Vice President, IFP Strategy and Business Intelligence - Remote
Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, 55345, USA
Listed on 2026-03-06
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Management
Corporate Strategy, Business Management
At United Healthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The VP of Strategy and Chief of Staff for Individual and Family Plans (IFP) will be a direct report to the CEO and serve as a critical member of the IFP leadership team. This leader will be a trusted voice and advisor to help the CEO determine, articulate, and execute the team's vision, mission, strategies, and OKRs within the chief of staff, growth and strategy elements of the role.
The VP will also play a significant role in business growth and market expansion as well as other strategic initiatives as assigned. This leader will have a small direct team while influencing the broader leadership team.
In conjunction with the CEO and senior leadership team, the VP of Strategic Initiatives owns the 5-year strategy, growth agenda, day to day business agenda and cadence and will have accountability for execution of the growth agenda. In this role, the selected leader will be accountable for taking the lead in developing executive presentations, business plans and managing projects to execution that will require collaborative work across the IFP leadership team, broader United Healthcare, Optum and United Health Group.
He/she will act as a liaison for matters of importance, assuming responsibility for filtering and prioritizing projects, responding to requests, and leading and executing strategic initiatives, as directed by the CEO. In all capacities, this role works collaboratively with other Chiefs of Staff across the enterprise. This role requires forward strategic thinking, with the ability to anticipate needs and shifts in our growth agenda and strategy.
If you are located within the contiguous U.S., you'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely
* as you take on some tough challenges;
Minnesota is preferred.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage monthly/quarterly/annual/ad hoc executive reporting with close attention to detail for accuracy and insight, consolidating information as needed to reflect the holistic view across business
- Develop, manage and/or delegate the tracking of progress against plans, identifying any deviations and suggestions to remediate
- Consult on and prepare executive level presentations (both internal and external)
- Support and create executive communications, talking points, etc. Coordinate with corporate communications as needed
- Develop leadership team operating model and meeting cadence; support content for monthly business reviews and monthly management meetings - thinking through different audiences and communication needs
- Able to take raw data and information from multiple sources to create a visually appealing, consolidated story, demonstrating consistent exceptional writing skills
- Anticipate, manage preparation for, and when appropriate, facilitate meetings and events
- Prepare and coordinate resources and materials for critical meetings
- Manage and drive day to day decisions in support of the teams' priorities and initiatives including strategic projects, state expansions and growth-related implementations
- Work closely with entire leadership team to ensure pulse on critical priorities, focus areas and business issues / risks
- Develop integrated annual plans in support of the annual UHG business planning cycle, goal development and other enterprise planning processes
- Establish, cultivate, and maintain collaborative working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders with a focus on resolving as many questions and issues as possible
- Conduct data analysis designed to guide strategies to be more intelligent about how we approach the market
- Translate highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
- Strategic decision-making strengths coupled with strong tactical skills to support execution of CEOs priorities and initiatives
- Demonstrates executive presence and interacts with leadership to successfully communicate messaging, priorities and the plan or approach to delivery
- Organized and resourceful in problem solving with proven organization and execution skills
- Deep understanding of the enterprise and cross-lines of business structure
- Resilient and persistent in finding answers as needed, often with a short turnaround time
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.
Required Qualifications:
- 6+ years of health industry experience
- 3+ years of experience in leadership roles
- Experience in working with UHG executive leadership, with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and…
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