Intern - Business Development & Account Management Sales

Early careers take off with United! We’ve been recognized as both a top employer for Gen Z talent by Handshake and a top 100 internship program by Yellow and Way Up. Interns at United enjoy a wealth of benefits, including a robust mentorship program, exclusive travel privileges, and engaging social events to help foster a vibrant and connected community of early career professionals. Our program is designed to empower you with the skills and connections necessary to launch a successful career. We hope you join us at United, where your contributions will take flight and your career journey will soar.

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. 

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.

Business Development & Inside Sales

The Business Development and Inside Sales teams work collaboratively to achieve impact at scale by finding and securing new corporate accounts and maximizing United’s opportunity over time within a large portfolio of SME accounts. This intern role will support this team in the following ways:

• Build and test an SME account re-engagement/win-back campaign
• Identify and research new prospect accounts
• Validate and update segmentation within the assigned SME portfolio

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 - External

Required

·        Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree

·        Graduating Winter 2025 or Spring 2026 

·        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 virtually in front of large 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 

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 accommodations.