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Overview

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Are you a current or former management consultant from a top-tier firm with a passion for aviation? Interested in deepening your expertise in the airline industry and making a meaningful impact by working closely with airline executives, flight operations teams, and industry stakeholders to solve complex operational challenges, improve safety and efficiency, and drive strategic initiatives that enhance airline performance?

Jeppesens Aviation Consulting practice offers a unique opportunity to apply your consulting skills to help airlines solve complex operational challenges. You will leverage Jeppesens data and AI technologies to quantify business value, build compelling cases, and drive adoption of innovative software solutions. Beyond client work, you will contribute to thought leadership, research, and business development. While this role focuses primarily on Jeppesens products, it will be hired through ForeFlight.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with airline clients and internal data science teams to solve complex analytical challenges
• Lead structured value engineering projects that diagnose airline operational performance and identify high-impact improvement opportunities
• Develop detailed business cases quantifying benefits, costs, and risks aligned with airline KPIs
• Develop actionable recommendations and implementation roadmaps to optimize flight operations and enhance regulatory compliance
• Support new business development through research publications, conference presentations, and proposal development
• Help refine and scale consulting tools, playbooks, and operational intelligence dashboards
• Maintain a customer-obsessed mindset while bringing a strong point of view and intellectual curiosity

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm, ideally with a focus on aviation or transportation industries
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with proficiency in Excel and demonstrated statistical analysis capabilities
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage both technical teams and senior executives
• Experience working directly with clients or senior stakeholders
• Ability to lead projects and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative, curious, and driven by delivering measurable business outcomes
• Ability to travel 25-50%, depending on client engagements

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent work experience
• Exposure to operational improvement, performance management, or value engineering projects
• Pilot or aviation enthusiast
• Familiarity with Jeppesen, ForeFlight, or Boeing products and services
• Flexible location preferred in Denver, Colorado

About ForeFlight

ForeFlight, a Boeing company, is the leading provider of advanced integrated software for the General, Business and Military Aviation markets worldwide. Founded in 2007 and joining the Boeing family in 2019, ForeFlight now offers ForeFlight Mobile EFB and Military Flight Bag for pilots, ForeFlight Dispatch for flight planners, Sentry portable ADS-B receivers, and a range of additional integrated products and capabilities serving the needs of pilots and flight departments around the world. ForeFlight has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Editors' Choice Award from FLYING Magazine for five separate years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023, and 2024. In 2023, ForeFlight also earned the FLYING Magazine Innovation Award, followed by the Readers' Choice Award in 2024. Additionally, ForeFlight was honored as the App of the Year by Aviation Consumer in 2011, and BuiltIn 2024 and 2025 best places to work.

Why You Should Join

At ForeFlight, we know you want a rewarding career. To do that, you need challenging projects, a good work environment, and awesome coworkers. We believe in our employees, and we empower them to make a direct impact on our products and services messaging. We strive to provide ForeFlighters and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits package includes but not limited to the following:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance with Employer paid health premiums
• Open PTO Policy
• 401(k) with up to 10% company matching and immediate vesting
• 12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave
• 4 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave
• Flight Training Rewards
• Tuition Stipend

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well market and business considerations: Summary Pay Range: $200,000-$240,000.

This position is part of a transition from Boeing to an independent company owned by Thoma Bravo and may involve a transition to the divested business. By applying, you acknowledge and understand that this role is part of a transitioning business and may be subject to organizational changes including a new employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer. By applying, you acknowledge and understand that this role is part of a transitioning business and may be subject to organizational changes including a new employer.

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