Associate Director, Business Operations, Optum Health Finance & Accounting - Eden Prairie, MN Hybrid

UnitedHealth Group

  • Eden Prairie, MN
  • $110,200-188,800 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 27 days ago
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 Associate Director, Business Operations for the Optum Health Finance & Accounting team will report to the Senior Director, Optum Health Finance and work in close partnership with the Executive Assistant to the Optum Health Chief Financial Officer. This role is designed to provide high-impact support across executive management and strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and driving operational excellence. The individual will act as a strategic advisor, program manager, and help to shape, prioritize, and execute initiatives that enhance financial performance, enable transformation, and support leadership effectiveness.This position follows a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week.Primary Responsibilities:Executive Management Support:
  • Anticipate leadership needs and proactively surface insights, risks, and opportunities
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner to senior finance and accounting leaders, helping to shape agendas, prioritize focus areas, and drive execution
  • Coordinate and manage key meetings including agenda development, material collection, and dissemination for all key meetings
  • Ensure the CFO is fully prepared for all meetings through briefing materials, pre-meetings, and contextual insights
  • Support development of recurring deliverables, reports, and executive presentations
Strategic Initiative Program Management:
  • Lead or support high-priority initiatives that span across Optum Health and finance and accounting functions, particularly those without a clear operational owner
  • Evaluate new opportunities for alignment with strategic priorities and develop initial framing, structure, and execution plans
  • Track initiative progress, identify risks and barriers, and ensure timely reporting to leadership
  • Collaborate across functions to ensure initiatives are integrated and resourced appropriately
  • Provide oversight and support for cross-functional projects and executive-level presentations
  • Drive cross-functional alignment and accountability across initiatives across Optum Health Finance with enterprise impact
  • Serve as a connective tissue ensuring initiatives are resourced, sequenced, and governed effectively
Business Planning, Operational Alignment, and Communication:
  • Own the operating rhythm of the Optum Health CFO’s office, including quarterly business reviews, leadership offsites, and strategic planning cycles
  • Shape the narrative for internal and external communications, ensuring consistency of voice and clarity of message
  • Ensure strategic initiatives are aligned with financial goals, operational plans, and enterprise priorities
  • Support the development of consistent, high-quality presentations and communications / memos for internal and external stakeholders
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the finance and accounting team
  • Serve as a primary liaison and communication link among leaders, direct reports, peers, and business partner
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:
  • 5+ years of experience in finance, accounting, strategy, or operations within a large, matrixed organization
  • 2+ years of experience managing complex projects or strategic initiatives
  • Solid business acumen with experience in financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence at all levels of the organization
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience supporting executive leadership or working in a corporate strategy or finance transformation role
  • Excellent communication skills, including executive-level writing and presentation development
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $110,200 to $188,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.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.UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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