Director, AI Innovation & Workforce Strategy

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 135,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Director of AI Innovation & Strategy – Human Resources to shape AI-powered HR strategy, govern responsible AI practices, and lead executive advisory efforts with CHROs and senior leaders. You will drive market opportunities across workforce planning, talent, and employee experience, and collaborate with product, data science, and legal teams.

You will manage cross-functional initiatives, influence governance and operating models, and champion enterprise AI tools within

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, product management, commercialization, business development, HR, workforce transformation, or AI-enabled delivery.
• 5+ years advising enterprise HR leaders or C-suite executives.
• 5+ years in core HR domains: planning, talent, learning, performance, compensation, or analytics.
• 3+ years in business development, pricing, revenue forecasting, or translating AI tech into offerings.
• 2+ years with AI/ML capabilities, cloud, and HR data architectures.
• 1+ years applying responsible AI, privacy, fairness, and oversight.
• Willing to travel 30–40% domestically.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-enabled HR market strategies, roadmaps, and business plans.
• Build relationships with CHROs and senior leaders to identify opportunities across HR domains.
• Lead proposals, presentations, and sales pursuits to offer scalable AI solutions.
• Advise executives on AI strategy, governance, and value realization.
• Incorporate responsible AI, privacy, bias mitigation, and ethics into solutions.
• Coordinate initiatives across product, data science, HR, legal, and compliance.
• Shape HR data strategy and ensure integration with enterprise tech.
• Track pipeline, revenue, pricing, product adoption, and client satisfaction.

Skills

Strategy development

Executive relationships

HR strategy domain knowledge

Business development

AI/ML in HR

Responsible AI

Travel readiness

Education

Advanced degree in Business Administration or HR or Data Science or AI

Tools

Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM

AI platforms

Job description

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Director of AI Innovation & Strategy – Human Resources to shape AI-powered HR strategy, govern responsible AI practices, and lead executive advisory efforts with CHROs and senior leaders. You will drive market opportunities across workforce planning, talent, and employee experience, and collaborate with product, data science, and legal teams.

You will manage cross-functional initiatives, influence governance and operating models, and champion enterprise AI tools within