Denver International Airport is seeking a Senior Vice President of Aviation for Concessions to join our team. Reporting to the Executive Vice President/Chief Revenue Officer, this position is a key member of the DIA leadership team and is responsible for leading the airport’s concessions division. This position manages a division of 14 employees responsible for carrying out DIA’s concessions program development and administration functions.
This is an extraordinary opportunity for a highly skilled leader who is committed to excellence and thrives in a fast paced, dynamic environment. The Sr. VP of Aviation for Concessions works with the entire airport community, internal and external business partners and stakeholders, and employees.
We’re looking for:
We are looking for a leader with superb business and political acumen, sound understanding of strategic business practices, is outcome oriented, has experience working with staff at all levels, and a proven track record of excellent performance within a very complex enterprise. We are also looking for an innovative thinker, with drive and ingenuity to help us achieve DIA’s new Strategic Plan objectives. DIA recently unveiled an ambitious multi-year strategic plan that puts into context a more globally competitive industry, defines the Airport’s priorities, and establishes quantifiable objectives for success. This plan identifies seven top priorities and is based on DIA’s vision to be:
America’s favorite connecting hub, where the Rocky Mountains meet the world!
Strategic Plan Goals:
- Winning the hearts of our customers
- Putting DEN on the world map
- Excelling in financial performance
- Building Airport City
- Investing for sustainability
- Inspiring our employees
- Partnering for operational excellence
Denver International Airport (DEN) is more than a world-class airport; it’s a complex enterprise that generates over $800MM in annual operating and non-operating revenues from a wide variety of sources. DEN is the 5th-busiest commercial passenger airport in the United States, spanning 53 square miles, and serves 53 million annual passengers. It operates the 4th busiest airfield in the world, including North America’s longest commercial runway at 16,000 feet. Additionally, DEN is well underway with construction on several substantial projects (including a major hotel and commuter-rail station), is currently completing construction of 5 new gates, has a 9000 acre Airport City in the planning stage, and has a capital budget of $1.6B over the next 5 years – offering an extraordinary opportunity to lead at a time of growth. As the nation’s newest major commercial airport and with the combined assets of good geographic location and large physical size, DEN has the capacity to double in size and is well-positioned for future growth as the portal for the Rocky Mountain Region and a key link for products and people throughout the world. DEN is the primary economic engine of the state of Colorado, generating more than $26B in annual economic impact.
DEN’s core values are transparency, collaboration, mutual respect and support, inclusivity, integrity, trust and organizational excellence. Successful candidates must demonstrate that these are the core operating principles upon which they have based their career.
Interested? Please visit denvergov.org/jobs to apply!
