Sr. Director of Communications -Eden Prairie, MN​/Remote

Position: Sr. Director of Communications -Eden Prairie, MN Preferred/Remote Considered
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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States Salary: $159,300 - $273,200/year

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United Health Group 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. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.  The Senior Director, Executive Communications & Thought Leadership will serve as a lead communications advisor to the Optum Health CEO and select members of the Optum Health C-suite. This highly visible role will develop and lead an integrated executive communications and thought leadership strategy that elevates the Optum Health brand, strengthens leadership visibility and credibility, and reinforces Optum Health's unique integrated value based care narrative.

The Senior Director will translate Optum Health's business strategy, clinical expertise, market insights, and impact into clear, compelling narratives for priority external and internal audiences. The individual will define the issues and conversations on which Optum Health and its leaders can credibly lead, develop distinctive executive platforms, and identify the moments and channels that will create the greatest strategic value.

This role requires both a senior communications strategist and an exceptional executive writer. The successful candidate will build trusted relationships with the CEO and select senior leaders, learn and authentically reflect each executive's voice, and produce high-quality communications across formats. The Senior Director will own the strategy and lead execution with support from across the communications organization.

The role will establish the discipline, governance, and prioritization needed to focus executive communications on opportunities that best advance Optum Health's strategy and reputation. This includes providing direct counsel, exercising sound judgment, and redirecting requests that do not align with agreed priorities.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

Executive Communications Strategy and Counsel Serve as a trusted communications advisor to the Optum Health CEO and select C-suite leaders, providing counsel on positioning, messaging, executive presence, tone, and engagement

Develop and lead an integrated executive communications strategy aligned with Optum Health business priorities, the broader Optum narrative, and enterprise reputation objectives

Build a deep understanding of the CEO's leadership style, perspective, and voice and translate it into communications that are authentic, distinctive, and credible

Develop differentiated communications platforms for select C-suite leaders, defining each leader's priority topics, audiences, role, voice, and engagement approach

Translate complex business, clinical, operational, market, and policy priorities into clear, compelling executive narratives

Anticipate communications needs, stakeholder questions, and potential scrutiny; provide proactive counsel and real-time support in high-stakes situations

Exercise strategic judgment in evaluating requests and opportunities, redirecting work that does not align with organizational priorities

Ensure executive communications elevate Optum Health and reinforce a coherent, enterprise-aligned Optum narrative

Thought Leadership Strategy Develop and own the Optum Health thought leadership strategy, with primary emphasis on elevating the external visibility, influence, and reputation of Optum Health and, ultimately, the Optum brand

Identify priority issues and areas of expertise on which Optum Health and its leaders have a credible, differentiated right to lead Establish a focused portfolio of thought leadership platforms aligned with business strategy, stakeholder needs, market dynamics, and reputation opportunities

Define target audiences, desired outcomes, narratives, proof points, executive…