Cloud Delivery & Program Management Director

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.

Enterprise Technology Infrastructure, Platforms & Services (ETIPS) delivers services and operational support to meet business integration objectives. Architecture leadership to provide scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure solutions to meet care delivery business needs and enable future business growth.

Our culture of integrity, diversity and inclusion is the foundation of all we do. Our platforms and services empower speed to market to meet consumer needs while improving the overall health care experience. We strive to provide an exceptional experience to those with whom we work and serve.

The Enterprise Cloud Program (ECP) is a multi-year initiative to accelerate adoption of public cloud solutions across UnitedHealth Group (UHG). The program, led by the Enterprise Technology Infrastructure, Platforms and Services (ETIPS) team, will establish foundational guidance and standards to help application teams make informed decisions and provide a framework for each line of business to assess, prioritize and establish a cost-benefit analysis for application migrations.

The Enterprise Cloud Migration Program Director will be spearheading the program coordination with diverse cross-platform teams and platform implementations. This role will support a program & project management team for cloud capability workstreams in partnership with product & engineering teams. This team will work to set tool standards for cloud capability teams, hold workstream meetings, run scrum of scrums and support high priority capability project management as needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead team of cloud capability project managers
• Have deep understanding of other project life cycles including waterfall and how to manage dependencies between teams
• Leverage enterprise approved AI tools (e.g., M365 Copilot and approved analytics/automation platforms) to streamline program management workflows, including portfolio reporting, risk analysis, dependency tracking, and executive communications
• Embed AI into standard delivery practices, including planning, status reporting, financial tracking, and retrospectives, driving measurable efficiency and quality improvements
• Plan/track all external team dependencies in partnership with product & engineering teams; help resolve bottle necks
• Work with other program leaders to drive the definition and refinement of the program backlog
• Maintain metrics that provide visibility to stakeholders on program-level plans, progress and quality
• Actively manages the program scope, budget, risks, issues, deliverables, and schedule of individual program tasks, as well as timely reporting of program status
• Facilitate ongoing key stakeholder communication between Business, Finance, Operations, Product & Delivery teams
• Support weekly / monthly status reporting to key stakeholders
• Translate highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
• Influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches
• Drive solutions to unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI capabilities and trends to inform program strategy, tooling evolution, and operational innovation
  

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:

• Bachelor's degree in applicable area of expertise or 8 years of equivalent experience
• 8+ years of Project/Program Management experience in a large enterprise environment
• 3+ years of Agile/Scrum working experience
• Experience using AI tools to augment executive workflows, program governance, and portfolio insights
• Experience identifying and managing expectations of the key stakeholders and taking their support to help resolve bottlenecks
• Experience participating in or leading the program steering committee reviews and gate approvals
• Experience building and manage relationships across a large enterprise
• Experience with cross functional and enterprise program delivery experience
• Proven leadership in driving adoption of new tools and ways of working at scale
• Proven solid ability to translate AI generated insights into actionable program decisions and executive ready narratives
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud Foundations Certification (GCP, AWS or Azure)
• Health care insurance background
• Process implementation & re-engineering
• Very solid understanding of Cloud technologies & architecture
• Proven solid analytical, problem-solving and systems analysis 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 $134,600 to $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.