helping travellers feel smart, like they were in on a secret, that promise hasn't changed. And today, while we're a world leader in travel, with millions of people using our products every single day we know there's so much more we can be doing. 

Being part of Skyscanner means joining a team determined on building the world's most innovative, and helpful travel experiences possible. We're hugely ambitious and believe we have the chance to genuinely challenge and disrupt the industry. 

Director of Strategy 

We are seeking a bold and strategic leader to drive our company's growth by shaping our business strategy and guiding high-impact decisions that support our financial goals. In this critical role, you will act as both a strategic driver of key initiatives and a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring the long-term success of Skyscanner. 

As Director of Strategy, you’ll lead the charge in finding, validating, and prioritising the opportunities that will have the biggest impact on our business. You’ll partner with teams across the company to turn big ideas into action—backed by sharp insights, rigorous analysis, and clear recommendations that deliver real results. 

You will thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, creating and delivering strategies that strengthen our competitive advantage and unlock new value. You'll also keep us one step ahead by identifying emerging market trends and translating them into bold, strategic moves. Your work won’t just influence what we do next—it will help shape the future of Skyscanner. 

About the role – key responsibilities: 

• Collaborate closely with the exec team and stakeholders on key strategic initiatives, serving as a trusted advisor.
• Challenge the status quo and identify opportunities to drive value for Skyscanner.
• Lead solution definition, from defining and structuring problems to running analysis, synthesizing the insights, determining metrics of success, crafting recommendations and strategies, creating implementation plans.
• Partner with business teams to drive execution, ensuring key initiatives progress on schedule proactively support initiative owners—or take ownership themself—by addressing key challenges and helping to remove obstacles.
• Build cross-functional teams and cultivate successful cross-team relationships.
• Support knowledge and capability building within the organization; acting as a mentor to Skyscanner managers.
• Craft clear and effective communications for the executive team and board of directors.
• Have fun and help create a positive, engaging environment for others. 

What you will bring:  

• Experience in global consulting firm or in strategy setting in an in-house environment.
• Experience in influencing across all levels of the company in a leadership role.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills combined with outstanding business judgement.
• Have solid functional knowledge, including but not limited to strategy.
• Experience leading teams, motivating others, communicating complex ideas clearly, gaining the respect of colleagues, influencing and blending into team beyond formal reporting lines and working collaboratively.
• Entrepreneurial and results-driven achiever, comfortable with ambiguity.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, respect and appreciate different personalities, ways of thinking, and cultures.