Regulatory Adherence Consultant - Regulatory Finance - Minnetonka, MN

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Position Summary

The Regulatory Adherence Consultant is responsible for managing regulatory adherence processes and projects across Regulatory Finance, with accountability for project coordination, program support, and certain governance related processes. This includes ensuring that regulatory initiatives are planned, executed, and delivered in compliance with organizational standards, timelines, and control expectations. The role may also support vendor management by coordinating with business teams to facilitate the procurement process and track vendor spend.

The position partners closely with Regulatory Financial Operations (RFO), Regulatory Accounting & Reporting, and vendors to manage risk, resolve issues, and continuously improve regulatory and data enabled processes. The role is responsible for clear proactive communication with stakeholders and management.

This role requires a detail-oriented professional with excellent organizational and communication skills. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, excels at problem-solving and critical thinking, and is passionate about driving process improvements that support regulatory compliance and operational excellence, while advancing our mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Project Coordination
  • Coordinate and manage regulatory and data related projects across Regulatory Finance, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, regulatory commitments, and identified remediation efforts
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including scope definition, resource coordination, timelines, dependencies, and delivery milestones
  • Identify, track, and help resolve project issues, risks, and dependencies; escalate as appropriate
  • Provide regular project status updates to management, including progress, risks, dependencies, and next steps
  • For vendor projects, ensure effective project management is occurring, including status updates to leadership across milestones defined in the statement of work (SOW)
• Regulatory Program Support
  • Partner with regulatory and business stakeholders to define and operationalize working standards for recurring  work (scope/filing inventories, planning approach, operating cadence/due dates, escalation paths, and documentation) and support consistent adoption
  • Develop and maintain executive-ready status reporting, including risk and dependency tracking and supporting documentation, to provide clear visibility into regulatory risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints
  • Document workflows and procedures, as needed, to support repeatable execution and audit-ready evidence
  • Lead program debriefs after program milestones to identify successes and opportunities for improvement, as well as identifying projects to remediate issues
  • Support capacity planning across department initiatives to support efforts to balance workload and ensure appropriate resource management
  • Participate in cross functional initiatives, working groups, and enterprise programs, as assigned
• Regulated Entity Governance
  • Assist in standardizing and executing Model Audit Rule (MAR) related governance processes to improve consistency, support enterprise visibility into compliance status and risk, and adapt to evolving regulatory expectations
  • Manage certain MAR processes which may include coordination related to legal entity officers and audit committee, internal control testing, and regulatory attestations
• Vendor Management Support
  • Support statement of work (SOW) development, renewals, and approvals by coordinating scope inputs, assembling required documentation (including cost benefit analyses (CBAs) and executive summaries), tracking review/approval status, and following up with stakeholders
  • Prepare and distribute routine reporting on existing and forecasted vendor spend, utilization, and capacity trends; reconcile inputs across teams and summarize key variances

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:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in regulatory adherence, audit program management, compliance, or financial operations
• 3+ years of experience managing projects or programs in a matrixed environment
• Proficiency in documenting workflows and processes
• Intermediate or higher level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, complex timelines, and cross functional stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to regulatory reporting, regulatory finance operations, or data governance in a regulated environment
• Working knowledge of AI tools (Copilot, Facilitator) and planning tools (Smartsheet)
• Demonstrated Integrity through Say Equals Do by setting clear commitments, following through on deliverables, and communicating early when timelines, risks, or control requirements are at risk
• Demonstrated Innovation by acting as a Constructive Agitator by challenging the status quo thoughtfully and respectfully, surfacing opportunities to simplify controls/processes, and proposing practical improvements

*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 $91,700 to $163,700 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.