Job Overview
Qatar Airways Group is seeking a Head of Integration & Strategic Initiatives to drive enterprise-wide value creation through strategic airline partnerships. The role focuses on identifying, prioritizing, and executing non-commercial synergy initiatives across procurement, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), AI, and fleet optimization. The position requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure initiatives are measurable, compliant, and aligned with the Group’s strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Responsibilities
- Lead efforts to unlock value through non-commercial collaboration with strategic airline partners.
- Define and maintain a synergy value capture framework across equity partnerships and geographies.
- Identify and prioritize high-impact synergy initiatives across procurement, fuel, fleet, innovation, and technology domains.
- Align all initiatives with QR2.0 transformation programme and long-term strategic objectives.
- Establish governance processes, reporting cadence, and KPI frameworks to measure synergy delivery and accountability.
- Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, translating synergy insights into actionable recommendations.
Operational Responsibilities
- Translate strategic synergy opportunities into executable initiatives with measurable value.
- Lead programme management, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder coordination for all synergy initiatives.
- Work directly with partner airlines to implement synergy roadmaps and ensure mutual value creation.
- Set up and manage legal frameworks, working groups, and governance structures for effective collaboration and compliance.
- Coordinate with Qatar Airways’ Strategic Alliances team to align synergy efforts with commercial partnership strategies.
- Perform other duties as directed by the Head of Department.
Qualifications & Experience
- High School / Vocational Qualification with minimum 12 years of job-related experience OR Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with minimum 10 years of job-related experience.
Essential
- Proven experience managing large-scale projects and tracking results.
- Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams and linking strategic initiatives to execution plans.
- Proficiency in project and change management methodologies and tools.
- Ability to influence and engage senior leadership through strategic insights.
- Experience in organizational transformation in multicultural environments.
- Previous consulting experience with large corporations is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process mapping skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
