Intern - Sales Effectiveness (Summer 2026)

At United, we offer internships, co-ops, and full-time opportunities for early career professionals. In any role, you’re a key member of our team, contributing to real projects that help move the business forward while gaining hands-on experience, growing your professional skill set, and connecting with industry leaders. You’ll also have a chance to build community through our employee-run Business Resource Groups, participate in industry conferences, and enjoy unlimited standby travel anywhere we fly.

Job overview and responsibilities

Sales has several intern opportunities available in a variety of disciplines. Successful candidates will be placed in an opening that aligns with their interests. Intern position will enjoy a hybrid work environment.
 

This internship is designed solely to provide you with skill development and valuable work experience. This role will likely not convert to a full-time position at United at the conclusion of the internship.

United Worldwide Sales 

Our Worldwide Sales team is the largest revenue-generation department at United. Sales works with corporations, travel agencies, and content distribution partners to design, negotiate, and implement programs and agreements that achieve commercial objectives for United’s B2B relationships. 

This role offers the successful candidate a unique experience to advance our global selling efforts from a sale effectiveness lens. The focus will be on collaborating with colleagues in sales and across the organization to design and execute projects that enhance business processes through innovative solutions and automation. This includes:

Assist with the development and implementation of various project enhancements including advancing automation within our sales finance and legal portfolio. 

Lead and execute Salesforce-based projects aimed at streamlining workflows and enhancing process efficiencies within United Airlines sales teams.

Updating existing training content to ensure current and relevancy as well as supporting the development, design, and implementation of new training content. 
 

Required

·         Pursuing a bachelor’s degree

·         Graduating Winter 2026 or Spring 2027 

·         Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

·         Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at once

·         Strong written, verbal, and technical communication skills – ability to learn new systems quickly

·         Presentation skills – comfort with presenting in-person and in front of large virtual groups, including leadership

·         Ability to coordinate and effectively work with diverse groups of people

·         Ability to review complex information and make recommendations

Preferred

·         Analytical skills

·         Content management systems knowledge

·         Experience in adult learning and development

·         Professional presentations to audiences of 20 or more people 

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