Director, Operational Excellence - Remote Data & Analytics

UnitedHealthcare; Minnetonka (MN); Remote; USD 135,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase program

401(k) contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealthcare seeks a Director of Operational Excellence for its Data & Analytics Office. This remote role drives financial discipline, budgeting, workforce planning, and vendor governance, aligning with IT, HR, and business partners to enable strategic outcomes.

You will lead data-backed decision making, build executive dashboards, and advance a capability-driven operating model with a focus on cost savings and process rigor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years in financial planning & analysis, portfolio ops, or operational leadership.
• Experience managing budgets and blended workforces (FTEs, offshore, contractors).
• Healthcare/insurance/regulatory experience preferred; finance systems depth appreciated.
• Proven track record building financial scorecards, dashboards and reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and analysis for the Data & Analytics Office, incl. budgeting and forecasting.
• Own portfolio and workforce operations with staffing utilization and capitalizable labor.
• Create executive-ready scorecards linking financial, HR, and project data.
• Establish vendor governance cadence and track performance/compliance.
• Drive operating model and process transformation for a capability-driven organization.
• Foster partnerships across Finance, IT, HR, and business stakeholders.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Financial planning

Budgeting & forecasting

Vendor governance

Data-driven decision making

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics/Business/Finance

Tools

SAP

Workday

Oracle BI

Power BI

Microsoft Project

Job description

UnitedHealthcare seeks a Director of Operational Excellence for its Data & Analytics Office. This remote role drives financial discipline, budgeting, workforce planning, and vendor governance, aligning with IT, HR, and business partners to enable strategic outcomes.

You will lead data-backed decision making, build executive dashboards, and advance a capability-driven operating model with a focus on cost savings and process rigor.