Senior Specialist - Community & Market Impact (Hybrid)

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?

At United, we offer more than jobs, we build careers. Our HR team is passionate about growing our diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. We empower our team members to pursue unique career paths, promote a culture where all employees feel included and empowered to a make a measurable difference in our success, and value the achievements and advancement of our diverse workforce. Join our team and chart your own uniquely United career journey!

The Senior Specialist - Market and Community Impact is responsible for the coordination, planning, and execution of United’s community-facing programs at a local level including employee volunteerism and other community engagement programs supporting United’s local market and enterprise goals. The individual is also responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with local community partners to fully leverage these assets to support stakeholder objectives across the enterprise.

Program design, implementation and execution

• Lead the design and execution of community engagement programs in market
• Facilitate and gather content resources (photos, video, employee and/or customer feedback, etc) for internal and external publication
• Work closely with local partners to develop unique programs to build United’s brand locally, enabling how United is viewed at a local level

Training and ad hoc request management

• Manage process for one-off requests, develop and manage programming/suite of resources for employees and nonprofits to lead community events and/or participate in existing programming with minimal oversight

Partner and vendor management

• Manage day-to-day relationship with nonprofit partners and/or vendor partners in market
• Lead annual contract negotiations with key partners in market Maintain log of contractual partnership benefits and balances to ensure assets are fully leveraged across stakeholders in market

Program advocacy and subject matter expertise

• Develop and maintain a network of external peers and partners to stay informed of advancements, updates and best practices in employee and customer community engagement
• Assess other local corporations’ programs for benchmarking

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.

The salary for this position is $73,425 to $107,690, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education and skills. This range is based on a full-time schedule.

Bonus eligible: yes

At United, we offer a competitive compensation package, with benefits including: medical, dental, vision, life, accident and disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, and flight privileges.

Salary and benefits information is being included in this job posting in accordance with Colorado and California state law.

• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work independently
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Adept at multi-tasking and time management
• Event management skills
• 30 travel or as needed
• 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

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 JobAccommodationsunited.com to request accommodation.