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.
About the Role
The Vice President, People Team will help shape and execute the People team and talent strategies for UnitedHealth Group - EMEA and Puerto Rico regions, creating a wealth of opportunity for an experienced human resources strategic partner to contribute across a broad range of priorities, including culture building, workforce strategy, organization effectiveness, talent agenda, leadership bench strength, and employee experience.
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Primary Responsibilities:
- Team & Function Leadership: Coaching and development of team and broader People Team community
- Consulting & Coaching: Partner with People team community 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 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 and the drivers impacting a positive employee experience. Fosters practices to create and maintain a positive, rewarding, and inclusive environment. Works to drive cultural changes and shifts to meet the evolution of our business
- Business Fluency: General understanding of business unit operations across the enterprise in order to influence effective HR organization design and strategies; ensures operational rigor of key People Team initiatives
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Integrates, aligns, and embeds diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies within all aspects of People practices
- M&A/Integrations: Evaluate and design People strategies and implement plans to ensure realization of M&A and integration value
- Change Champion: Advocate and support the evolution of the People function, driving the transformation of the operating model and influencing changes in the way HR solutions are designed and delivered to the businesses
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business or Behavioral Science or related field or demonstrated equivalency
- Extensive human resources experience
- Experience working within a matrixed (i.e. shared services delivery model) environment at a large, global, complex organization
- Proven consulting skills across various types of critical stakeholders, including senior executives
- Demonstrated experience applying data and analytics to influence decision making and business outcomes
- Experience developing talent strategies and executing plans aligned with the culture and overall employee experience to drive business outcomes
- Demonstrated experience in business fluency and knowledge
- Demonstrated competence in leading and driving the talent agenda, including developing a solid leadership bench
- Experience developing and implementing workforce strategy, aligned with and driving business outcomes
- Experience leading organization design and implementing change
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Human Resources or related field
- Demonstrated history of positive employee experience through all aspects of People Function work.
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.
Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.