Senior Director Software Engineering

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Enable broader adoption of EAA products, accelerate cloud migration, and ensure strategic alignment across business and technology
• Define and drive the enterprise-wide strategy for analytics and automation, aligning with business goals and technology roadmaps
• Architect and design solutions to enable business and EAA priorities
• Work closely with the EAA portfolio leads and OptumAI and UAIS to deliver the ML, RPA solutions and EAA product-based solutions (WalkMe, UIPath, Snowboard, Contract Central)
• Enable and support UAIS platform with ML Ops capabilities for the enterprise
• Identify and nurture the product scalability and commercialization ideas
• Work with UHC and Optum business to identify transformation and disconnection debt opportunities using automated task mining capabilities
• Influence the creation of innovative AI strategy and solutions
• Work collaboratively with Optum AI, CDO teams on expanding AI capabilities
• Manage the financial budget for EAA in alignment with business strategy
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and mission alignment. Attract, develop, and retain top talent while building high-performing, diverse teams
• The role will :

Generate $50+M in benefits from EAA products (WalkMe, UIPath, Snowboard, Contract Central) Drive $50+M task mining opportunity identification & get $20+M opportunities added to product backlog Manage a growing team of ~ FTEs (start with ~60 FTEs and expanding to + over time) Ensure 95+% Security MBO, drive cloud migration of ~ EAA apps over next 3 years and drive performance management for EAA

Required Qualifications :

Solid problem-solving, critical thinking, and strategic planning capabilities Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with competing priorities

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.