About the role
Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,000 employees from more than 110 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.
As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.
Network Development Manager
Based in Budapest
Purpose of the role
The Senior Network Development Manager is accountable for defining and driving the network strategy across the full planning horizon. The role leads strategic network development initiatives including market prioritization, new route and base development, and competitive assessment, while providing clear strategic direction and governance to Network Managers responsible for short- and medium-term execution. The position is a key contributor to Wizz Air’s long-term network growth and strategic positioning.
Responsibilities
Network Strategy & Governance
• Define and deliver the Network East/West strategy, including market prioritization, new routes, new bases and capacity allocation.
• Evaluate new and existing markets based on strategic fit, financial performance, growth potential and competitive dynamics.
• Lead the development of business cases and financial forecasts for new routes, bases and material network changes.
• Own and continuously improve financial evaluation, forecasting and network modelling tools.
• Provide strategic direction and governance for short- and medium-term network plannin…
