Senior Analyst - Digital Governance (Remote)

United Airlines; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight privileges

Health benefits

401(k)

Job summary

United Airlines seeks a Senior Analyst - Digital Governance to strengthen automated compliance, risk management, and financial control across the enterprise. This role partners across Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, Digital Technology, Finance, HR, Loyalty, and Operations to embed regulatory requirements into daily operations and transformation programs.

The position focuses on proactive controls, audit readiness, and reducing regulatory and reputational risk while enabling secure and resilient

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with focus on cybersecurity, IT, risk management, or related field.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, audit, compliance, or internal control frameworks.
• Experience in cybersecurity compliance, governance, audit, risk management, or regulatory programs.
• Ability to develop metrics, reporting, and evidence-based insights for audit readiness.
• Experience embedding control requirements into automated processes and programs.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate with leaders and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance assessments and control evaluations across cybersecurity, data integrity, fraud prevention, and financial control domains.
• Partner with various departments to embed regulatory and control requirements into transformation programs.
• Implement and enhance automated compliance monitoring, evidence collection, and reporting.
• Support regulatory compliance programs and audits across domestic and international requirements.
• Develop governance documentation, policies, standards, and control procedures.
• Analyze fraud, identity, and customer data compliance risks and support remediation.
• Communicate insights through clear reporting for leaders, auditors, regulators, and stakeholders.

Skills

Cybersecurity compliance

Audit & risk management

Regulatory frameworks

Continuous monitoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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

Connecting People. Uniting the World. There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! As a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world — with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees — we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly.

We’re on a path to becoming the best airline in aviation history. Join our Cybersecurity and Digital Risk (CDR) team to help lead the industry in cyber safety, security and resilience. United's CDR team plays a critical role in protecting our operations by enabling secure and resilient systems, managing threats and vulnerabilities, and ensuring swift response and recovery. Our mission is to seamlessly embed cybersecurity and digital risk management into every aspect of our business. We help drive progress and growth through trusted digital solutions, safeguarding assets and empowering our team, all while promoting a cyber-safe and secure environment that supports resilient airline operations.

United offers a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy, and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401(k), and privileges like space-available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world and help us keep our airline cyber safe?

Job Overview And Responsibilities

The Senior Analyst - Digital Governance supports United’s strategy to build a sustainable, automated compliance capability that strengthens cybersecurity, data integrity, fraud prevention, and financial control assurance across the enterprise. This role helps modernize how compliance is tracked, measured, and reported so regulatory obligations are embedded into daily operations rather than managed reactively. The Senior Analyst partners across Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, Digital Technology, Finance, HR, Loyalty, and Operations to implement proactive controls, improve audit readiness, and reduce regulatory, financial, and reputational risk. The role contributes to enterprise initiatives that protect operational continuity, support transformation programs, and strengthen trust with customers, regulators, and business partners.

• Lead compliance assessments and control evaluations across cybersecurity, data integrity, fraud prevention, and financial control domains to identify gaps, define remediation priorities, and strengthen continuous assurance across enterprise operations.
• Partner with Digital Technology, Finance, HR, Loyalty, Operations, and external stakeholders to embed regulatory and control requirements into transformation programs, operational workflows, and partner-facing processes.
• Implement and enhance automated compliance monitoring, evidence collection, and reporting capabilities that provide real-time visibility into control performance, reduce manual audit effort, and support continuous compliance program maturity.
• Support regulatory compliance programs and audits across evolving domestic and international requirements, including financial controls, privacy and data protection, payment ecosystems, defense-related standards, and other high-assurance cybersecurity obligations.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance governance documentation, policies, standards, and control procedures that align regulatory expectations with enterprise operations and support scalable compliance across modernized platforms and processes.
• Analyze fraud, identity, and customer data compliance risks and support implementation of capabilities that improve detection, prevention, contractual compliance, and data integrity across customer, loyalty, finance, and partner ecosystems.
• Communicate compliance, risk, and assurance insights through clear written, verbal, and visual reporting for leaders, auditors, regulators, and business stakeholders, enabling informed decisions and accountability across the enterprise.

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree required, with preference for Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Systems, Risk Management, Finance, or related field
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, audit, compliance, or internal control frameworks
• 3+ years of related experience in cybersecurity compliance, governance, audit, risk management, internal controls, fraud prevention, or regulatory program support
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, internal controls, and risk management principles in complex enterprise environments
• Background with continuous monitoring or continuous auditing
• Ability to assess control effectiveness, identify compliance gaps, and translate findings into practical remediation and governance actions
• Skill in developing compliance metrics, reporting, and evidence-based insights that support audit readiness and leadership decision-making
• Experience working across business and technology teams to embed control requirements into automated processes and transformation programs
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment while communicating effectively with leaders, auditors, regulators, and cross-functional stakeholders
• 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

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree
• Certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP, or CISM
• Experience supporting automated compliance programs, enterprise transformation initiatives, regulated environments, or cross-functional control implementation

Job Post End Date: 8/8/2026.

The base pay range for this role is $112,480.00 to $146,540.00.

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 [e-mail]