WestJet

Intermediate Analyst Data Analytics, Revenue Management

WestJet$80K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Economics, Business)
  • 5+ years of experience, with at least 3 years in an analytical role
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and database management systems
  • Familiarity with tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, or programming languages like Python and R is an advantage
  • Excellent communication skills, bridging gaps between technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Self-motivated and organized, capable of leading projects across various teams

Responsibilities

  • Translate business problems into advanced analytics solutions
  • Develop systems for decision support data and tools
  • Automate pricing and inventory activities to enhance efficiency
  • Improve productivity by automating routine tasks and identifying quality improvements
  • Assist in system adaptation, migration, and administration tasks
  • Conduct testing for business initiatives and support testing for stakeholders
  • Lead cross-business unit projects to identify and deliver on improvements

Benefits

  • Competitive total rewards package
  • Fun and friendly work culture
  • Travel privileges for employees and their families from day one
  • Flexible savings and benefits programs tailored to individual needs
Full Job Description
This position requires in-person collaboration up to five days a week. This arrangement is subject to change based on business requirements.

Overview of role:

The Revenue Analytics team provides business intelligence analytics and reporting solutions for the Revenue Management & Pricing department within WestJet. Transforming data into meaningful information is an art form that requires the combination of technical skills and business acumen. In Revenue Analytics, we approach information from the perspective of the business user, creating and developing accurate and reliable solutions that speak to both Executive and front-line audiences. The Revenue Analytics team is rapidly evolving the intelligent landscape of WestJet - implementing creative ideas to capture efficiencies and promote cutting edge analytics.

Reporting to the Manager of Revenue Analytics, you will help build a grassroots analytics function to propel WestJet to a new level of competitiveness. You will actively participate in the conceptualization, development, integration, and troubleshooting of new and existing analyses, tools, and reports - ensuring these solutions land with both Executive audiences and front-line analysts. You are an integral part of the growth of our airline as you ensure a consistent understanding, communication of, and approach to meeting strategic goals.

Key deliverables include:
  • Translate Revenue Management, Pricing, and Ancillary business problems into advanced solutions by developing data models and assets, experimenting with innovative ideas, creating insight to support the strategic direction of the company
  • Develop and implement systems and technology to produce decision support data and tools that enable WestJetters to take strategic action in a dynamic competitive environment
  • Develop and maintain automated systems to perform a strategic pricing and inventory activities. Select the best methodologies to approach business problems
  • Improves productivity and quality by automating routine tasks. Seeks to eliminate the need for human intervention and proactively identifies opportunities for quality improvement
  • Contribute to system adaptation and migration strategy and perform system administration tasks (user setup, system configuration) for all business unit applications
  • Identifies and conducts required testing efforts for business initiatives and assists, conducts, and supports testing efforts for various stakeholder groups as appropriate
  • Represent the business unit on large cross-business unit projects, proactively identify potential areas of improvement, and lead plausible solutions from ideation to delivery


Experience and qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science, Quantitative Economics/ Math/ Stats/ Business/ Engineering or similar)
  • 5+ years with a minimum of 3 years in an analytical role incorporating decision making and project coordination in a fast-paced environment
  • In-depth understanding of database management systems, online analytical processing (OLAP) and ETL framework and strong proficiency in SQL is mandatory
  • Proficiency in one or more of the following is a bonus -Alteryx, Tableau, Oracle, Sabre, VBA, Python, R, SAS, ATPCO, Snowflake
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills and a unique ability to bridge the communication gap between executive and front-end users
  • Highly motivated, organized, and autonomous individual who can collaborate cross-functionally and lead deliverables and/or projects
  • At WestJet we pride ourselves on our fun and friendly customer focus


*Please note: Analyst level and title will be determined by the selection team based on the evaluation process and the candidates requisite experience.

The benefits of being a WestJetter:

WestJet provides all WestJetters with a competitive total rewards package. On top of that, we offer:

  • A fun and friendly culture with colleagues who work together to win
  • Travel privileges for you and your family, effective from your start date
  • Savings and Benefit programs that are flexible to meet your specific needs


Think we're a great fit? Apply now!

About WestJet

WestJet is a Canadian airline founded in 1996. It began as a low-cost alternative to the country's competing major airlines. WestJet provides scheduled and charter air service to more than 100 destinations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. WestJet is currently the second-largest Canadian air carrier, behind Air Canada, operating an average of 777 flights and carrying over 66,130 passengers per day. WestJet is a public company with more than 14,000 employees, and is not part of any airline alliance. It operates three variants of the Boeing 737 Next Generation family, as well as Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
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