Director of Enterprise Risk Intelligence

Requisition Number: 2367119
This position follows a hybrid schedule with (4) days per week In-office days per week. Our office is located at 655 New York Ave, Washington, DC.
UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that's dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Director of Enterprise Risk Intelligence provides strategic leadership for the enterprise-wide risk intelligence capability within Corporate Security, enabling proactive identification, analysis, and communication of risks impacting people, operations, and assets across the organization. This role is responsible for designing, governing, and maturing intelligence frameworks, workflows, and products that translate complex threat environments into decision-ready insights for senior leaders.
The Director ensures intelligence activities are structured, defensible, and aligned with enterprise risk priorities, while maintaining operational integration with the Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC) and Protective Intelligence functions. Acting as a senior advisor, the role influences enterprise decision-making through predictive analysis, governance rigor, and executive-level briefings.
This position is full-time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8am - 5pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.
We offer weeks of paid training. The hours of training will be based on your schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment,
Primary Responsibilities:

• Define and enforce standardized intelligence lifecycle processes, including collection, analysis, validation, dissemination, and feedback loops.
• Establish enterprise intelligence governance models, including decision rights, accountability, escalation thresholds, and oversight mechanisms.
• Oversee enterprise risk intake and triage workflows in coordination with ESOC, ensuring timely, consistent, and prioritized risk routing.
• Lead strategic and forward-looking analysis on geopolitical developments, social movements, regional instability, and operational risk conditions.
• Ensure delivery of scalable situational awareness products, including geographic, regional, site, and asset-based risk assessments.
• Provide executive-level briefings and written intelligence assessments to senior security leadership and enterprise stakeholders.
• Integrate enterprise risk intelligence outputs with Protective Intelligence, Crisis Management, Threat Management, and other security partners.
• Direct quality assurance and analytic tradecraft standards aligned to Intelligence Community Directive 203 (ICD-203) and risk management best practices.
• Oversee 24/7 global intelligence coverage and escalation during emerging or critical risk events.
• Lead and develop ERI personnel, clarifying vertical ownership, expectations, and stakeholder interfaces.
• Guide technology and tool strategy for intelligence monitoring, analysis, and reporting, in alignment with enterprise needs.

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:

• High School Diploma / GED
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• 10+ years of experience in intelligence analysis, enterprise risk intelligence, or related security disciplines (public or private sector)
• Experience designing intelligence governance, taxonomies, or triage frameworks
• Experience operating at an enterprise governance and strategy level
• Ability to lead intelligence programs within complex, matrixed organizations
• Expert written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefings and decision-support products
• Discretion and integrity in handling sensitive and confidential information
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Ability to work full-time. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8am - 5pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with ISO 31000 risk management principles and ICD-203 analytic standards
• Experience integrating intelligence operations with a security operations center environment

Telecommuting Requirements:

• Reside within commutable distance to the office at 655 New York Ave, Washington, DC
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service

Soft Skills:

• Strategic leadership and enterprise influence
• Intelligence tradecraft and analytic rigor
• Risk prioritization and decision framing
• Governance design and process discipline
• Executive communication and briefing
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Operational judgment under ambiguity
• Talent development and mentoring

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $134,600 - $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
#RPO #RED #RPOLinkedIn
#BI-Hybrid