Associate Analyst - Global Network Planning (Campus 2025 Hires/New Grads)

Description

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On United's Global Network & Alliances team, we like to solve puzzles --from where we fly to when we fly, and even what planes we fly. Our team crafts flight schedules, routes, and partnerships that connect our customers with hundreds of destinations around the world. Our team is part of a Commercial organization in United that designs travel experiences that our customers - and employees - love. Get ready to work on our biggest puzzle when you join the Global Network & Alliances team.



Job Overview



Associate analysts are hired for roles across the Global Network Planning, Alliances, and UAX organization. Team placement will be determined in Spring 2025. Role responsibilities can include but are not limited to; Managing a portfolio of markets, and through analysis and forecasting, providing key strategic recommendations; Optimizing United's schedule for profitability and operability; Evaluating and engaging with strategic partners for future opportunities; Developing long term fleet plans; Providing operational support and analysis across our United Express portfolio.



Key Responsibilities:



The Global Network & Alliances team includes the areas of Network Planning, Scheduling, Alliances, Strategy/Analytics, and United Express. Associate analysts will be placed in one of the following areas:



Network Planning

• Manage a portfolio of markets by forecasting and executing tactical and strategic recommendations including seasonal adjustments, aircraft changes, and launching new markets
• Build cross-functional working relationships throughout the commercial organization to align Pricing, Revenue Management, Cargo, Sales, Marketing, and other teams around a unified strategy and improve decision making in all related domains
• Proactively research, develop and present insights with an owner mentality to senior leadership

Scheduling

• Analyze aircraft flows, turn times, equipment type compatibility, gating constraints, crew availability, and other parameters
• Optimize United's schedule for profitability and operability while accounting for other stakeholder priorities, including safety, customer service, airport operations, aircraft maintenance, catering, inflight crew, aircraft performance, and others
• Perform ad-hoc analyses on schedule design, connectivity, and operational factors impacting aircraft schedules
• Coordinate across multiple commercial and operating groups to ensure viability of network plans
• Analyze aircraft flows, turn times, equipment type compatibility, gating constraints, crew availability, and other parameters

Alliances

• Evaluate global strategic partnership opportunities within our Analysis, Commercial and Operations teams
• Analyze financial value of partnerships and identify areas to improve revenue and the customer experience
• Negotiate with existing and potential partners, draft contracts, and coordinate with stakeholders across various departments in the company

Strategy & Analytics

• Develop long-term strategic plans for United's fleet, network, relationships with United Express partners, pilots, and competitive positioning
• Evaluate and make recommendations to senior leadership on aircraft purchases, retirements, or reconfigurations
• Create rigorous, data-driven analytical tools to support optimization of schedules, fleeting, and overall capacity levels

United Express (UAX)

• Develop various deep-dive analyses and reporting projects across the UAX portfolio, which may include customer, operational, commercial, and financial data
• Work with UAX functional teams and our UAX Partners to identify and track key initiatives that improve performance
• Lead problem solving and process improvement activities to help augment and streamline reporting, analysis, and measurement functions across UAX

This position is a hybrid role including approximately 50% of days worked onsite at our Chicago office and 50% remotely.



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 in an analytical discipline with a graduation date in December 2024 or Summer 2025
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically PowerPoint and Excel
• Intellectual curiosity, desire to learn, ability to take initiative
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

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

• Analytical / quantitative major, e.g., Engineering, natural sciences, economics/business/finance, statistics, mathematics, etc. encouraged
• Knowledge of Network Planning principles
• Comfort with SQL, Python, R, VBA, or SAS
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or Palantir Foundry

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