Senior Ancillary Products Manager

Purpose of the role

The Senior Ancillary Products Manager will play a key role in defining the strategy, optimization, and management of the ancillary (non-ticket) portfolio consisting of multiple core, partner, and value-added products. The role is responsible for generating incremental ancillary revenue, a significant and growing source of income for Wizz Air. 

Responsibilities

• Support the Head in the development of the 3–5-year strategy of Wizz Air’s product proposition and roadmap of developments to achieve the strategic goal of Ancillary Revenue unit growth. 
• Leading and direct line management of a team of Ancillary Product Portfolio Managers. 
• In cooperation with the team, identify new non-ticket revenue opportunities. 
• Work cross-functionally with the central systems, Trading, and E-Commerce to deliver on the strategic proposition of overall revenue growth. 
• Identify new industry trends and technological innovations with the aim of potentially integrating them into the business. 
• Build business cases to inform the viability of potential new products and evolution of existing products. 
• Identify new partner ancillary revenue opportunities, define business cases, and negotiate commercial terms. 
• Explore business and consumer behavior trends, analyze profitability, and build recommendations for senior management. 
• Define, estimate value, and prioritize the digital development backlog in cooperation with E-Commerce and Product Portfolio Managers. 

Experience

5-7+ years of overall working experience with 4+ years of experience in a multinational environment, experience in aviation is a plus. 

Hard skills

• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills. 
• Advanced level of EXCEL, PowerPoint, Power BI. 
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate with the upper level of the organization. 
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to cooperate with a variety of stakeholders, team player personality. 
• Strong sense of business ownership and accountability for own portfolio. 
• Good project management skills. 

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree 

Language

Fluent in English (both written and spoken). 

Skills and competencies

• Dedication, positivity, integrity, and inclusivity. 
• Drive to learn and improve professionally. 
• Ability to live and work in Budapest, Hungary.