Job Description

Job title
Manager Strategy and Insights | Product Development and Design
Ref #
250000KW
Location
Qatar - Doha
Job family
Corporate & Commercial
Closing date: 31-Oct-2025

About the role

At Qatar Airways, we craft cutting- edge inflight products, enhance passenger comfort, and drive innovation in aviation design.


From concept to launch, our Product Development and Design (PDD) Team collaborates with industry leaders to create products that set new standards in travel.


If you are passionate about innovation, customer experience, technology, and design, this is your chance to make a lasting impact in the aviation industry.


Join our Product Development and Design Team that transforms ideas into reality and shape the future of airline experiences!


As the

Manager Strategy and Insights

, you will support the Product Development and Design division by conducting research, analysis, and project coordination to inform product and customer experience initiatives. You will contribute to data collection, market intelligence, reporting, and implementation support, ensuring product development activities are aligned with divisional priorities, commercial viability, and customer expectations.

Some of the tasks include the following:

Strategic

Conduct research and analysis of market trends, customer insights, and competitor benchmarking to support strategic planning and decision-making. Prepare reports, presentations, and recommendations for product roadmaps and investment prioritization. Support the monitoring and reporting of divisional KPIs, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Lead the preparation of frameworks and documentation for evaluating product initiatives based on feasibility, value, and impact.

Operational

Support and lead the development of inflight product and customer experience strategies, including its long-term visions with relevant SMEs by synthesizing market trends, customer feedback, competitive analysis and financial modelling. Develop and maintain data sources, research libraries, and tools to support strategy and insights work. Provide analytical and operational support to the end-to-end product strategy process, including documentation, and follow-up. Manage the creation, monitoring, and reporting of product and strategic project roadmaps ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business goals. Manage and support the operational reviews and steering committees with executives to evaluate progress against strategy. Monitor and mitigate risks / potential providing timely resolution. Liaise with internal teams and stakeholders to gather inputs and ensure alignment in research and insights activities. Monitor KPIs and performance against strategic goals and support the implementation of data-driven processes for opportunity sizing, investment analysis, and project evaluation. Work closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Finance, Engineering, Operations) to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams Continuously scan the external environment for emerging trends, technologies, and consumer behaviors that could influence future product strategy. Perform other department duties related to his / her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You'll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.


Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what's never been done before.


Together, everything is possible.

Qualifications

About you

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with minimum 7+ years of relevant experience. Clear communication skills with proficiency in engaging C-level stakeholders and influencing decisions through data-backed narratives Strong cross collaboration skills to align across departments and drive joint outcomes Leading teams through transformation, organizational shifts and new operating models Track record of delivering measurable impact on growth, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Experience in product portfolio management, roadmap planning and prioritization. Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams, with a focus on coaching, mentoring and succession planning Ability to see the product vision, anticipate trends and translate them into long term plans. Understanding of P&L, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and business case development. Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making sound decisions with imperfect information.

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We've grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don't slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what's never been done before.


So whether you're creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

How to apply

If you're ready to join a progressive team and have a challenging and rewarding career, then apply now by uploading your CV and completing the application form.

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We've grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don't slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what's never been done before.



So whether you're creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

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