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United Airlines

Flies passengers and cargo worldwide from US hubs

Analyst – Digital Fleet Management Products

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
$73.2k - $95.2k+ Bonus + Long-term incentive compensation awards
Junior
Bachelor's
Chicago, IL, USA
HybridThree days in the Chicago office per week; domestic travel of 5–15% is required.
ProductTechnical Product Management
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • At least two years of experience in a business, technology, engineering, or data-driven role.
  • Exposure to Agile software development concepts such as Scrum or Kanban.
  • Ability to define project scope by collaborating with appropriate stakeholders.
  • Project management and organizational skills.
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with internal and external business partners.
  • Willingness to travel domestically 5–15%.
  • Must be willing and able to work a hybrid schedule at the CSC-Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
  • Successful completion of an interview is required to meet job qualifications.
  • Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as product owner for United’s in-house digital fleet management platforms.
  • Create and manage product roadmaps for in-house predictive maintenance applications supporting data analytics, aircraft health monitoring, and engineering teams.
  • Collaborate with United’s digital technology teams on long-term platform support and troubleshooting.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives to ensure applications scale with fleet size and predictive analytics needs.
  • Learn and apply Agile project management disciplines, including planning, executing, and overseeing projects to achieve goals within scope, time, and budget constraints.
  • Facilitate application development in Palantir Foundry, overseeing project timelines and tracking issues through JIRA.
  • Support Process Standardization and Change Management teams during projects, ensuring training and communication requirements for documentation and user guides are incorporated for end-user groups, including engineering and aircraft health monitoring teams.
  • Provide subject-matter-expert input to Process Standardization and Change Management teams on process documentation and implementation plans.
  • Develop and maintain product functionality within Palantir Foundry, including Workshop applications, Ontology objects, data-driven workflows, user-facing interfaces, and low-code application components.
  • Provide leadership and operational oversight for 15–20 business-partner-managed airport locations, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient ground operations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Airline experience or operations experience in a similar industry.
  • Experience working with advanced analytics applications and operational technology.
  • Familiarity with airline operations, such as Maintenance, Network Operations/Dispatch, Flight Operations, or Inflight.
  • Ability to develop and communicate strategic product roadmaps and project plans.
  • Ability to facilitate workshops with end users and digital technology and analytics teams to develop new applications and workflows.

About the company

United Airlines flies passengers and cargo across the United States and to destinations around the world, running a hub network that spans Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington Dulles and Guam. It was a founding member of Star Alliance, the global airline partnership that links its routes and frequent-flyer benefits with carriers such as Lufthansa and Air Canada. Travelers book seats in economy, premium and Polaris business cabins, and United earns money from fares, bag and seat fees, cargo, and its MileagePlus loyalty program, which sells miles to card partners. United traces its roots to Varney Air Lines, which began flying airmail in 1926, and is based in Chicago.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

1926

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What believers are saying

  • Premium travel fuels growth: premium revenue rose 16% in Q2 2026 as total revenue reached $17.7 billion.
  • Hiring keeps expanding: United had 117,500 employees by June 2026, up 5.6% from a year earlier.
  • Cabin crew pay is climbing: the flight attendant deal reached in March 2026 lifts base pay 31% on average.

What critics are saying

  • Fuel prices squeeze profits: in July 2026, United expected nearly $6 billion more fuel expense for the year.
  • Mechanics' labor fight drags on: United technicians rejected a Teamsters tentative deal 53.5% to 46.5% in September 2026.
  • Newark growth was capped: the FAA limited the airport to 72 hourly flights from January through October 2026.

What makes United Airlines unique

  • United gives loyalty members free fast WiFi: it targets Starlink on nearly 1,000 aircraft by end of 2026.
  • Its Pacific reach extends past Hawaii: United runs a hub on Guam, a US island territory near Asia.
  • United dominates New York's Newark airport: it runs about 70% of the flights there.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

11%

1 year growth

11%

2 year growth

11%
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