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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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This People Business Partner role is a unique opportunity to support Optum Insights Provider Market team and offers an opportunity for an experienced People Business Partner to further establish her/his business acumen and demonstrate how a well-designed people strategy can enable Optum’s critical growth priorities. This organization has accountability for the OI Provider P&L and ownership of all provider client relationships, as well as the revenue growth and retention strategy for these clients. This People Business Partner will contribute on a broad range of business priorities, including culture building, workforce strategy, organization effectiveness, talent agenda, leadership bench strength, and employee experience. This People Business Partner will also develop critical experience working with general managers with P&L responsibility that requires collaboration and influence across Optum Insight’s matrixed structure while driving a client-centric quality culture.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Consulting & Coaching: Partner with leaders to develop and design strategies aligned with business outcomes

• Organizational Development: Uses a consulting framework to improve the health and effectiveness of the organization through various methods, tools and techniques impacting business results. Examples including organization design, change enablement and leadership, workforce planning, effective leadership, and coaching

• Data and Analytics: Leverages data and analytic skills to drive decision making and action. Designs, develops and deploys solutions through on-going analysis and tying multiple data sets together to recommend action aligned with business strategies

• Talent Management: Understands the organizational talent strategy, talent plans and supply chain of internal and external talent. Drives business talent strategy and plans by applying talent acquisition, workforce planning, total rewards and inclusion and diversity practices to drive talent outcomes

• Culture and Employee Experience: Deep understanding of culture, diversity and the drivers impacting a positive employee experience, especially for integrating employee populations. Fosters inclusion, diversity and culture practices to create and maintain a positive, rewarding, and inclusive environment

• Business Fluency: Financial understanding and business operations knowledge. Understands how the business unit operates, major categories of cost and how profits are generated. Able to articulate the strategy, customer base and external factors impacting the business

• Diversity & Inclusion: Integrates, aligns, and embeds Inclusion and Diversity Strategy within the People Strategy and all aspects of People Teamwork

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:

• 7+ years of People Team experience

• Experience working within a matrixed (i.e. shared services delivery model) environment at a large, global, complex organization

• Experience developing talent strategies and executing plans aligned with the culture and overall employee experience to drive business outcomes

• Experience developing and implementing workforce strategy, aligned with and driving business outcomes

• Experience leading organization design and implementing change

• Demonstrated experience applying data and analytics to influence decision making and business outcomes

• Demonstrated understanding in organizational savvy and business fluency and knowledge

• Demonstrated competence in leading and driving the talent agenda, including developing a solid leadership bench

• Proven consulting and influencing skills across various types of critical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting provider and physician-facing client groups

• Experience working with senior growth and/or sales leaders and related compensation strategies

• Financial acumen around P&L management and the impact of human resource strategies on margins and IOI

• Experience with employee-related aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions

• Demonstrated history of positive employee experience through all aspects of Human Capital work

• Do you reside within driving distance of Eden Prairie, MN or Nashville, TN (preferred locations - remote considered)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, or Washington, D.C. Residents Only : The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with al minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.