Date:
15 Dec 2025
Location:
Dublin, IE
Description
Ryanair are currently recruiting for a Head of Route Development to join Europe’s Largest Airline Group.
This is an excellent time to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 8 years.
Reporting to the Director of Airports and Commercial Finance, the successful candidate will be based in our global head office in Dublin and will lead a team responsible for managing and developing commercial relationships with airport and governmental agencies to support the low-cost expansion of the Ryanair network across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Dutie include but not limited to;
- Take lead implementing commercial strategy in key Ryanair geographical locations
- Reduce airport costs at existing Ryanair airports
- Identify and deliver low-cost deals at new airports
- Manage and develop commercial relationships with airports and Government agencies across the network
- Participate in, and provide guidance to, route selection/deselection process
- Interpret competitive analysis to identify new opportunities
- Provide market data as well as competitive insights on market portfolio
- Liaise with internal Marketing, Finance and Operations departments
- Ability to travel internationally at least twice per month
- Other ad-hoc duties as required
Requirements
- Have a commercially focused background (accountancy / commercial lawyer / investment or similar)
- Ability to communicate in a simple and concise manner
- Organised, detail-oriented, motivated to complete tasks independently and as part of a team
- Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment with continuous change
- Ability to manage different tasks simultaneously and deal with different people across Europe
- Interest in route development and the airline industry
- Analytical, able to source, produce and draw conclusions from data and reports
- Strong computer skills, especially with Excel
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken English. An additional European language is an advantage although not essential
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – Matched up to 5% or €5,000
- Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
- 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
- Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
- Unrivalled career progression
Competencies
- Interpersonal Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Leadership
- Negotiation Skills