Associate Analyst / Analyst - Sales Strategy

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Description

Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

At United, we strive to provide only the best travel experiences – to our customers and our clients. Our Sales team works closely with travel agencies, United travel departments, corporate clients and more to provide phenomenal customer solutions that lead to fruitful business relationships. And through valued customer feedback, optimized partnerships, and innovative sales strategies, Sales continues to be the largest revenue-generating department at United.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Analyst / Analyst – Sales Strategy will perform data extraction and analytics to inform business decisions that may address corporate sales, channel partnerships, or other areas. This role may develop reporting tools and self-serve analytics for use by non-analytical end users. This role may coordinate with other commercial groups, e.g. for route and channel support.

• Perform analyses that evaluate sales performance, support business development efforts, or inform new offering design across range of channels and customer segments, in support of the Corporate, Channel and Strategic Initiatives teams or independently
• Develop and present actionable insights to executive leadership
• Support collaboration with other commercial divisions, including network, Loyalty, and revenue management, to formulate action plans to improve route performance
  
  

Please note: This position may be hired at the Associate Analyst or Analyst level, depending on candidate background, skill level and experience.

This is a Chicago-based hybrid role, with in-office requirements 50% of the time.

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree
• 0-2 years of experience in analysis, information science, data visualization, or another relevant quantitative field required
• Basic data querying capabilities such as SQL, Python, SAS, R
• Basic understanding of data visualization tools such as Power BI
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Effective time management for multiple projects and deadlines
• Ability to communicate insights to broad audience including field sales managers, commercial leaders, and customers
• Ability to collaborate on design of analytical approach to projects and identification of key information needed to support project objective
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts
• 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 an essential function of the position
  
  

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

• Economics, Statistics, Math, Engineering, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems or another quantitative field
• Experience in airline business analysis in groups such as sales, network, revenue management, marketing, financial planning, or operations strategy
• Foundational knowledge of airline business drivers
• Expertise with United commercial and sales data sources
• Understanding of revenue management and network levers and metrics
  
  

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.

The base pay range for this role is $55,500.00 to $84,514.00.

The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

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. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

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.