Slots Analyst
Managing Vueling’s slot portfolio across key European and African airports, ensuring compliance, optimizing usage, and identifying growth opportunities.
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At Vueling, we love things to happen. We always do our best to go one step further and do it better. We invite our people to celebrate their unique strengths, work as a team to overcome challenges and achieve their goals for the greater good.
Our team is made of great professionals. Great and passionate people who collaborate, support and complement each other's skills.
We are one of Europe's leading low-cost airlines, with special relevance in the Spanish domestic market, as well as in France and Italy.
Job Purpose
Be part of the Vueling Slots Team, supporting the strategic management of the company’s slot portfolio across key European and African airports. Ensure timely acquisition, retention, and compliance with EU and local regulations, while securing optimal slot access aligned with business growth and market demand. This role reinforces Vueling and IAG’s competitive positioning and contributes to shaping industry standards and best practices.
Main Accountabilities
- Slot Portfolio Management - Protect and optimize Vueling’s most valuable slot assets, ensuring alignment with operational and strategic goals.
- Schedule Coordination - Maximize opportunities to meet the company’s slot requirements in close collaboration with Scheduling and Network Planning teams.
- Strategic Growth Enablement - Identify growth opportunities in congested and strategic airports by staying informed on capacity declarations and slot release mechanisms, in coordination with Strategy and Network.
- Analytical Support - Produce insightful analyses, assessments, and recommendations related to slots and airport capacity, including competition-related processes.
- Industry Representation - Represent Vueling’s interests in external forums such as Slot Conferences, Coordination Committees, Sabre User Conferences, IATA discussions, and airport capacity panels, helping shape industry standards and practices.
- Group Alignment - Support coordination of slot-related matters across the IAG Group, ensuring strategic alignment and collaboration.
Main Responsibilities - Tasks
- Submit timely slot applications to coordinators at key airports.
- Monitor utilisation to preserve historical slot rights.
- Coordinate backup slot plans with Network and Scheduling.
- Facilitate slot sharing with IAG affiliates (Iberia, BA, Aer Lingus).
- Analyse competitor slot activity and market trends.
- Prepare required documentation and regulatory reports.
- Produce slot performance reports for internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Legal on compliance for slot agreements.
Main Relationships
Internal:
- Network planning – Align slot requests with network goals.
- Scheduling – Ensure slot alignment with flight schedules.
- Legal – Oversee compliance in slot agreements.
- OCC – Handle real-time slot adjustments.
- Data – Analyse slot usage metrics and develop new tools
- Strategy – Align with long-term business plans.
External:
- Slot Coordinators – Submit and negotiate slot requests.
- IAG & Affiliates – Coordinate intercompany slot use.
- IATA – Represent Vueling in slot policy forums.
- Regulatory Bodies (EU Commission, airport authorities) – Engage on policy changes.
Education
- University Degree in Engineering, Aeronautical Management, Business Administration or a related analytical field
Experience
- Ideally, but not a must, experience working in airline planning.
- Experience handling large datasets and deriving actionable insights is highly valued.
- Experience in analytical roles focused on business (is a plus).
- A high level of Excel is a must.
Competencies
- Proactive mindset with a strong can-do attitude
- Ability to build trusting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders with ease
- Collaborative team player, comfortable working across departments and with external partners
- Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic, and target-driven environments
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and turn it into actionable insights
- Enjoys being challenged and confident in constructively challenging others
- Creative thinker with sound decision-making abilities
- Genuine passion for aviation
- Driven by innovation and continuous improvement
Languages
- English and Spanish: Advanced proficiency (C1 or C2)
- Additional languages are a plus
Location
Barcelona-Viladecans, Spain.
Level
Individual Contributor 5
We are the only Top Employer airline in Europe
For the second year running, Vueling is the only European airline and the only low-cost airline in the world to obtain this certification. The Top Employers Institute programme certifies organisations based on the participation and results of their HR Best Practices Survey. This survey covers six HR domains consisting of 20 topics including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Wellbeing and more.
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We thrive on teamwork and collaboration. Joining our team means being part of a cohesive unit that works together, shares knowledge, and supports each other.
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- Department
- Commercial, Network & Strategy
- Locations
- Viladecans - Barcelona
Viladecans - Barcelona
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Being part of IAG Group
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Flight benefits: Our team get ready to start flying by booking benefit flights as soon as joining us.
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At our core, we are a sustainable-oriented company, dedicated to reducing our environmental impact. Through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and the efficiency of our fleet, we actively contribute to achieving our Net Zero 2050 goal.
At Vueling, we invite you to fly to your full potential through self-development and pursuing your professional passion. We invite you to celebrate your unique strengths, work as a team to overcome challenges and achieve your goals for the greater good.
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About Vueling
We're one of the top ten companies in Catalonia, and we're part of IAG, one of the world's leading aviation groups.
We are one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, with special relevance in the Spanish domestic market, as well as in France and Italy.
We fly direct to over 140 destinations in 30 countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
As part of IAG, we’ve led the way in setting a target of zero net emissions by 2050.
Our purpose is about more than just providing a transport service; it's about connecting to new adventures, reunions, firsts.
It's about who we are.