The Role
Leads a large, multi-layered healthcare service delivery organization, owning service quality, productivity, financial performance, workforce capacity, risk, stakeholder outcomes, and regulatory compliance. Develops operating strategies, budgets, and transformation initiatives; drives peak-season readiness, executive reviews, escalations, automation, process improvement, and cost optimization. Builds leadership capability through coaching, succession planning, and talent development while partnering with Product, Technology, Finance, Compliance, Quality, and Workforce Management.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2397244
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:
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end performance of the function across service, quality, productivity, financials, workforce, risk, and stakeholder outcomes
- Translate enterprise priorities into annual business plans, operating strategies, budgets, capacity plans, and measurable goals
- Lead a large, multi-layered organization through Service Delivery Managers, Deputy Managers, Supervisors, and operational teams
- Ensure delivery against SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, customer commitments, and regulatory or business-control requirements
- Drive Open Enrollment and peak-season readiness across staffing, training, technology, capacity, governance, and contingency planning
- Own budgeting, forecasting, utilization, productivity, cost optimization, and delivery of financial commitments
- Lead OBRs, QBRs, executive reviews, strategic planning discussions, and critical business escalations
- Build trusted relationships with onshore leaders, clients, and cross-functional partners
- Define and sponsor the functional transformation agenda, including automation, AI, analytics, process simplification, and operating-model improvements
- Proactively identify operational and customer risks and ensure timely mitigation, escalation, and sustainable corrective actions
- Build leadership capability through coaching, succession planning, talent development, and clearly defined accountability
- Partner with Product, Technology, Finance, Workforce Management, Quality, Training, Compliance, and other business functions
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, employee engagement, and continuous improvement
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- Overall experience of 15+ years, including significant experience leading large and complex operational functions
- Proven experience managing through multiple levels of leadership, including Service Delivery Managers or equivalent roles
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting, capacity planning, productivity management, cost optimization, and business-case development
- Experience in workforce strategy, organizational design, leadership development, and succession planning
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of service delivery, people, financials, quality, risk, and stakeholder outcomes
- Solid understanding of Open Enrollment, AEP, Case Installation, Benefit Content, Benefit Configuration, ODM, or comparable healthcare operations
- Demonstrated success in leading transformation, automation, process redesign, or technology-enabled change
- Solid executive communication, business presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
- Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, root-cause analysis, and operational excellence practices
- Ability to interpret complex business data and convert insights into strategic and operational decisions
- Willingness to work from the office and provide leadership support during business-aligned shifts, peak seasons, holidays, or critical delivery periods.
- Leadership Expectations:
- Ability to operate with an enterprise mindset and make decisions based on overall business value
- Ability to demonstrate Solid executive presence, business acumen, and decision-making capability
- Ability to own outcomes across operations, customer experience, people, financials, risk, and transformation
- Ability to challenge the status quo and promote scalable, technology-enabled solutions
- Ability to build a Solid leadership pipeline and create an accountable, inclusive, and high-performing organization
- Ability to anticipate business risks and opportunities rather than responding only after issues arise
- Interpersonal Skills:
- Proven e excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven creative, responsive and adaptive in a dynamic environment and a good team player
- Ability to adhere & drive all established company policies & procedures
- Ability to work independently and creatively research and implement new solutions
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver within required turn-around times
- Should be flexible to adapt to quick delivery models
- Should be flexible to work in Evening/Night Shifts - 6:00/8:30 PM Shift throughout the year
- Flexible to support the team during holidays and work extended hours as per the Business requirement
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
- 15+ years of overall experience, including significant experience leading large and complex operational functions
- Experience managing through multiple leadership levels, including Service Delivery Managers or equivalent
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, capacity planning, productivity management, cost optimization, and business-case development
- Experience in workforce strategy, organizational design, leadership development, and succession planning
- End-to-end ownership of service delivery, people, financials, quality, risk, and stakeholder outcomes
- Knowledge of Open Enrollment, AEP, Case Installation, Benefit Content, Benefit Configuration, ODM, or comparable healthcare operations
- Success leading transformation, automation, process redesign, or technology-enabled change
- Executive communication, business presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
- Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, root-cause analysis, and operational excellence practices
- Ability to interpret complex business data and convert insights into strategic and operational decisions
- Willingness to work from the office and support business-aligned shifts, peak seasons, holidays, and critical delivery periods
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently, research solutions, adapt to dynamic delivery models, and work under pressure
- Flexibility to work evening or night shifts, including 6:00 PM or 8:30 PM shifts, extended hours, and holidays
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often regarded as generous, with meaningful accrual and flexibility to use it. While practices can vary by team, the overall time-off offering stands out as a relative strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer matching is available and generally well-regarded for supporting long-term savings. It remains valuable, though candidates should verify the current match formula.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs such as parental leave, family medical leave, and adoption assistance are included as notable elements of the total rewards package. These resources can meaningfully support work-life balance when applicable to the role and location.
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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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