Senior Director Technology - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage and Drive the MarTech Program in partnership with the Business and Product teams to create a quality product that delivers on the CBA and decommissioning UCEE, SFMC and migrating STARTS to the new Adobe platform
• Partner with engineering & Product teams on the creation of requirements and user stories
• Ensure commitments are delivered on time and on budget, including identifying and resolving risks and issues
• Build a collaborative culture and foster relationships with strategic partners with focus on innovation, growth, and continuous improvement
• Partner with stakeholders on creation of value story/business case and participate in capital funding process
• Pro-actively identifies needs/priorities of audience and provides relevant information when sharing insights, including facts and explanation of decision-making criteria
• Tells the story of the product both internally and externally; Provides expertise and guidance to team on Adobe Platform for delivering campaigns
• Gathers and publish metrics that assess project/portfolio usage and health
• Actively works across teams to find synergies and duplication; works with teams to leverage opportunities or remove obstacles
• Negotiates win-win solutions across teams and lines of business (cross application / cross portfolio)
• Builds the MDPand Adobe platform with focus for ability for multiple LOB teams to be tenets and leverage common capabilities and drive efficiency with reuse
• Enables new connections / relationships among partners across multiple portfolio teams
• Guides leadership-level alignment across organization
• Team Management: Proven team management experience including ability to coach and inspire a high performing team on project -based work and strategic initiatives

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years equivalent experience
• 10+ years of communications experience within a matrix organization
• 10+ years of experience delivering projects and program portfolios inclusive of budgets and financials
• Demonstrated experience managing and delivering multiple technical projects of varying duration (1-12+ months)
• Highly skilled experience with developing business presentations for executive-level audiences and developing messaging around business strategies
• Integrated communications experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in health care industry
• Strategic thinker with solution-focused problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to achieve goals in a matrixed environment
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence others
• Proficient in interpreting and analyzing data to support decision making
• Proven organizational skills with ability to be flexible and work with ambiguity
• Proven ability to proactively communicate concise, written project summaries and statuses
• Proven ability to build relationships cross-functionally and lead toward common goals, influence and lead without authority
• Demonstrated leadership and hands-on experience, ability to mentor talent and motivate others, provide work direction, attract and retain top talent
• Passion for transforming healthcare, solid program delivery skills, and the ability to work effectively across multiple matrixed shared services and external partners

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $147,300 to $282,800 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.