IT Program Engagement Director - Healthcare Exchange - Hartford, CT, Minnetonka MN or Basking Ridge, NJ

UnitedHealth Group is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

We have a booming Technology commercial business and we are looking to grow our Commercial and Governmental engineering and architecture team. If you are a rock star that can work in a cross-matrix team structure and can step up as the technical lead when needed while remaining in a "consulting & customer focused mindset" then we have some opportunities for you to work on some extremely challenging and rewarding projects. These positions require top notch technology consulting skills and the ability to deliver managerial level professional services to a myriad of clients.

As an IT Program Engagement Director within our Optum Technology Delivery organization, you will be accountable for program leadership of large IT programs serving external clients in the healthcare industry.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Engaging in RFP responses and SOW activities


• Leading engagements/programs to successful completion


• Working on site with clients and traveling as needed around 50% of the time


• Owning, end-to-end accountability for program delivery


• Engaging with client leadership to ensure proper expectation setting


• Partnering with stakeholders (internal and external to Optum) to ensure proper strategy, plan, alignment, integration and visibility


• Driving consensus and decision-making with business, IT and executive management


• Influencing senior leaders to balance competing priorities


• Leading matrixed teams to common solutions


• Maintaining visibility on day-to-day activities with project teams AND ensuring sufficient face-time with key executive stakeholders


• Providing status reporting to internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis


• Managing program financials


• Mitigating risks and addressing program project obstacles as needed


• Leading, coaching, managing and mentoring program and project managers


• Travel as needed to client sites and other IT Delivery Centers

Required Qualifications:

• 15 + years of IT program management experience


• 5 + years leading multi-million dollar technology program portfolios


• Prior success leading programs/portfolios of $20M + ($50M + preferred)


• Proven track record of leading enterprise scale, complex programs successfully


• Previous people leadership and management skills, including direct experience leading, managing and mentoring teams of project and program managers


• Successful track record of delivering programs on scope, on time, on budget, on quality and on benefit


• Demonstrated ability to manage the details of programs/projects in order to drive them to fruition, if required


• Excellent communication, collaboration, team building and relationship management skills


• Ability to communicate technology matters to business partners, senior executives, and strategic partners


• Proven experience interfacing in the cSuite of large organizations


• Successful in obtaining results in a large corporate, matrixed environment


• Capable of gaining support for initiatives through influence and use of business rationale


• Proven ability to make and implement tough decisions


• Willingness and ability to travel 50% of the time if required in the U.S.


• Experiences leading programs in the healthcare domain preferred


• Prior experience working for a professional services consulting firm desired


• Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent experiences; advanced degree preferred

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.




UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

Job keywords: IT program management, RFP, SOW, Director, telecommute, work from home