United Air Lines, Inc

HR Business Partner (Onsite)

United Air Lines, Inc$75K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of HR Business Partner or relevant experience
  • Up to 15% domestic travel as needed
  • Experience in analyzing employee relations issues and developing data-driven solutions
  • Ability to translate business strategy into effective HR initiatives
  • Skilled in building trusted partnerships with senior leaders
  • Strong project management skills to handle multiple priorities
  • In-depth knowledge of HR functional areas including talent acquisition and compliance
  • Exceptional communication and business writing skills

Responsibilities

  • Recommends inputs to HR strategy based on data analysis and business understanding
  • Delivers HR advisory support to leaders for complex queries and supports diversity initiatives
  • Handles escalated HR challenges related to represented employees and frontline teams
  • Guides talent management processes to enhance organizational effectiveness
  • Communicates with senior leaders regarding workforce planning and talent activities
  • Monitors and manages complex employee relations cases
  • Shapes and implements HR programs aligned with business objectives

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work strategically to enhance operational performance and employee experience
  • Engagement with senior leadership and involvement in workforce planning initiatives
  • Chance to work in a dynamic environment with 24/7 operational support requirements
  • Potential for professional growth in HR practices and organizational development
  • Ability to influence diversity and inclusion strategies within the business
Full Job Description
Description

Minimum qualifications:

  • 3+ years of HR Business Partner or relevant experience
  • Up to 15% domestic travel as needed
  • Demonstrated experience in analyzing complex employee relations issues, identifying root causes, and developing data-driven solutions that align with business objectives
  • Proven ability to translate business strategy into HR initiatives and workforce plans that drive organizational success and long-term growth
  • Proficiency in building trusted partnerships with senior leaders and stakeholders to gain buy-in for HR programs, policy changes, and talent strategies
  • Strong capability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and quality of work
  • In-depth knowledge of HR functional areas including talent acquisition, performance management, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and compliance with employment laws and regulations
  • Exceptional communication, business writing, and editing skills
  • Reliable attendance; supports 24/7 operations with off-hours availability
  • 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


Preferred Qualifications:

  • HR certification
  • Airline or aviation industry experience
  • Experience with union-represented employees and/or Labor Relations
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of generative AI tools and effectively leverages them to support research, analysis, content creation, and problem-solving. Apply critical thinking to validate AI-generated outputs while adhering to organizational policies for responsible AI use, data privacy, and security.


Qualifications

About the job:

The HR Business Partner will strategically partner with DEN Airport Operations to drive organizational performance through people analytics, workforce planning, and HR initiatives that enhance operational performance and employee experience. This individual will proactively guide leaders through complex organizational changes and implement long-term HR strategies.

Core accountabilities / key responsibilities:

HR Strategy and Governance

  • Recommends sound inputs to the definition of the HR strategy, analyses HR data and provides a deep understanding of the business to drive and deliver organizational change initiatives


Business Partnership and Support

  • Delivers HR advisory support to leaders to facilitate resolution of complex queries and ensures that diversity and inclusion are a foundation of the business HR plans (values driven thought partnership)
  • Supports escalated challenges relating to represented population and line managers (large volume of HR policy and procedure implementation) when providing support to Operational/ Frontline teams


Talent Management

  • Guides talent, performance and compensation management processes to enable people to build the capabilities our business values and monitor their impact on organizational effectiveness
  • Directly communicate with senior leaders (Officers) regarding long-term talent activities (workforce planning) when providing support to Corporate/ Functional teams


Performance and Employee Relations/Engagement

  • Monitors complex employee relations issues and provides context and oversight for management of formal ER cases, manages sensitive or senior cases where appropriate


Organization Development and Change Management

  • Shapes and delivers design, implementation and monitoring activities for a variety of human resource programs in support of broad business objectives; interprets/guides employees and leaders on HR policies and procedures and is familiar with Federal and State laws

About United Air Lines, Inc

United Airlines is a major American airline that operates a large domestic and international route network. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance. United Airlines operates a fleet of over 800 aircraft and serves more than 350 destinations in over 50 countries.
Learn more about United Air Lines, Inc
Size
87,400 employees
Market Cap
$12.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$7 billion
Founded
1926
5 Year Trend
-7.6%
Revenue
$15.3 billion
NASDAQ

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