Director, Enterprise Strategy and Partnerships - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.

Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale.

The UHG Enterprise Strategy and Partnerships team, which reports up through the UHG Chief Strategy and Growth Office, is focused on driving cross-enterprise efforts that span the breadth of the UHG portfolio (UHC and Optum). We work with technology, product, and P&L executive owners to identify market opportunities, create strategic plans, build partnership, and drive company shaping decisions. Team members have strong analytical problem‑solving skills and can break down some of the company’s most difficult challenges into discrete, solvable work streams and projects.

This role involves working with UHG’s technology and product leaders, as well as external vendors and partners, to support AI innovation and transformation across the healthcare landscape.

The Director, Enterprise Strategy & Partnerships is an experienced business strategist and technology leader who provides thought leadership, market analysis and project execution to guide enterprise growth and operational excellence.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

• Enterprise & AI Strategy
  • Drive enterprise strategy initiatives spanning growth, operational excellence, and AI‑enabled transformation across United Healthcare, Optum, and the broader UHG enterprise
  • Own enterprise and AI strategy development by assessing emerging healthcare and AI trends and capabilities; defining implications for UHG’s business model, growth priorities, innovation priorities
• Partnerships
  • Lead the development of external partnership strategies and value creation theses, including support for deal positioning, valuation considerations, and enterprise‑level solution design
  • Develop partnership strategies across UHG to maximize enterprise‑level impact, clearly outlining tradeoffs, benefits, and risks
• Market, Competitive, & Performance Analysis
  • Analyze industry trends, competitive threats, expansion opportunities, and internal performance to inform strategic direction and investment decisions
  • Develop rigorous analytical frameworks and insights to support enterprise prioritization and long‑term planning
• Executive Decision Support & Influence
  • Synthesize complex analyses into clear, executive‑ready recommendations for senior leadership, the Board, and other key stakeholders
  • Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior executives on how strategy—particularly AI—can accelerate growth, improve affordability, and differentiate healthcare experiences
  • Enable actionable decision‑making through strategy communication aligned to executives, investors, and enterprise stakeholders
• Strategy Delivery & Portfolio Management
  • Scope, initiate, plan, execute, and close high‑priority strategy initiatives
  • Manage multiple concurrent priorities, balancing depth in core healthcare and AI strategy domains with responsiveness to executive needs
• Enterprise Representation
  • Act as a visible representative of Enterprise Strategy in executive and cross‑enterprise forums related to strategic business opportunities, AI, and growth priorities

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

• 6+ years of working experience
• 4+ years of strategy consulting experience and/or corporate strategy experience
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, ambiguous strategy…