Director for Software Engineering

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.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work in a hybrid setup – mostly work from home and limited need to be at the office. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Provides subject matter expertise in areas of software delivery, project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation and other areas of expertise based on established product, program, and project management techniques
• Responsible for supporting complete department owning multiple technical assets & multiple global/geographically distributed teams
• Design, implement, and monitor all operations and key performance metrics/operational efficiency for the engineering team
• Manages and ensures projects are completed on time and in scope
• Adapts program plans and priorities to address business, technical and operational challenges
• Sets team direction, resolves problems and provides guidance to members of the team
• May oversee work activities to other team members, to ensure quality deliverables that meet program needs and requirements
• Provides innovative solutions to technical challenges
• Manages a team of high performing technical team, recruiting and developing them in their career
• Clearly communicates operational issues with business and impact. Leads RCA and established 360 loop of improvement
• Recommend new ideas to improve efficiency
• Strikes a balance between throughput and stability
• 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

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 technical software engineering
• 6+ years of experience of managing (manager or director title) technical engineering teams
• 5+ years experienced delivering technical products to an active user base in a live production environment
• 5+ years experience collaborating with product leadership to ensure project milestones are met
• 3+ years of experience in executive stakeholder management and presentations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working within large organizations
• Experience managing a geographically dispersed team
• Deep knowledge of industry trends and best practices
• Demonstrated leadership techniques of managing high-performing development teams
• Proven solid moral compass and commitment to core values of inclusion, empowerment, and trust
• Proven sense of empathy for others, both end users and collaborators

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.