Chief Executive Officer, Optum Ireland

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Building and sustaining relationships with senior leadership, peers and cross-functional teams within the organization

• Cultivating a strong leadership pipeline by identifying and developing high-potential talent

• Aligning different stakeholders toward shared business outcomes

• Strong presence in external networks, with the ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders, including government bodies, regulators and industry bodies

• Building and leveraging relationships to foster trust and ensure business success

• Managing complex, large-scale operations; adept at navigating cultural and technological challenges

• Accountable for the strategic oversight and execution of new product development initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals, market demands and customer needs

• Driving a culture of flexibility and adaptability in response to external challenges

• Leading the organization through ambiguity and market changes without losing sight of strategic objectives

• Navigating Regulatory and Political Environments; Managing complex regulatory landscapes

• Experience of leading real-time strategic interventions managing profit and loss (P&L) responsibilities

This role:

• Contributes to business growth by pulling levers on performance, government relations, branding and best-in-class employee engagement

• Focuses on delivering value-added services, driving innovation and ensuring operational excellence in alignment with the organization’s global strategy

• Represents Optum externally, focusing on attraction, retention and development of talent; strengthens Optum as a leading health services and innovation company

• Drives collaboration with functional enablers thus creating a distinctive value for the enterprise

Required Qualifications:

• Financial and Operational acumen

• P&L management in a large, complex matrixed environment

• Strategic Planning; ability to develop and execute long-term strategies that drive growth, scalability and transformation

• Leadership in complex matrix organizations; global and local balance as well as cross functional leadership

• Stakeholder (internal and external) and relationship management

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. 

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.