Vice President, Digital Engineering

UnitedHealth Group•Washington, DC

6d•Remote

About The Position

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for leading a Product Engineering team of ~250 for the UnitedHealthcare mobile & web experiences. You will lead the organization through the creation and transformation of digital experiences serving patients, health plan members, employers, and providers. This leader will design and deliver the common component technology platform as well as our next generation consumer experiences. They will be responsible for the platform and application Engineering strategy, leading an integrated team focused on driving continuous, metrics-backed improvements to the digital experience through product and engineering disciplines. You will partner across internal and external partners to oversee (and be accountable for) end-to-end digital experiences. Candidates for this role need to be seasoned engineering leaders with deep expertise in digital product delivery, have proven experience designing and executing on multi-brand and/or line of business mobile and web properties, deep understanding of direct-to-consumer digital products and ecosystems, and how to optimize cost and reuse. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires within 30 minutes of an office in Minnesota or Washington, D.C., you'll be required to work a minimum of four days per week in-office.

Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years serving in senior engineering leadership roles
Proven track record building and scaling consumer-grade digital products with millions of users
Experience leading geographically dispersed engineering teams of 100+ people across multiple time zones through other leaders (including prior experience having Senior Directors as direct reports)
History of success improving developer productivity with AI tools
Demonstrated expertise in Agile methods, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), microservices architecture, DevOps, and application security
Excellent communication, influence, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Nice To Haves

Experience building AI solutions at scale in production environments
Prior experience upskilling a team relative to AI

Responsibilities

Define and execute a long-term engineering vision aligned with the company’s digital health strategy and growth goals
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing global engineering organization with a culture of innovation, accountability, and inclusion
Recruit and mentor senior engineering leaders, fostering both technical and people management capabilities
Ensure the use of AI tools to drive increased developer productivity
Lead the development of robust, scalable, secure, and user-friendly consumer-facing applications accessed by millions of users
Ensure product performance, reliability, and uptime meet the highest standards for public-facing systems
Drive technical decision-making that enables speed, scalability, and flexibility across the stack
Oversee the integration of AI/ML-driven features (e.g., personalized recommendations, NLP, intelligent triage) into consumer products
Partner with data science and product teams to deliver data-informed user experiences that support improved health outcomes
Ensure responsible use of AI, including data ethics, explainability, and alignment with healthcare regulations
Ensure all systems are designed and maintained in accordance with HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and other relevant regulatory standards
Collaborate with Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to implement privacy and risk mitigation best practices
Proactively identify and address risks related to data integrity and information security
Manage delivery timelines, budgets, team structures, and prioritization across complex product portfolios
Establish and measure KPIs, engineering health metrics, and delivery benchmarks to drive continuous improvement
Implement and evolve best-in-class software development practices, DevOps, and infrastructure operations
Partner closely with Product, Security, UX, and Executive teams to ensure technical strategy supports overall business and member-impact goals
Act as a strategic voice for engineering in company-wide planning and decision-making