Remote Director, AI-Driven Technology Delivery

Optum

Eden Prairie (MN)

Hybrid

USD 135,000 - 231,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package
Equity stock purchase program
401k contribution

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Director of Technology Delivery & AI Engineering to lead data engineering, AI platforms, and client delivery initiatives that impact growth and efficiency. You will shape roadmaps, manage execution risks, and drive AI-enabled modernization across portfolios.

The role requires strong delivery leadership, deep technical expertise, and experience guiding large, cross-functional teams in a hybrid, US-based setting.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of equivalent software leadership experience.
  • 10+ years of progressive technology leadership in engineering or delivery.
  • 7+ years leading large-scale programs and distributed teams.
  • Experience managing manager-of-managers organizations.
  • Experience with Agile delivery and governance frameworks.
  • Financial planning, forecasting, and ROI ownership for multi-million portfolios.
  • Deep data engineering tech exposure and cloud modernization.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery outcomes for data engineering and AI programs.
  • Lead roadmaps, investments, and execution plans with senior leaders.
  • Drive cloud, data platform, and AI transformation initiatives.
  • Establish delivery governance including reporting and risk management.
  • Champion responsible AI governance and software delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Delivery leadership
Executive communication
Strategic thinking
Risk & governance
Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of leadership experience

Tools

Azure Data Factory
Databricks
Delta Lake
Snowflake
APIs / modern data architectures
CI/CD / DevOps

Job description

Optum is seeking a Director of Technology Delivery & AI Engineering to lead data engineering, AI platforms, and client delivery initiatives that impact growth and efficiency. You will shape roadmaps, manage execution risks, and drive AI-enabled modernization across portfolios.

The role requires strong delivery leadership, deep technical expertise, and experience guiding large, cross-functional teams in a hybrid, US-based setting.

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