Director of Technology - Remote

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As the Director of Technology within Optum Insight's AI Commercialization Center of Excellence (CoE), you will spearhead the strategy, evaluation, and operationalization of cutting-edge technology products for market delivery. In this leadership role, you will guide cross-functional teams in navigating the transition from early technology concepts to enterprise-grade, external-facing platforms, APIs, and AI/ML solutions. You will champion commercialization rigor, chair governance review bodies, and build reusable operating and architectural pattern libraries that accelerate innovation across the health system. This role offers the opportunity to drive high-impact work at the intersection of modern technology ecosystems-including agent marketplaces and developer platforms-and healthcare transformation.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own the quality, technical rigor, and business viability of every commercialization assessment and recommendation presented to executive governance bodies
• Chair the end-to-end intake-to-stewardship process, defining mandate standards, architectural and commercial patterns, and portfolio evaluation across all active engagements
• Direct the Center of Excellence's engagement models-differentiating between lightweight hypothesis triage (Early Signal) and dedicated shared-service resources (Activated Engagement)-to align support with strategic opportunity
• Develop, maintain, and scale a reusable library of commercial, operational, and technical patterns to streamline subsequent product team lifecycles
• Escalate material architectural, operational, and regulatory risks or blockers, recommending dynamic capacity allocation across the commercialization portfolio
• Track and report portfolio health, cycle time, rework rates, and launch readiness metrics to executive leadership, providing evidence-based recommendations for future staffing and capital investment
• Partner with Product, Marketplace, Legal, Enterprise Architecture, AI Governance, and Information Security teams to ensure seamless handoffs while maintaining clear commercial and technical accountability

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 technology strategy, product commercialization, or management consulting, including 5+ years leading cross-functional or matrixed teams
• 5+ years of experience as an executive presence with proven capability in influencing decisions and navigating complex governance and risk-review bodies. (Definitely ELT and SLT)
• 2+ years of experience with emerging AI/ML commercialization patterns, including model and agent marketplaces, Model Context Protocol (MCP), developer portals, and partner ecosystems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of equivalent professional experience in technology strategy or product commercialization
• 3+ years of experience of successfully bringing external-facing technology products (such as APIs, cloud platforms, or AI/ML solutions) from inception to market within an enterprise setting
• Experience operating within healthcare, health tech, health insurance, or other highly regulated environments
• Direct experience establishing centralized technology centers of excellence (CoE), developer platform ecosystems, or enterprise API governance programs

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

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 - $230,800 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 help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are 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 and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.