Intern - Pricing & Revenue Management (Summer 2024)

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. 

Key Responsibilities:

The Pricing and Revenue Management department helps us run a successful business by predicting consumer demand and setting pricing structures to optimize revenue.

Job Overview and Responsibilities

The Pricing and Revenue Management Internship Program offers an outstanding opportunity to work on high level projects that generate incremental revenue for our flights. Interns are placed into either Pricing or Revenue Management:

• Pricing – Defines price structure based on competition and customer willingness to pay
• Revenue Management – Forecasts customer demand and sets booking levels

This position offers students an opportunity to work on high-visibility cross-functional teams to formulate advanced seasonal plans, analyze market trends and communicate revenue opportunities to senior leadership. The intern will also develop analytical skills around consumer choice, price elasticity and customer segmentation.

Additionally, the intern will serve as an internal consultant providing business analyses on various critical initiatives such as:

• Developing and implementing revenue management strategies, customer segmentation approaches and new market launches
• Defining pricing issues and identifying how pricing facts, data, and decisions link to overall business strategy issues
• Creating queries and tools to improve business process and data management

Interns start as a group and are provided with training focused on industry dynamics, airline economics and Pricing / Revenue Management technical skills. A mentor is also assigned to each individual for personalized assistance and development.

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):

• Current undergraduate student graduating in Dec. 2024 or Spring 2025, demonstrating strong academic performance
• Track record of outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well with others
• Ability to apply quantitative skills and discernment to airline industry
• Position is based in Chicago, IL - must be able to relocate for internship duration
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship now and in the future
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualifications
• Reliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the position

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.