Director AI/ML Engineering - Eden Prairie, MN
About The Position
As a Director AI/ML Engineering within Optum Health Financial Tech, you will lead the enterprise vision, strategy, and execution of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology solutions. You will champion AI as a key driver of organizational success, shaping how intelligent systems and data products are built, deployed, and scaled across health financial platforms. In this role, you will lead high-performing engineering teams, foster a culture of responsible and ethical AI, and partner closely with business executives to deliver transformative business value and improve health financial outcomes for millions of users.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent software experience in lieu of a degree)
- 10+ years of progressive technology leadership experience in software engineering, data engineering, or machine learning engineering
- 5+ years of direct experience managing, mentoring, and scaling high-performing technical teams in AI/ML engineering or advanced analytics
- 5+ years of experience driving AI strategy, overseeing end-to-end machine learning system lifecycles, and delivering measurable business outcomes
- 3+ years of experience with enterprise cloud platform architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
- Demonstrated experience establishing MLOps standards, AI governance frameworks, and ethical compliance processes in an enterprise environment
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
- Leadership experience within financial technology (FinTech), health financial platforms, or healthcare IT ecosystems
- Strategic experience building and deploying Generative AI models, Large Language Models (LLMs), and natural language processing (NLP) applications at scale
- Solid executive communication and stakeholder management skills with a proven track record of aligning technology roadmaps with executive strategy
Responsibilities
- Integrate enterprise AI tools, set AI goals in team development plans, and align hiring with technical competencies while actively removing barriers to accelerate adoption
- Champion the ethical use of AI by embedding transparency, fairness, accountability, and data privacy throughout the entire solution lifecycle
- Strategically use AI and machine learning technologies to solve complex healthcare and financial challenges, unlock operational opportunities, and deliver tangible business value
- Champion AI as a core driver of team success and proactively shape how AI systems are developed, deployed, monitored, and scaled across enterprise platforms
- Provide technical and strategic leadership for AI/ML engineering architecture, modern MLOps practices, automated CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platform integration
- Partner with senior leaders, product owners, and enterprise architects to define long-term AI technology roadmaps that align with business growth and innovation goals
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
