FinTech Technology VP: Payments & AI Leader (Remote)

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 200,000 - 344,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a VP, Technology – FinTech to own technology product strategy and enterprise P&L for consumer-facing and enterprise FinTech platforms. This leader shapes strategic direction at the intersection of financial services and healthcare, focusing on payments, accounts, lending, and treasury management.

You will lead scalable, secure solutions, partner with senior leaders, and guide pricing, monetization, and capital allocation. Remote work from anywhere in the U.S.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of executive leadership experience in product management, FinTech, or healthcare financial platforms.
• Proven track record of owning or contributing to P&L and delivering revenue growth.
• Deep expertise across one or more financial domains (payments, financial accounts, lending, and treasury management).
• Experience owning enterprise product portfolios and leading through senior leadership layers.
• Demonstrated ability to influence C-suite stakeholders and enterprise strategy in highly matrixed environments.
• Experience operating in regulated environments across financial services and/or healthcare.
• Solid track record of building, scaling, and evolving leadership teams and capabilities.
• Expertise in modern product operating models, data-driven decision making, and platform-based delivery.

Responsibilities

• Owns multi-year FinTech product strategy and portfolio roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities and market opportunity.
• Translates enterprise strategy into clear technology product priorities, sequencing investments across growth, risk, cost, and resilience.
• Shapes market direction across financial-healthcare integrated solutions including payments, accounts, lending, and treasury management services.
• Resolves trade-offs across portfolios, balancing innovation with regulatory, operational, and financial constraints.
• Leads the technology product P&L accountability for the FinTech product portfolio, including revenue, margin, cost structure, and long-range financial performance.
• Partners with product management to set direction for pricing, monetization, and commercial strategy, including transaction-based and value-based models.
• Facilitates investment prioritization and capital allocation decisions in partnership with product management and finance.
• Balances growth, customer outcomes, and cost discipline, ensuring sustainable and scalable value realization.
• Owns product outcomes across platforms and ecosystems, not individual initiatives.
• Sets direction for modern product operating models, ensuring alignment across product, customer experience, engineering, data, and operations.
• Ensures scalable, secure, and resilient platforms supporting regulated financial and healthcare transactions.
• Leads through senior leaders (VPs/Directors), establishing accountability for consistent, high-quality delivery outcomes.
• Shapes enterprise adoption of AI, automation, and digital capabilities to transform financial and healthcare experiences.

Job description

Optum is seeking a VP, Technology – FinTech to own technology product strategy and enterprise P&L for consumer-facing and enterprise FinTech platforms. This leader shapes strategic direction at the intersection of financial services and healthcare, focusing on payments, accounts, lending, and treasury management.

You will lead scalable, secure solutions, partner with senior leaders, and guide pricing, monetization, and capital allocation. Remote work from anywhere in the U.S.