Principal - Pricing and Revenue Management

Chicago, Illinois


Employer: United Airlines, Inc.
Industry: Revenue Management & Pricing / Network Planning
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

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?



Becoming the best airline is an adventure. And our Pricing & Revenue Management team is providing fuel for that journey by ensuring that we maximize our ticket revenue on every single flight across our network - both domestically and internationally - while giving our customers various product offerings for their travel. By analyzing market trends and forecasting consumer demand, this team works hard to ensure we are selling the right number of tickets at the right price to optimize our revenue and run a profitable airline.



Key Responsibilities:

Lead projects and initiatives to identify pricing and revenue management opportunities for an assigned region. Act as an advocate for the markets and conduct various analyses that help in maximizing revenue for the network.

  • Lead moderate to sophisticated projects with a focus on identifying future opportunities for revenue generation via evaluation of strategies, systems and conduct analysis that helps in detecting trends
  • Assist in cross functional department projects that require analysis and use of Revenue Management/Pricing data to help build understanding of the revenue impact of different strategies
  • Monitor and provide guidance to analysts in execution of initiatives and techniques to achieve optimal revenue performance in assigned region
  • Provide assistance in training, effective coaching and mentoring of new analysts, along with helping on recurrent training of existing analysts


Qualifications

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!



What's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

  • Bachelor's or relevant airline experience required
  • 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience
  • Strong working knowledge of Excel, SQL & PowerPoint
  • Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Demonstrated leadership abilities
  • Ability to multi-task
  • 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):

  • Business Administration, Mathematics, Econ degrees
  • 4 to 8 years of relevant work experience with Bachelor's Degree
  • Proficient with databases including Ticketing & Flown data, MIDT & ARC
  • Knowledge of Gemini and Airprice systems


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.

Created: 2024-06-13
Reference: WHQ00023820
Country: United States
State: Illinois
City: Chicago
ZIP: 60018


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