Description

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we have the best talent in the world. Our Global Talent Acquisition team is on the frontlines of building the future of our company, one hire at a time. From corporate to operations, pilot to flight attendant, and early career to executive, our team crafts outstanding experiences for our candidates and hiring managers, with diversity, equity and inclusion top-of-mind in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

Partner with Human Resource and Operational organizations across United to problem solve employee struggles, enable our growth strategy & prioritize innovation opportunities. Manage a portfolio of initiatives to include proofs of concept, case evaluations and full scale project implementations. Build relationships with collaborators to build consensus, implement projects successfully and facilitate measurement of success.

Job overview and responsibilities

• Ideate, project manage & execute a prioritized portfolio of sophisticated cross-divisional projects, from idea and analysis stage, through development, testing and roll-out
• Build relationships and improve collaboration in a way which allows us to partner on initiatives from the beginning and better influence outcomes across the enterprise as a result
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership that are stakeholders and partners throughout project process
• Ensure that new processes/innovation is successfully passed to training and change management partners if needed, to drive successful adaptation of these initiatives across the enterprise
• Update leadership and key stakeholders on initiatives - preparing and delivering presentations on a regular basis
• Guide and mentor team members to ensure employee development, consistency in work and overall success of the project portfolio

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• At least 7 years of proven experience
• Skilled in Microsoft Office - particularly Powerpoint and Excel
• Ability to work with cross functional groups
• Strong relationship building and problem solving skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.