Introducing RUNWAY – easyJet’s Management Graduate Programme

30 years ago easyJet broke the mould of the aviation industry, introducing low fares and making travel easy and affordable for everyone. Now it’s your turn to challenge the status quo and help us as we look to become Europe’s 1 airline and continue our push to Net Zero, via our Runway Graduate Management Programme  – ensuring that your career takes off in the process.

 On the programme you’ll initially spend four weeks on our robust induction where you will be exposed to the heart of our business, develop your understanding of our culture and values and participate in key learning, networking, and business challenges. You’ll then take your place on the first of your four 6 month placements, that we call sectors where you have a choice of one of the functions within the sector

> Business Support Sector – People; IT, Data & Change; or General Counsel Office

> Commercial Sector – Commercial; Customer & Marketing; or Group Markets

> Operations Sector – Working across all areas to be fully immersed in our business

> Flexi Sector – Your choice of function as you look to transition to a role once the programme ends

You’ll be able to submit your preferences for the functional placement within the sectors although this is not always guaranteed as graduates will be allocated across the business as fairly & evenly as possible.

Runway has been designed to ensure you gain the necessary skills and knowledge, along with the opportunity to put that into practice on business initiatives whilst on placement. It will also provide you with a unique insight into our exciting and dynamic industry, working cross-functionally with senior stakeholders along the journey.

We’re committed to your ongoing personal and professional development by providing a range of interventions throughout Runway to enable you to maximise your potential: These include:

> Internal mentoring

> External professional coaching

> Behavioural assessment

> 360 Feedback

> Business Challenges

> Financial Literacy workshop

> Impact & Influence workshop

> Agile ways of working coaching dojos

> Data Analysis workshops

In short, you’ll have everything you need to get your easyJet career off to the best possible start.  

What you need to join the programme

We want highly talented graduates with the right combination of ‘can-do’ attitude, customer focus, business awareness and commercial acumen to help us continue driving our business forward.

You’ll relish working in a fast pace, high energy environment, be innovative by nature and have a genuine desire to learn and grow. Graduates should be passionate, care about what they do and have a real sense of fun(!), and a degree with a classification as 2:1 as a minimum achieved in 2024 or predicted for 2025

We work in a hybrid manner and therefore you must be willing to travel to London Luton (our HQ) at least 3 times per week. Some sectors may require shift work, and therefore you must be prepared to work shifts at London Luton or London Gatwick as and when required

What you’ll get in return

> Up to 20% bonus

> 25 days holiday (you can buy up to an additional 5 days each year too)

> 5% pension

> Flexible working environment

> Flexible benefits package

> Private Healthcare

> Excellent staff travel benefits including discounts on flights 

Application Process

>Complete your application on our careers site by latest Mid-January

>Stage 1 - successful applicants will be invited to complete a cognitive assessment (10/01/2025)

>Stage 2 - successful applicants to attend a remote (Phone/Teams) screening conversation (W/C 27/01/2025-07/02/2025)

>Stage 3 - successful applicants will be invited to attend an in-person assessment centre located in at Hangar 89 – London Luton Airport  (Tuesday 11th March 2025)

>Stage 4 – Offers (April 2025)

>Start Monday 8th September 2025

About easyJet

At easyJet our aim is to make low-cost travel easy – connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

It takes a real team effort to carry over 90 million passengers a year across 35 countries. Whether you’re working as part of our front-line operations or in our corporate functions, you’ll find people that are positive, inclusive, ready to take on a challenge, and that have your back. We call that our ‘Orange Spirit’, and we hope you’ll share that too.

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Complete your application on our careers site.

We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates.

We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize opportunities, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all & encourage people to be their authentic selves. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates.