United Airlines Visa Sponsorship Jobs USA
United Airlines is one of the world's largest carriers, operating a global network that requires deep technical, operational, and corporate talent. The airline has a track record of sponsoring work visas across engineering, IT, finance, and operations roles, making it a viable target for international job seekers in aviation and adjacent industries.
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Description
We believe that inclusion helps us thrive and grow at United across our collaborative Finance teams consisting of Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Treasury, Global Procurement, Controllership, Investor Relations and more. These teams provide the financial fuel that keeps our operation running from providing detailed analyses of financial planning, performance, and forecasts to managing our investments and financial strategies. Our Finance team plays an integral role in making our airline profitable and successful by meeting our financial goals.
Job Overview & Responsibilities
The Director, Procurement Governance is responsible for establishing and leading the enterprise-wide procurement governance strategy and overseeing the Contract Management function. This role is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving procurement policies, controls, and compliance standards across the enterprise. This role ensures procurement and contract management activities are compliant with policies, regulatory requirements, risk management standards, and strategic objectives while driving operational excellence, financial objectives, transparency, and accountability across the purchasing and contract management activities.
The Director, Procurement Governance combines strong knowledge of procurement & contract management processes with the ability to influence procurement, legal, finance, compliance and internal audit stakeholders in a complex environment to balance strong governance with operational agility.
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Procurement Governance & Policy: Design, implement and maintain enterprise-wide procurement policies. Ensure alignment with enterprise processes and controls, and regulatory requirements. Lead periodic policy reviews and updates to reflect business, regulatory, and operational changes. Drive consistent application of procurement standards across all business units. Lead all aspects of day-to-day operations including effectively operationalizing the negotiated contracts and ensuring any issues are properly addressed.
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Contract Management: Oversee and enable the Contract Management group, ensuring contract lifecycle excellence and consistent application of contracting standards across business units, mitigating risk and creating operational efficiency. Standardize contract templates, clause libraries, and procedures in partnership with Legal. Lead implementation of technologies supporting digital advancements in this space. Ensure timely contract turnaround and adherence to service-level expectations.
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Enablement: Embed governance requirements into processes and systems. Drive adoption of governance standards through training, communication and stakeholder engagement. Continuously refine processes to remain innovative, efficient, and industry-leading. Continue build of Procurement Institute training curriculum for each GP persona and drive adoption training plans.
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Supplier Governance: Lead the governance continuous improvement of the supplier risk management and Responsible Sourcing programs. Establish policies, standards, and controls embedded throughout the supplier lifecycle. Partner with Enterprise Risk, Legal, Compliance, Cyber, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent risk assessment, due diligence, and monitoring practices. Drive standardized governance, reporting, and performance metrics that provide actionable supplier governance insights and support informed business decisions.
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Leadership: Lead and develop a high performing team, act as a trusted advisor to leadership and stakeholders. Influence cross-functional stakeholders to promote a culture of accountability, integrity and compliance. Track and evaluate team’s performance and attract, develop and retain talent in the department.
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelor's Degree
- 8+ years of related experience in procurement policies and contract management
- Demonstrated experience implementing governance frameworks in complex organizations
- Proven ability to design enterprise procurement governance and internal control frameworks
- Strong Knowledge in contract lifecycle management and contract management technologies
- Strategic thinking skills, using sound judgement
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to partner with leaders and influence without direct authority
What will propel you from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
- Demonstrated understanding of the capabilities and limitations of generative AI tools and efficient leverage of AI to support research, analysis, content creation, and problem solving. Application of critical thinking to validate AI-generated outputs, while adhering to organizational policies for responsible AI use, data privacy and security.
- Master's Degree
The base pay range for this role is $159,790.00 to $207,998.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related 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. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com
Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.
Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.
Description
We believe that inclusion helps us thrive and grow at United across our collaborative Finance teams consisting of Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Treasury, Global Procurement, Controllership, Investor Relations and more. These teams provide the financial fuel that keeps our operation running from providing detailed analyses of financial planning, performance, and forecasts to managing our investments and financial strategies. Our Finance team plays an integral role in making our airline profitable and successful by meeting our financial goals.
Job Overview & Responsibilities
The Director, Procurement Governance is responsible for establishing and leading the enterprise-wide procurement governance strategy and overseeing the Contract Management function. This role is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving procurement policies, controls, and compliance standards across the enterprise. This role ensures procurement and contract management activities are compliant with policies, regulatory requirements, risk management standards, and strategic objectives while driving operational excellence, financial objectives, transparency, and accountability across the purchasing and contract management activities.
The Director, Procurement Governance combines strong knowledge of procurement & contract management processes with the ability to influence procurement, legal, finance, compliance and internal audit stakeholders in a complex environment to balance strong governance with operational agility.
-
Procurement Governance & Policy: Design, implement and maintain enterprise-wide procurement policies. Ensure alignment with enterprise processes and controls, and regulatory requirements. Lead periodic policy reviews and updates to reflect business, regulatory, and operational changes. Drive consistent application of procurement standards across all business units. Lead all aspects of day-to-day operations including effectively operationalizing the negotiated contracts and ensuring any issues are properly addressed.
