Finance Strategy MBA Leadership Development Program Associate

Job Description

About the Company:

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is a leading global airline with a mission to connect the world, fostering understanding, and expanding horizons. With over 100,000 employees, Delta operates more than 4,000 daily flights to over 290 destinations across six continents, serving over 190 million customers in 2023. The company is committed to delivering a world-class customer experience through warmth, service, and innovation, aiming to make every trip feel tailored and ensuring the future of travel is connected, personalized, and enjoyable. Delta emphasizes its culture rooted in values such as Honesty, Integrity, Respect, Perseverance, and Servant Leadership.

Delta has formed innovative and strategic partnerships with airlines like Aeromexico, Air France-KLM, China Eastern, Korean Air, LATAM, Virgin Atlantic, and WestJet to offer more choice and competition to customers worldwide. The airline is highly acclaimed, recognized by Cirium for operational excellence and being North America’s most on-time airline, as the top U.S. airline by the Wall Street Journal, among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, the World’s Most Admired Airline by Fortune, one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work, and a top employer for diversity, veterans, and best workplaces for women by Forbes.

Job Description:

This opportunity is for an MBA Associate within the Finance division at Delta Air Lines, located in Atlanta, Georgia. The role is part of the Finance Strategy MBA Leadership Development Program, which includes a summer associate internship and a full-time associate program.

Finance at Delta:
Finance roles at Delta are broadly categorized into:
• Corporate Finance: These departments evaluate strategic investments, forecast and analyze enterprise-wide expenses, and handle external reporting. Areas include Capital Planning, Corporate Development and Corporate Strategy, Corporate Real Estate, Financial Planning, Flight Profitability, Fuel Management, Investor Relations, Treasury Capital Markets, and Financial Reporting.
• Divisional Finance: These departments serve as strategic partners to specific business units, assisting them in managing revenues and expenses to achieve their goals. Areas include Airport Customer Service, Cargo, Flight Operations, In-Flight Services, IT Finance, Marketing, Reservations, and Technical Operations.

Upon completion of the program, MBA Associates have the option to pursue careers in these diverse finance areas.

About The Program:
The Finance Strategy MBA Leadership Development Program is designed to provide participants with exciting, significant, and ambitious project-based work within an encouraging leadership environment committed to professional growth.

• Summer Associate Internship: Typically ~10 weeks long, this internship provides rising second-year MBAs with relevant finance experience. Interns gain insight into the multifaceted airline industry and contribute valuable work through revenue improvement and cost-saving projects.
• Full-time Associate Program: Details are not explicitly outlined for the full-time program within this text, but it implies a progression from the internship or direct entry into associate roles within the Finance division.

Professional Growth and Development:
Program participants are offered numerous opportunities for learning about their functional areas and other parts of the organization. This includes:
• Attending speaker events with company executives to gain insight into high-level company strategy and exposure to senior leadership.
• Participation in several classroom and virtual training sessions for continual skill development and growth.

Benefits and Perks:
Delta provides a comprehensive range of benefits and perks to support its employees:
• Travel Privileges: Domestic and International (standby) flight privileges for employees and eligible family members.
• Discounts: Access to over 500 discounts and specialty savings through Deltaperks (e.g., car/hotel rentals, pet health services, Apple products, sports tickets).
• Compensation: Competitive pay for students based on working hours, industry-leading profit-sharing program (available for Co-Op/Intern Students employed as of 12/31), and automatic 401(k) contribution on 3% of eligible earnings.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible for pay on observed holidays in the dedicated work area.
• Career Development: Career development programs aimed at long-term career goals.
• Community Engagement: Programs to engage with community service and sustainability.
• Wellbeing Programs: Support for physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including an employee assistance program, free financial coaching, and extensive mental health resources.
• On-site Amenities: Starbucks, Gym, Emory Clinic, Walmart pharmacy and store, healthy dining options (Sodexo), edible garden, and mental health coach at the campus.
• Dependent Care: Highly subsidized backup dependent care services for 25 days.
• Housing: Housing Stipend available for students residing more than 50 miles from the work location.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Education: Current MBA Student; must have completed the first year of an MBA Program with a concentration in Finance, Economics, Strategy, Supply Chain, or another analytical field by Summer 2026.
• Graduation Date: Planned MBA program graduation date by Summer 2027.
• Experience: At least three years (36 months) of post-undergraduate, full-time work or relevant military experience prior to enrolling in business school.
• Skills: Analytical and creative problem solver, consistent track record of excellence, ability to excel in a fast-paced, matrix-team environment, strong analytical, leadership, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Attributes: Curiosity about the airline industry, consistently prioritizes safety and security, embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
• Basic Requirements: High school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency; at least 18 years of age; authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Ability to digest large amounts of data and information and succinctly explain insights for decision-making.
• Desire to learn leadership techniques and best practices in problem solving and conflict resolution to enable innovation and progress on difficult challenges.