Vice President, Technology

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 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.

In this key leadership role, you will be accountable for strategy, engineering, product delivery and will be the critical interface between business needs, user needs, and the technology capabilities for the Surest business. Surest is UnitedHealthcare's fastest-growing commercial product, offering a no-deductible, personalized health plan that simplifies the member experience and reduces total cost of care by 10-20%. Its innovative model-featuring upfront pricing, digital engagement, and provider transparency-drives affordability, supports strategic growth, and differentiates UHC across both ASO and fully insured markets. You will have accountability for the technology platform strategy and own execution of a business aligned technology roadmap.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Engage with business leaders to fully understand key business drivers
• Own Surest technology strategy and execution, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and affordability initiatives
• Drive platform modernization, including remediation of claims flow issues, ESOC controls, and QC platform scalability
• Lead AI-first transformation efforts, such as GitHub Copilot adoption and intelligent intake/capacity planning
• Ensure delivery excellence through robust program oversight, capital management, and change control
• Support external integrations, including MyUHC digital alignment and externalization of Surest differentiators
• Manage vendor transitions and scaling global team with minimal disruption
• Lead a global team of ~200 software engineering professionals
• Attract & develop high-performing software engineering teams
• Simplify technology footprint by enabling enterprise assets, analyzing acquired technology and consolidating/integrating platforms to reduce technical debt
• Measure & improve operational, security, performance and stability indicators

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:

• 15 + years of progressive technology leadership experiences
• Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills evidenced by driving enterprise alignment
• AI/ML leader with experience delivering solutions that drove productivity gains
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise applications
• Resilient, innovative and aggressive mindset
• Experience and knowledge with Healthcare Claims Platforms
• Proven operational discipline
• Change management experiences
• Demonstrated success leveraging technology to meet business objectives & drive productivity gains
• Track record of success leading diverse global software engineering teams of 100+ people and leading through other leaders
• History of developing future leaders through coaching, mentoring & succession planning
• Experience managing the work of vendor teams to ensure quality, security and performance standards are met
• Prior experience budgeting, forecasting & managing capital budgets
• Demonstrated success building scalable technology solutions using Agile methods
• History of cultivating effective working relationships with cSuite leaders and key business partners to drive business agendas
• Proven strategic thinking abilities and an enterprise-wide perspective
• Leadership style which fosters accountability, transparent communication and innovation
• High level of emotional intelligence
• Outstanding collaboration, influencing, problem solving, conflict management and negotiation skills

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 $196,600 to $337,100 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

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.