The Role
Recruit candidates across junior to niche roles, manage sourcing and candidate flow, partner with hiring managers, conduct behavioral interviews, negotiate offers, and oversee hiring processes. The role develops recruiting strategies, manages requisitions and candidate statuses, supports background screening, coaches hiring managers, ensures process compliance, and maintains strong candidate and stakeholder experiences.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2389818
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.
As a recruiter, you'll help attract, lead, support and reward our most valuable asset: our high caliber people. Here, you're expected and empowered to be your best, to grow and to develop your skills. Be prepared to move quickly, to engage proactively, and to think strategically.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
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.
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.
As a recruiter, you'll help attract, lead, support and reward our most valuable asset: our high caliber people. Here, you're expected and empowered to be your best, to grow and to develop your skills. Be prepared to move quickly, to engage proactively, and to think strategically.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Recruitment of candidates across a broad spectrum for Junior, Mid, Senior & Niche roles
- Acts as a consultant and primary point of contact for the Hiring Managers & the Candidates throughout the hiring process
- Manages the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing, and administrative components involved in making a hire in partnership with Sourcing team
- Managing interactions with candidates in accordance with employment law and in a manner that fosters transparency, simplicity and respect and enhances candidate experience
- Sourcing of target profiles and managing candidate flow
- Interview and evaluate candidates utilizing consistent templates and processes, leveraging behavioral interviewing techniques and assessment techniques
- Present pre-screened candidates to hiring managers utilizing consistent process (Taleo presentation tool when appropriate) and ensuring the business only interviews qualified talent
- Clearly articulate the "Life's Best Work" employee value proposition at all times when communicating with candidates and HM's
- Build credible presence with Hiring Managers and candidates; and has the ability to answer questions about the enterprise and the industry
- Move candidates through steps and statuses real-time per candidate SLA leveraging correspondence library
- Assist Hiring Manager in evaluating candidates by coaching on selection and behavioral interviewing techniques, offer negotiation, and overall process troubleshooting - including review and consultation of internal salary reference points, market compensation tables, and market intelligence to recommend offer package component
- Adopt Leader Point of View and expresses concerns and shares ideas using constructive communication techniques
- Execute on core TA processes as defined by the SLA for the role
- Develop action plans for aging requisitions and keep management informed of progress against action plans in a timely manner
- Work with TA Operations team to initiate offer processing including background screening.
- Develop recruiting strategy
- Actively participate in Keep Warm process
- Build mastery in requisition management including candidate dispositioning and management, requisition coding, etc.
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree - Human Resources, BBA or relevant field
- 5+ years of corporate recruitment experience in operations space and managing bulk hiring
- Intermediate proficiency with ATS system
- Intermediate proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Demonstrated ability to screen candidates using behavioral interviewing techniques
- Demonstrated proficiency in marketing/sourcing techniques to include internet, cold calling, college alumni, interactive strategies, and social media
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate offers
- Demonstrated excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a relevant field
- 5+ years of corporate recruitment experience in operations and bulk hiring
- Intermediate proficiency with applicant tracking systems
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience screening candidates using behavioral interviewing techniques
- Proficiency in recruiting marketing and sourcing techniques, including internet sourcing, cold calling, college alumni outreach, interactive strategies, and social media
- Ability to negotiate offers
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave (six weeks), paid caregiver leave (up to two weeks), Bright Horizons back-up care, and adoption assistance up to $10,000 are prominently included. Feedback suggests these family supports meaningfully aid work-life balance and are often highlighted as strengths.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is available to all employees, including part-time staff, alongside other financial protections like disability and life insurance. Feedback suggests broad access and matching make retirement support a core pillar of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan offers discounted company stock, with some roles also eligible for sign-on or performance bonuses. Feedback suggests the ESPP is a standout financial perk that helps employees build ownership over time.
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The Company
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
Typical time on-site:
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