Description

Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

Job overview and responsibilities

Associate Product Owner in IT, supports the product/application development cycle with a focus on understanding airline operations. Assisting in developing functionality by learning about specific business functions and their associated dependencies. Communicating effectively with business users, technology teams, and leadership in an Agile environment. Assisting in the creation of detailed requirements in the form of user stories, supporting the Agile development and testing teams from start to finish. Helping to build vision and create roadmaps based on business priorities, and tracking the progress of product work. Gaining knowledge of system design architecture to support discussions on updates to technical components. Learning about Agile/Scrum methodologies, DevOps, and Quality Assurance processes to contribute to successful product development.

Assisting in the creation of detailed requirements in the form of user stories, supporting the Agile development and testing teams from start to finishSupports the management of a story backlog to ensure readiness of user stories for the upcoming sprint and creates acceptance criteria that is clear, concise and actionableContributes to overall definition of strategy and scope, including working with business collaborators to understand ‘why’ we are working on something before development beginsWorks with Product Owners to ensure that business requirements are translated into accurate, actionable user stories. Works with User Experience (UX) analysts to ensure prototypes convey story intentWorks with Dev and QA to understand the boundaries of any given storyFinds opportunities for improvement across product, process and teamAnalyzes data to ensure features are aligned with product goals/objectives and delivering the most business valueProvide project support during release and implementation periods

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.

QualificationsQualifications - External

Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business Systems Integration or relevant filed is required3+ years of related experience or successful completion of United DT Early Career Digital Leadership Program (ECDLP)0-3 years digital experience requiredAt least 3 years of experience in Project Management to have capability to ensure the completeness of a task in a timely manner as well as within the budget.To become successful in this role, you must have at least 3 years of experience/exposure to any of these skills:Software Development (SDLC, programming languages architecture, etc.) Designing & Coding knowledge with tools and applications User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design Stories of the user (creation and administration) Agile & Scrum KnowledgeBusiness/System requirementsMust be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorshipPreferredRelated certifications are a plus0-3 Agile/Scrum experience preferred0-3 years in business analyst role preferredCertifications are plusCertifications in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure), programming languages, or system architecture are plusPrior Experience in Airport Operations

 

The base pay range for this role is $87,780.00 to $119,680.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

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. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

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.