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Contract Management: Oversee and enable the Contract Management group, ensuring contract lifecycle excellence and consistent application of contracting standards across business units, mitigating risk and creating operational efficiency. Standardize contract templates, clause libraries, and procedures in partnership with Legal. Lead implementation of technologies supporting digital advancements in this space. Ensure timely contract turnaround and adherence to service-level expectations.
-
Enablement: Embed governance requirements into processes and systems. Drive adoption of governance standards through training, communication and stakeholder engagement. Continuously refine processes to remain innovative, efficient, and industry-leading. Continue build of Procurement Institute training curriculum for each GP persona and drive adoption training plans.
-
Supplier Governance: Lead the governance continuous improvement of the supplier risk management and Responsible Sourcing programs. Establish policies, standards, and controls embedded throughout the supplier lifecycle. Partner with Enterprise Risk, Legal, Compliance, Cyber, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent risk assessment, due diligence, and monitoring practices. Drive standardized governance, reporting, and performance metrics that provide actionable supplier governance insights and support informed business decisions.
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Leadership: Lead and develop a high performing team, act as a trusted advisor to leadership and stakeholders. Influence cross-functional stakeholders to promote a culture of accountability, integrity and compliance. Track and evaluate team’s performance and attract, develop and retain talent in the department.
Qualifications
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelor's Degree
- 8+ years of related experience in procurement policies and contract management
- Demonstrated experience implementing governance frameworks in complex organizations
- Proven ability to design enterprise procurement governance and internal control frameworks
- Strong Knowledge in contract lifecycle management and contract management technologies
- Strategic thinking skills, using sound judgement
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to partner with leaders and influence without direct authority
What will propel you from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
- Demonstrated understanding of the capabilities and limitations of generative AI tools and efficient leverage of AI to support research, analysis, content creation, and problem solving. Application of critical thinking to validate AI-generated outputs, while adhering to organizational policies for responsible AI use, data privacy and security.
- Master's Degree
The base pay range for this role is $159,790.00 to $207,998.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related 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. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com
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Target technical and corporate functions first
United Airlines tends to sponsor visas for roles in IT, engineering, finance, and operations rather than front-line or customer-facing positions. Focusing your search on these departments significantly improves your odds of landing a sponsored role.
Understand which visa types United supports
United Airlines sponsors H-1B and Green Card pathways, and also works with F-1 OPT, CPT, TN, and J-1 holders. Knowing which category fits your situation before you apply helps you tailor your conversations with their recruiting team.
Engage United's campus and internship programs early
United Airlines participates in structured internship and early-career programs that support F-1 CPT and OPT students. Getting in through an internship is one of the most reliable pathways to a full-time sponsored offer in aviation.
Prepare for a structured, multi-stage hiring process
Large airlines like United run formal hiring pipelines with multiple interview rounds. Build your timeline around that reality and raise sponsorship early, ideally in the recruiter screen, so there are no surprises later in the process.
Highlight safety-critical and specialized expertise
United Airlines operates in a highly regulated industry where specialized skills in aviation systems, compliance, and engineering carry real weight. Emphasizing domain-specific expertise signals that your role qualifies as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes.
Filter for verified sponsors before you apply
Not every airline role will come with sponsorship. Migrate Mate surfaces verified sponsors so you can filter by real sponsorship history and focus your energy on opportunities at United Airlines where sponsorship is actually on the table.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does United Airlines sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes, United Airlines sponsors H-1B visas, primarily for roles in information technology, engineering, finance, and corporate operations. Sponsorship is not offered for every open position, so it is worth confirming with the recruiting team early in the process. Roles that require a specific bachelor's degree field and involve specialized knowledge are the strongest candidates for H-1B support.
Which visa types does United Airlines sponsor?
United Airlines sponsors a range of visa categories including H-1B, Green Card pathways such as EB-2 and EB-3, F-1 OPT, F-1 CPT, TN visa, and J-1 visa. The mix of immigrant and nonimmigrant sponsorship suggests the airline supports both early-career internationals and candidates pursuing longer-term permanent residence, depending on the role and department.
Which roles or departments at United Airlines are most likely to offer visa sponsorship?
Visa sponsorship at United Airlines is most common in technical and corporate functions. IT, software engineering, data analytics, finance, and aviation operations are the departments where sponsored hires are most frequently seen. Customer service, cabin crew, and other operational front-line roles are generally not sponsored, as these positions typically do not meet specialty occupation criteria.
How do I find visa-sponsored jobs at United Airlines?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to find United Airlines roles that come with verified sponsorship history. Rather than manually sifting through job boards and guessing which postings will support a visa, Migrate Mate lets you filter specifically for employers with a confirmed sponsorship track record, saving you time and reducing the risk of pursuing roles that won't come through.
How do I approach the application timeline if I need H-1B sponsorship at United Airlines?
The H-1B cap registration window opens in March each year, with approved petitions taking effect October 1. If you are applying for a role that requires cap-subject H-1B sponsorship, you should aim to have an offer in place by early in the calendar year. Raising sponsorship in your first recruiter conversation, rather than waiting until an offer is extended, helps both sides align on timing before the process moves too far forward.