Strategic Programs Director, Health Care Transformation

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks a strategic execution leader and trusted advisor to National Performance leadership. This role blends Chief of Staff duties with enterprise program management to drive performance management, care model enhancements, regulatory readiness, governance, and organizational effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will partner with senior leaders, manage cross-functional programs, and influence across a national organization.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting executive leadership teams and driving organizational priorities.
• Advanced program and project management with governance, planning, risk management and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to synthesize complex information.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to influence and build consensus across leadership levels without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to define priorities, facilitate decision-making, and drive execution of strategic objectives.
• Manage leadership operating cadence, including staff meetings, performance reviews, planning sessions, and governance forums.
• Ensure executive decisions are translated into actionable plans with clear ownership, accountability, and timelines.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across Market Operations, Clinical Operations, Product, Reporting & Analytics, Technology, Compliance, Regulatory, Finance, and other business partners.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, resource constraints, and competing priorities.
• Ensure initiatives remain aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational goals.
• Facilitate monthly and quarterly performance reviews and business operating reviews.
• Drive accountability and performance improvement across national and market teams.

Skills

Power BI

SharePoint

Microsoft Office Suite

Executive communication

Influence without authority

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Azure DevOps

Job description

UnitedHealth Group seeks a strategic execution leader and trusted advisor to National Performance leadership. This role blends Chief of Staff duties with enterprise program management to drive performance management, care model enhancements, regulatory readiness, governance, and organizational effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will partner with senior leaders, manage cross-functional programs, and influence across a national organization.