Flight Director
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
Christian Poulsen
Founder & Private Jet Specialist
Role | Flight Director |
What you'll do | Lead and scale a high-performance flight desk in a fast-growing private aviation advisory business |
Location | Europe |
Salary | Negotiable, based on experience |
Client | Our client is a rapidly scaling private aviation advisory firm operating at the sharp end of business aviation. They sit across charter, jet cards, fractional and aircraft ownership, acting purely in the client’s interest with a clean, transparent model.They’re early in a serious growth cycle. Revenue doubling, team scaling, systems maturing. This is not steady-state. This is build mode. |
Role Reference | J287 |
Role overview:
This is not a “Head of Ops” in disguise. This is the nerve centre.
You’ll own the flight desk. Not just oversee it, but shape how it performs under pressure, at scale, and in real time.
Lead and evolve a team of Flight Managers, building a culture of ownership and accountability
Maintain full visibility across all live operations, quotes, flights, bookings, comms
Step into high-risk, high-pressure situations without breaking the rhythm of the team
Create structure where others create noise. Clear workflows, clean handovers, zero gaps
Act as the senior escalation point for complex client scenarios
Partner closely with leadership on performance, KPIs and growth strategy
Translate operational reality into commercial insight
This role sits right between people, process, and performance. Get it right, everything scales.
About you:
You’re not just experienced. You’ve seen the chaos and learned how to control it.
You’re the person people look to when things get tight, because you see things clearly.
10+ years in private aviation (charter, fractional, jet cards or aircraft management)
5+ years leading teams with real accountability, not just titles
Managed teams of 8+ and scaled them, not just maintained them
Comfortable operating in live environments where decisions actually matter
Experienced dealing directly with HNW and corporate clients
Commercially aware. You understand margin, performance, and where the levers are
Strong with KPIs, reporting, and turning data into action
Known for building teams that run without constant intervention
Why this role stands out:
Most roles like this talk about leadership. This one gives you control of the engine room.
A clean business model. No commission bias, no noise
Founders who actually want operational input
A team already capable, just waiting for the right leadership layer
Real scope to shape structure, not just inherit it
Growth that requires proper leadership, not just more bodies
You’re about to walk into something good, that’s about to get big.
Menska's thoughts:
If you’ve ever sat in a senior ops seat thinking “I could build this better if I had the room”.
This is that room.
Ref: J287
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