Senior Manager Ground Operations Standards and Transformation

IATA

$100K — $120K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Aviation management, Business Administration, Documentation Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Quality and Compliance Management, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in ground operations, with 3+ years specifically in standards management and control.
  • Proven leadership in digital transformation related to documentation and knowledge management.
  • Experience in designing KPI frameworks and performance measurement systems.
  • Strong technical, digital, analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Translate strategic direction into a roadmap for IGOM evolution and delivery.
  • Execute strategies for increasing global adoption and reducing operational variations.
  • Establish governance for IGOM content lifecycle management.
  • Lead risk and impact assessments for IGOM standards.
  • Monitor and evaluate operational variations from IGOM standards.
  • Develop digitized standards for improved user experience and operational application.
  • Automate the content development and publication processes.

Benefits

  • Flexible working environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Participation in industry-leading events and conferences.
  • Contributions to shaping global aviation standards.
  • Exposure to a diverse portfolio of innovative projects.
Full Job Description
Employment Type: Permanent
Contract Duration: n/a

About the team you are joining

The Ground Operations team leads the development, implementation, and global adoption of industry standards and best practices that enhance safety, efficiency, innovation, and sustainability across ground operations worldwide.
Our team manages a diverse portfolio of products and services, including industry-leading standards such as the Airport Handling Manual (AHM) and the IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM), IATA training programs, audit programs such as IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), digital solutions, and flagship industry events such as the IATA Ground Handling Conference.
We are a high-performing, results-oriented team that combines energy, expertise, and a passion for operational excellence. Our diverse group of professionals, ranging from emerging talent to seasoned industry leaders, brings together collective experience in ground operations, safety management, auditing, standards development, and leadership. Together, we work with stakeholders across the aviation industry to drive continuous improvement and shape the future of ground operations.
What your day would be like

Reporting to Head of Operations and Standards you would
  • Translate strategic direction into and roadmap for the evolution of IGOM content, global adoption, and product delivery
  • Execute the IGOM strategy to increase global adoption, reduce operational variations, and strengthen standardization
    • Establish systemic approach to variations trend and root cause analysis, to identify improvement opportunities and measuring effectiveness of annual updates
    • Establish & oversee effective governance for the development, review, approval, publication & lifecycle management of IGOM content
    • Lead risk and impact assessment for IGOM procedures and planned content changes
    • Establish a systematic framework for monitoring, evaluating, and managing operational variations from IGOM standards
    • Establish analytics and reporting systems and mechanisms to provide leadership visibility into standards performance and variation reduction initiatives
  • Lead the transformation of IGOM and AHM into modern digitally enabled standards, improving user experience, accessibility, and operational application
    • Develop a concept of digital, interactive tool, intelligent knowledge management; guidance, workflow integration, multimedia learning
    • Establish content architecture, metadata and document control standards
    • Establish tools to monitor product usage, adoption and user engagement
    • Simplify and automate AHM and IGOM content development, publication and maintenance processes
    • Establishanalytics to monitor content usage, user engagement and product performance

We would love to hear from you if you have
  • Bachelor's degree in Aviation management, BusinessAdministration, Documentation Management, Operations Management, Engineering,Quality and Compliance Management, or a related discipline.
  • At least 7 years of experience in ground operations, with at least 3 in standards management and control, developing and managing ground operational manuals, procedures, and standards.
  • Proven experience in leading digital transformation initiatives involving documentation and knowledge management systems, innovation, operational excellence, or process improvement within ground operations, AI-powered knowledge systems and similar.
  • Experience designing KPI frameworks, performance measurement systems, and operational dashboards.
  • Strong technical, digital and analytical, strategic thinking and communication skills.


Travel Required: Y 30%

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