Senior Director, Enterprise Workforce Strategy

UnitedHealth Group•Washington, DC

7d•Remote

About The Position

UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that’s dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Senior Director, Enterprise Workforce Strategy is an enterprise-level strategic leader responsible for shaping the organization’s workforce strategy through the leadership of Strategic Workforce Planning and Skills Strategy. Reporting to the VP of Workforce Strategy & Transformation, this role ensures the organization has the insight, frameworks, and direction needed to align workforce supply, demand, skills, and capability with evolving business strategy. This leader operates at a macro, enterprise level, integrating business priorities, labor market dynamics, technology trends (including AI), and workforce data to inform long-term workforce decisions. The role provides decision-quality workforce intelligence that enables leaders and People partners to plan, prioritize, and execute — without owning operational or project-level delivery. As the enterprise advances toward a skills-based organization, this role serves as the strategic owner of skills strategy and architecture, ensuring skills data, frameworks, and governance are positioned as foundational enablers of workforce planning, talent decisions, and workforce transitions. This is a highly collaborative leadership role that connects workforce strategy, skills strategy, and planning into a cohesive enterprise capability - strengthening the organization’s ability to anticipate change and proactively shape the workforce of the future. 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. Why This Role Matters This role anchors the organization’s ability to anticipate, plan for, and shape workforce change in an environment defined by rapid business evolution and technological advancement. By integrating strategic workforce planning, and skills strategy, the Senior Director ensures the enterprise is positioned to make informed, proactive decisions about talent, capability, and workforce investments — today and in the future.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive leadership experience in strategic workforce planning, skill strategy, or related field
Experience in Strategic Workforce Planning
Experience in helping organization mature their skill strategy
Demonstrated ability to translate complex trends & insights into actionable enterprise strategies and measurable outcomes

Nice To Haves

Experience in large matrix orgs and/or consulting with large fortune 500 firms
Familiarity with workforce planning, skills, and/or talent intelligence technologies

Responsibilities

Lead the advancement of an integrated enterprise workforce strategy aligned to business priorities, growth plans, and external labor and technology trends
Provide enterprise-level workforce intelligence and foresight, in partnership with the workforce transformation team, translating signals such as AI adoption, automation, and labor market shifts into strategic workforce implications
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, informing decisions related to workforce composition, capability mix, sourcing strategies, and long-term workforce risk
Establish clear strategic narratives and frameworks that articulate how the workforce must evolve over time
Lead the enterprise Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) capability, connecting business strategy to future workforce supply, demand, and transition needs
Enable scenario-based planning to support executive decision-making related to capacity, cost, location, automation, and workforce investments
Ensure workforce plans are forward-looking, data-informed, and aligned to enterprise priorities rather than operational headcount management
Oversee and develop a strategic workforce planning team focused on enterprise analysis, insight, and enablement
Own the enterprise skills strategy, including skills architecture, taxonomy, and governance, as a foundational workforce capability
Lead the evolution toward a skills-based organization, ensuring skills data and frameworks are embedded across workforce planning, talent processes, and workforce transition strategies
Partner closely with People Team COEs (Talent, Learning, Rewards, People Technology) to ensure skills frameworks are consistently applied and scalable
Translate emerging business and technology needs into forward-looking skill priorities and capability insights
Act as an enterprise integrator, aligning workforce strategy, skills strategy, and planning across the People Team and with business leaders
Partner with People Business Partners to enable business-led execution using enterprise workforce insights, tools, and frameworks
Contribute workforce strategy perspectives to enterprise governance forums, planning cycles, and strategic initiatives
Enable consistent understanding of workforce priorities, trade-offs, and implications across the organization
Lead and develop teams accountable for Strategic Workforce Planning and Skills Strategy
Establish clear roles, boundaries, and operating rhythms between strategy, enablement, and execution
Build solid partnerships across key stakeholders and the broader People Team to ensure workforce strategy is embedded in enterprise decision-making