What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategist position at Vista?
Job Profile
Vista Tech plays a vital role in the Vista group operations by delivering and accelerating comprehensive technology solutions across all brands. Vista’s end-to-end and click-to-flight solutions offer the industry's only comprehensive flight booking platform, seamlessly integrating global operations, and leveraging AI and machine learning to optimize pricing and fleet movement.
A career at Vista means stepping into an environment where you’re trusted with real autonomy and responsibility from day one. Whether you're keeping our aircraft airworthy, flying our clients across the globe, or working in one of our corporate teams, you’ll move fast, deliver impact quickly, and grow through hands‑on learning and close collaboration within a supportive global community. You’ll play an active role in shaping a transforming organization by improving processes, challenging norms, and driving meaningful change. And throughout, you’ll take pride in making the impossible possible for a worldwide client base. Together you’ll build something extraordinary alongside colleagues who navigate challenges together, celebrate progress, and consistently raise the bar.
Your Responsibilities
The Strategist develops strategic analyses and business cases, evaluates market opportunities and competitive dynamics, and synthesises quantitative and qualitative insights to inform product and business direction. The role also carries end-to-end ownership of assigned project workstreams — driving cross-functional coordination, delivery planning, and execution to ensure strategic initiatives are implemented on time and to a high standard. You operate with full ownership of both your strategy and project management responsibilities.
Strategy & Analysis
Vista Tech plays a vital role in the Vista group operations by delivering and accelerating comprehensive technology solutions across all brands. Vista’s end-to-end and click-to-flight solutions offer the industry's only comprehensive flight booking platform, seamlessly integrating global operations, and leveraging AI and machine learning to optimize pricing and fleet movement.
A career at Vista means stepping into an environment where you’re trusted with real autonomy and responsibility from day one. Whether you're keeping our aircraft airworthy, flying our clients across the globe, or working in one of our corporate teams, you’ll move fast, deliver impact quickly, and grow through hands‑on learning and close collaboration within a supportive global community. You’ll play an active role in shaping a transforming organization by improving processes, challenging norms, and driving meaningful change. And throughout, you’ll take pride in making the impossible possible for a worldwide client base. Together you’ll build something extraordinary alongside colleagues who navigate challenges together, celebrate progress, and consistently raise the bar.
Your Responsibilities
The Strategist develops strategic analyses and business cases, evaluates market opportunities and competitive dynamics, and synthesises quantitative and qualitative insights to inform product and business direction. The role also carries end-to-end ownership of assigned project workstreams — driving cross-functional coordination, delivery planning, and execution to ensure strategic initiatives are implemented on time and to a high standard. You operate with full ownership of both your strategy and project management responsibilities.
Strategy & Analysis
- Develop strategic analyses, business cases, and investment rationales.
- Evaluate market opportunities, competitive dynamics, and adjacencies.
- Synthesise quantitative and qualitative data into coherent insights and recommendations.
- Support product and commercial leadership in framing key decisions.
- Produce high-quality communication materials for executive audiences.
- Own the end-to-end delivery of assigned strategic initiatives and projects, from scoping through to completion.
- Build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and resource requirements.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to align on priorities, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Identify, track, and mitigate project risks and issues; escalate where necessary.
- Run structured project governance including status reporting, stakeholder updates, and decision logs.
- Drive accountability across workstream owners to ensure on-time, on-quality delivery.
- Facilitate workshops, working sessions, and sprint reviews as needed.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Strategy, or a related field. MBA advantageous.
- 2–4 years of experience in strategy, consulting, or a related business function.
- Track record of developing business cases or strategic analyses in a commercial setting.
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
- Ability to produce board-quality strategy documents and presentations.
- Clear, structured communication for senior audiences.
- Commercial acumen and understanding of business drivers.
- Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, and data analysis tools.