Sr Director, People Team

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.

Reporting to the SVP, People Team of Optum Health, this role is responsible for driving the Optum Health business strategy of practice and employer of choice. This role will develop and drive the strategy and planning of culture and experience, building processes and programs for the entire Optum Health people team. Working closely with senior leaders, and People Business Partners, this role will translate business objectives into strategic and actionable plans. This role will lead efforts around engagement for all (critical) roles across Optum Health, specifically clinical roles. This will require coordination, collaboration, and partnership across various teams across UHG.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leads culture work across Optum Health, working to integrate cultures of all entities that have integrated into Optum Health
• Collaborate and design, in partnership with the Chief Medical Officer, to create an exceptional clinician experience, as well as collaboration across all clinician related teams to create a connected and aligned provider development strategy; including UHG Talent Office, Office of Provider Advancement (OPA), UHG Medical Affairs
• Designs, builds, and outlines programs and processes related to employee experience, retention, and development, including clinical roles
• Assesses leadership and key role pipeline health and works in collaboration with People Team leadership teams to develop solutions to close gaps
• Partners with talent business partners and people business partners across the organization to monitor and proactively build an internal executive talent pipeline
• Designs and monitors onboarding / assimilation strategies and programs to ensure effective acclimation to Optum Health
• Partners with Talent Development and/or people business partners (to design, develop, and implement business-specific, targeted leadership development programs and helps manage the nomination/selection process for programs and helps to monitor the effectiveness of programs
• Incorporates market group diversity strategies and goals into segment people team plans
• Manages analytics ensuring accurate, meaningful data and dashboards related to people insights, evaluate programs, processes, and other people related activity
• Leverages workforce planning analytics to create a clear view of talent demand (growth, business objectives) and supply issues (risk of turnover, retirement, and workforce mobility) and incorporate into talent strategy
• Partner with senior people team leaders and business leaders on aspects of a multi-year business transformation and workforce planning
• Support development of the strategic plan, financial plans, and annual business plans in conjunction with executives, Finance, and other functional teams, providing insight and recommendations and ensuring alignment

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:

• 10+ years of experience in a large matrixed organization with deep knowledge of business partnering, talent acquisition, talent management, talent development and organization development to build integrated strategies
• Experience thinking strategically and then develop and implement purposeful plans to achieve business goals
• Organizational and project management experience
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• People team experience in supporting healthcare delivery teams
• Experience understanding talent data, draw conclusions and translate that into a compelling story for business leaders
• Experience with Oracle Talent Suite and Domo
• Proven clear, concise and transparent communicator
• Proven excellent client relationship, networking, and partnering experience at all level of an organization; collaborative style
• Proven executive presence and the confidence to represent the company as a key internal leader and external ambassador
• Proven track record of influencing without authority
• Proven business focused with strong organizational savvy
• Proven proactive and resourceful; self-motivated

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

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.