Compliance Consultant - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•La Crosse, WI

2d•$91,700 - $163,700•Remote

About The Position

This role helps strengthen an effective, practical, and business-aligned Compliance Program across its three pillars: Prevention, Detection, and Correction. The consultant partners with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to translate federal requirements and contractual obligations into sustainable controls, identify and assess compliance risk, and help drive timely corrective action. As a Compliance Consultant, you will serve as a trusted compliance partner supporting Optum Serve businesses that perform work for U.S. Government customers. You will monitor regulatory and contractual developments, advise stakeholders on compliance expectations, support risk-based monitoring and auditing, and help the organization resolve identified issues. The role requires sound judgment, strong collaboration, clear communication, and the ability to move complex work from analysis through execution. 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.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in government contracting, regulatory compliance, legal, health care, managed care, health insurance, privacy, audit, risk, or a related field
Experience interpreting and applying complex laws, regulations, contractual requirements, policies, or standards within business operations
Experience conducting or supporting compliance monitoring, auditing, risk assessments, investigations, issue management, or corrective action activities
Experience collaborating across functions and influencing outcomes in a matrixed environment
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information clearly in writing and verbally to operational teams, internal partners, external stakeholders, and executives

Nice To Haves

Relevant professional certification, such as CHC, CHPC, CCEP, CCEP-I, CPCO, CIA, CFE, or PMP
Experience supporting a federal government contractor, health care organization, or other highly regulated business
Experience developing risk-based monitoring or audit plans, corrective action plans, compliance dashboards, or executive-level reports
Project management experience, including organizing complex work, managing competing priorities, and coordinating multiple stakeholders
Working knowledge of federal acquisition requirements, government contract compliance, or customer-specific contractual obligations

Responsibilities

Interpret and help operationalize applicable laws, regulations, federal acquisition requirements, contractual clauses, policies, and customer obligations in partnership with Legal, Contracts, Security, Human Resources, Operations, and other stakeholders
Develop, implement, and maintain compliance policies, procedures, standards, playbooks, and other guidance that support consistent execution across the business
Identify compliance stakeholders, process owners, and governance forums needed to implement and sustain effective compliance controls
Develop and deliver role-based compliance training and communications for employees, leaders, vendors, and other relevant audiences; assess understanding and support completion of required training
Provide practical compliance consultation during business initiatives, process changes, customer engagements, and control design to help address risk before issues occur
Monitor changes in the regulatory, enforcement, and federal contracting environment; evaluate potential business impact and communicate emerging requirements and risks
Promote a culture of integrity, accountability, and open communication by building trusted relationships and making compliance requirements understandable and actionable
Plan and perform risk-based compliance monitoring, testing, reviews, and audits to evaluate adherence to legal, regulatory, contractual, and internal requirements
Gather, validate, and analyze data from relevant systems and business processes to identify control gaps, exceptions, patterns, trends, and emerging compliance risks
Develop and maintain compliance assessments, workpapers, scorecards, dashboards, key compliance indicators, and reports that provide clear, evidence-based insight into program effectiveness
Support regulatory, contractual, customer, and internal audits by coordinating information, assessing evidence, tracking requests, and helping ensure accurate and timely responses
Evaluate reported concerns and potential compliance issues, engage appropriate stakeholders, and support escalation in accordance with established processes
Communicate monitoring and audit results to business owners and leaders, clearly explaining the requirement, evidence reviewed, risk, and recommended actions
Partner with business and functional owners to assess identified compliance issues, determine scope and impact, and conduct or facilitate root-cause analysis
Develop, document, and coordinate corrective action plans that include clear actions, accountable owners, milestones, due dates, evidence requirements, and escalation paths
Track corrective actions through closure, challenge incomplete or unsupported remediation, and verify that required evidence demonstrates implementation
Perform or coordinate sustainability and effectiveness reviews to determine whether corrective actions are operating as intended and reducing recurrence risk
Prepare clear, accurate, and audience-appropriate issue summaries, corrective action updates, and regulatory or customer response materials
Use lessons learned from audits, monitoring, concerns, and corrective actions to recommend improvements to policies, training, controls, governance, and reporting
Serve as a key resource on complex or high-priority compliance matters and provide thoughtful, business-practical guidance
Lead or support cross-functional compliance projects and working sessions, including defining work plans, coordinating deliverables, and driving decisions to closure
Review work products and provide constructive recommendations that improve quality, consistency, and defensibility
Maintain knowledge of Optum Serve business processes, products, customers, contracting practices, vendors, and delegated activities relevant to assigned responsibilities
Identify program best practices and opportunities to improve the efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness of compliance activities
Provide exceptional service to internal and external stakeholders by communicating clearly, meeting commitments, and seeking opportunities to educate
Perform other duties as assigned. Minimal travel may be required based on business needs