CRM Change & Transformation Manager

Location: Hybrid – 3 days a week at VHQ, Crawley
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 10th December 2025

At Virgin Atlantic, we're more than just an airline—we're a brand that reimagines the way people experience travel. With a bold vision to become the most loved travel company, we thrive on challenging the status quo, pushing the boundaries of aviation, and celebrating individuality every step of the way.

As CRM Manager, you’ll define and deliver Virgin Atlantic’s CRM strategy, working closely with the Senior Manager, CRM Delivery. Leading a team of three CRM Leads—focused on Trade, Pre-Flight, and Flying Club (Loyalty)—you’ll oversee the execution of customer journeys across our owned channels (SMS, WhatsApp, email, and app).

Your mission? To drive over incremental flown revenue, strengthen customer retention, and contribute directly to our NPS growth. You’ll champion CRM as a driver of business change, aligning with our goals of sustainable profitability and becoming the world’s most loved travel company.

• Build and deliver a CRM strategy & trading plan that enhances the pre-flight experience and drives Flying Club growth.
• Lead and inspire a team of three CRM Leads, enabling them to deliver bold, insight-driven activations.
• Partner with stakeholders across Virgin Atlantic to gain buy-in and deliver CRM initiatives aligned to business goals.
• Champion automation and AI-driven ways of working—unlocking efficiency, scalability, and speed to market.
• Develop CRM’s role in Flight+, Ancillaries, Upsell, Cross-Sell, and Online Retail to maximise revenue and margin.
• Deliver personalisation at scale—enabling 1:1 lifecycle interactions across all CRM channels.
• Activate segmentation strategies, embedding their value across the organisation.
• Collaborate with Omnichannel Analytics, Data & Delivery teams to ensure best-in-class execution and actionable insights.
• Own Pre-Flight VoC performance, driving continuous improvements that contribute to overall NPS targets.
• Enhance multi-touchpoint pre-flight journeys—delivering greater personalisation by cabin, destination, and segment.

• Degree-level qualification (or equivalent experience) with a proven track record of delivering commercial results through CRM.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-performing environment.
• Strong data and insight-led mindset, with demonstrable CRM activation case studies.
• Skilled in managing diverse stakeholders across business and technical domains.
• Confident communicator with strong influencing, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Adept at resolving conflicts and aligning cross-functional teams.

At Virgin Atlantic, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, reach out to us at Recruitment@fly.virgin.com—we’re here to support you.

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