Director – Onboard Experience

Company: United Airlines Inc.
Location: Chicago, IL 60601 (Loop area)

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Global Operations Strategy, Planning and Design
One of United’s newest departments, GOSPD handles premium services, ground experience, program management, customer analytics and insights, customer service innovation, and more


Job overview and responsibilities

To oversee the onboard (primarily Inflight and Catering) customer transformation initiatives, as well as to provide a single point of contact within GOSPD for Catering and Inflight. Position will ensure we’re executing timely, on budget and delivering the expected customer benefits with the onboard customer transformation initiatives.

  • Oversee customer transformation work streams and projects in the onboard space, including Inflight and Catering

  • Ensure timely and effective project delivery, overseeing project scope and budgets

  • Measure and analyze NPS impact of customer transformation projects in the onboard space

  • Propose longer term customer transformation initiatives in the onboard space

  • Serve as primary point of contact within GOSPD for Catering Operations and Inflight, coordinating all intake and prioritization activities to choose the most impactful projects


Required

  • Strategic planning and decision making

  • Ability to work with cross functional groups

  • Strong relationship building and problem resolution skills

  • Ability to motivate, drive vision and provide leadership

  • Ability to lead stakeholders through complex planning and implementation of initiatives

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Strong presentation skills

  • Strong project management skills


Preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree MBA Preferred
  • 7+ years of airline experience, with 3+ years of people management experience
  • Experience working in/with Inflight and/or Catering Preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT