Swords, Dublin , Ireland
Graduate Programme
Ryanair, over our 40 year history has grown to become Europe’s largest airline group connecting more guests across more routes than any other European carrier. We are a fast-paced, ambitious and innovative company, offering exciting career opportunities across aviation, technology, operations and support functions. Now is a fantastic time to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 8 years.
Description
Are you looking to join Europe’s best Grad Programme? Where you get to work for an industry leader with real career progression over a structured programme designed to develop you and your skills, then join the 2027 Ryanair Grad Programme
We have grad programmes across the business where you will get the chance to rotate across teams (and our network) in your preferred dept allowing you to gain transferable skills and a deep understanding of Ryanair, to set you up on a career path to the skies!
Across the 2 year programme, our grads will get mentorship from our leadership team, will be part of a structured programme with trips, tips and insights into Europe’s largest airline which will allow you to develop while we grow to be The World’s Largest Airline
Our Grad Programmes include
People
Our People grads will work across key areas in the People Dept including HR, Talent Acquisition, Internal Comms and HRIS supporting the teams recruiting all our staff, leading negotiations with unions and ensuring our network of people are supported in their roles
Operations
With over 3,900 flights per day smooth, efficient operations is key to our success. The Ops grads will work across areas including Flight Ops, Ground Ops, and Safety ensuring industry leading OTP and efficient turnarounds that our competitors can only dream of
Commercial
The Money Makers! Commercial Grads work on teams planning new routes, scheduling these as efficiently as possible, ensuring the flights make as much money as possible and keeping on top of our commercial performance so we stay on track to 300m guests in the next 10 years
Sales & Marketing
The Sales & Marketing grads are much more than the famous Tik Tok ‘Plane Face’, they also work closely with our PR, Brand Teams and CRM / Market Intelligence teams.
Customer Service
With 214m guests and growing, CS Grads will rotate across our CS Ops, Legal and Digital teams to deliver a seamless service with the unique opportunity to work in either our Madrid and Warsaw
Retail
Our Retail team are responsible for the 650+ ‘shops in the sky’ with our grads undertaking two rotations ensuring that the trolleys are stocked with only the best products
Legal Grads get insights across the entire dept, whether that is defending Ryanair Group at national and European level or taking care of legal, regulatory and public affairs.
Inflight
Inflight Grads support the cabin crew whether that’s in training, crew planning, processing their pay and supporting their needs
Application Process
Motivation is key for Ryanair, we want to hear from Grads who have a genuine interest in working here, so get this message across as part of your application process. Please put in your preferences as to which dept you’re keen to work in the most, but our Recruiters will review your application and may reach out if they feel you are more suitable for other depts
Applications will remain open until 31st January 2027. We recommend getting your application in earlier as like our aircraft we like to be on-time! Everyone we hire needs to show the skills and behaviours that have helped us to achieve our growth over the last 40 years and we expect candidates to demonstrate a hardworking and entrepreneurial spirit during the interview process
If we decide to progress your application you will be invited for a phone call (if an Irish number is calling, make sure you answer), followed by an online interview.
As part of the process, all grads must come to Dublin for a Face-to-Face interview
In the questions please state why you want to join the Ryanair Grad Programme and let us know about which areas that you are particularly interested in working in, we get thousands of applications so this is your sales pitch!
Studied a relevant degree programme (Bachelors/Masters) with a secured 2.1 or above or be on track to
Graduated/finished university no earlier than 2025
Hold the unrestricted right to live and work in Ireland and travel freely throughout Europe.
Strong analytical skills for efficiency, quality and continuous improvements
Ability to work in a pressurised and fast paced environment
Organisational, interpersonal skills and work on own initiative
Excellent communication skills
Good sense of humour and doesn’t take themselves too seriously
Competitive salary
Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – Matched up to 5% or €5,000
Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
Cycle 2 Work Scheme
Unrivalled career progression
Changes to our Application Process.
We are in the process of making a number of changes to our application process and overall candidate experience. This will occur in a number of phases and you may be required to create a new candidate profile or input some additional info for your application to be progressed. If you have already successfully applied for a role, we kindly ask that you do not re-apply for this. Our teams will be in touch by phone or email if we wish to progress your application to the next stage.
Thank you for your understanding and patience at this time and we wish you the best of luck with your application.
Apply on Ryanair’s careers page