VP Community Engagement - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Washington, DC

2d•$200,400 - $343,500•Remote

About The Position

UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company dedicated to improving health outcomes globally through its UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses. The Vice President of Community Development is responsible for setting the enterprise vision and long-range strategy for community engagement, strategic partnerships, and community-centered impact. This role shapes how the organization invests in local communities to advance enterprise priorities, strengthen reputation, and deliver measurable outcomes. The position establishes the enterprise framework for community development, including market prioritization, partnership governance, investment alignment, and impact measurement, ensuring community insights and external trends inform enterprise planning and strategy. The Vice President acts as a strategic advisor to senior leaders and external stakeholders on community-centered strategy, collective impact, and partnership ecosystems. This role defines the strategic agenda for multi-year enterprise community partnerships, translating business priorities and community needs into scalable approaches that strengthen the organization’s reputation and support market objectives. The leader drives community-led strategies to achieve systems change and improve access and outcomes in targeted geographies. The role involves building and managing high-value relationships with officials, philanthropic organizations, employers, and healthcare systems to leverage enterprise capabilities and investment portfolios. The leader supports organizational priorities like rural health and maternal outcomes by aligning national initiatives with local deployment. The VP positions community development as an enterprise strategic capability by connecting external intelligence, partnership strategy, and impact to enterprise planning, market leadership, and growth.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive leadership experience, including responsibility for enterprise strategy, portfolio leadership, and direct management of teams
10+ years of experience developing and executing strategy within a complex, matrixed environment, preferably within healthcare, social impact, public affairs, sustainability, philanthropy, community development, or related industries
10+ years of experience building, influencing, and sustaining executive-level internal and external stakeholder relationships
10+ years of experience developing strategic business cases, partnership portfolios, investment strategies, and impact initiatives
Experience developing leaders and teams capable of operating in complex, ambiguous, and highly visible environments
Commitment to advancing community wellbeing, equity, trust, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable enterprise impact
Demonstrated success building mutually beneficial relationships with government officials and policy makers, senior business leaders, civic leaders, community executives, public-sector stakeholders, and nonprofit partners
Demonstrated ability to establish credibility, shape strategy, and influence individuals and groups who do not directly report to the position
Demonstrated experience designing partnership strategies with community organizations, civic leaders, nonprofit organizations, provider systems, advocacy groups, and public-sector stakeholders
Ability to travel and work flexible hours to accommodate executive, business, and community engagement demands
Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Responsibilities

Set the enterprise community development vision, strategic priorities, and multi-year roadmap aligned to organizational impact strategy, reputation, sustainability, and impact objectives
Define market and community prioritization strategies that guide where and how the enterprise engages, invests, and builds partnerships
Build and steward executive-level relationships with civic leaders, public-sector stakeholders, nonprofit executives, advocacy organizations, provider systems, and other influential community partners
Partner with enterprise business leaders, UHG Treasury, Optum Bank, United Health Foundation and the Intervention Team to translate community priorities into scalable, community-led strategies that deliver measurable outcomes
Establish enterprise governance, operating models, and decision frameworks for community engagement, partnership development, stakeholder management, and impact measurement
Shape investment and resource-allocation strategies that align enterprise capabilities with community priorities and measurable business and social impact
Develop enterprise tools, insights, and strategic planning processes that enable consistent, high-quality community engagement across markets and business areas
Ensure community insight and impact data inform enterprise reporting, sustainability narratives, stakeholder communications, advocacy priorities, and future investment decisions
Serve as the enterprise thought leader and senior advisor on community engagement strategy, collective impact, partnership ecosystems, and stakeholder influence
Represent the enterprise with elected officials, policymakers, employers, hospital systems, civic organizations, coalitions, and community influencers to advance shared priorities and strengthen external trust
Design innovative partnership models that differentiate the organization, create shared value, and strengthen the enterprise’s leadership position in priority communities
Influence senior leaders across the enterprise to embed community voice, market intelligence, and partnership strategy into business planning and decision-making.
Attract, develop, and retain high-performing talent capable of leading complex strategy, external engagement, and cross-enterprise influence
Build internal champions and executive sponsors who understand the strategic value of community-centered engagement and integrate it into enterprise priorities
Anticipate and manage legal, compliance, privacy, reputational, and stakeholder risks associated with complex community partnerships and external engagement
Foster a culture of strategic collaboration, accountability, innovation, inclusion, and servant leadership across the team and enterprise partnerships