British Airways
Axia Stream Manager (4-year FTC)
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Axia Stream Manager (4-year FTC)
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As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain. This is something we’ve been doing for over 100 years.
The Role
Axia Stream Manager
External Applicants: 4-Year Fixed Term Contract (Full-Time) Internal Applicants: 4-Year Secondment (Full-Time)
The Axia Stream Manager will lead their respective Engineering and Maintenance teams through Project Axia, a transformation programme that includes the move from SAP to AMOS. This role is responsible for leading one of three core Axia streams, ensuring the new MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) solution supports business objectives, operational efficiency, and compliance.
Axia at British Airways is not merely an IT transition; it’s a transformation—and you’ll play a crucial role in reworking, reimagining, and refining every aspect of how we operate.
Scope of Responsibility
The role oversees the delivery of a £100m+ capital investment (up to £250m IAG group-wide), with accountability for:
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Designing the Engineering and Maintenance (M&E) solution
- Aligning business objectives with the technology solution.
- Ensuring the new AMOS system supports optimised IAG group and British Airways level operations.
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** programme delivery**
- Leading a high-performing team to meet strategic timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements.
- Managing stakeholder engagement and cross-team dependencies between Axia and IAG.
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Middleware Build & Alignment
- Collaborating with technical, operational, and regulatory teams to implement changes with minimal disruption.
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Stakeholder and Supplier Influencing
- Driving alignment with opco partners, financial, and commercial entities to integrate new solutions.
- Engaging with suppliers and industry experts to enhance operational effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
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- Stream management: Responsible for the achievement of transformation milestones while delivering against programme budgets, timelines, and regulatory compliance.
- Led by vision: Leads the strategic and tactical execution of engineering workflows, from design to delivery—and beyond.
- Innovation-driven change: Advocates and embeds new ways of working that future-proof engineering teams and maximise efficiency.
- Demystifying technology for business use: Champions integration of technical solutions with operational needs, ensuring tools align with Axia’s business case and mission metrics.
- Regulatory and compliance leader: Clarifies interfaces with engineering governance, standards, and commercial compliance.
- Sponsor role: Builds technical bridges between programmes, finance, and operational teams at both IAG and BA levels.
- Leadership & culture: Creates open, collaborative relationships within the team across people quality cost and delivery lines.
- Reporting at executive levels: Provides insights to ensure cross-functional unity and line-of-sight into high-level programme progress.
Programme Streams & Areas of Focus
- Airworthiness & Engineering
- Fleet engineering, technical services, planning, and quality/compliance roles.
- Digital Aircraft Maintenance
- Maintenance control, production planning, and aircraft maintenance teams.
- Supply Chain, Finance, and Component Workshops
- Procurement, finance & commercial teams, stores & logistic chains, component factories, and financial planning.
What You’ll Bring to British Airways
We need a leader who possesses:
- Analytical & prioritisation skills: The acuity to forecast impacts and manage cross-functional workflows without delays.
- Technical fluency: Understanding of the ** Aviation Maintenance & Engineering ecosystem** alongside commercial/regulatory knowledge.
- Solution mindset: The ability to interpret complex technical data and convert it into pragmatic, business-aligned solutions.
- Fiscal accountability: Delineation of budget ownership, risk assessment, and steering through programme complexities within regulatory constraints.
- Stakeholder trust: Strong influencing, communication, and negotiation capabilities to navigate high-level expectations and industry partnerships.
- Regulatory expertise: Nescience of aviation licensing and compliance standards, including IAG/BA operated regulations.
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Employer Benefits
A dynamic, high-performance culture that encourages you to reach your professional peak—and elevates you with them.
- Targeted Upskilling: Investing in your expertise through development training tailored to YOUR career growth.
- Technological advancement: Daily exposure to next-generation tools, equipment, and aircraft to shape future aviation trends.
- Unique travel prospects: A perquisite of being an engineer—your job makes complex deployments visible. Holistic staff travel benefits let you see both the world and your workplace in ways few careers can offer.
- Remuneration & rewards: Part of a team that consistently delivers exceptional outcomes—with awards reflecting that (including staff travel minimums).
Inclusion & Diversity
At British Airways, originality and difference are the drivers behind progress. We want the broadest spectrum of perspectives and experiences represented here—because these elements help build a workplace that's richer, more creative, and better.
Join us in becoming a Better BA, where inclusivity thrives and innovation takes flight. Whether you're setting down roots here or moving internally through a secondment, the opportunity to shape or transform engineering processes is unparalled. The sky's never the limit—but your potential is.
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