Associate Director, Corporate Security Field Safety - 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 Associate Director, Corporate Security Field Safety will report to the Senior Director Corporate Security, Technology and Enablement, and is critical to supporting the safety and security of our workforce, with a specific focus on employees who operate outside of a traditional office environment. As a part of the Corporate Security Operations team, you will be partnering with internal security teams as well as business units within Optum and UHC to provide employee safety programs and tools. You'll have the opportunity to work with and lead different technological solutions to creatively address safety concerns and issues faced by UHG employees. This role combines analytical, organizational, and leadership skills to oversee strategic projects and cultivate an environment of urgency, commitment, and innovation. Success of this role will entail the ability to create and execute a strategy to bring all business entities along on the safety central program. This will require strong program management skills as well as building strong trusted relationships across the organization, while optimizing business collaboration by bringing to life a strategy of continuous improvement. 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.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to articulate the value and importance of safety programs for staff
  • Evaluate solutions strategically, ensuring seamless integration and balancing value against cost throughout development
  • Lead strategy and readiness for expansion into additional lines of business, factoring in specific product or workforce differences
  • Serve as a Safety and Security champion and apply deep expertise to credibly represent, manage and engage with business(es)
  • Ability to influence without authority to gain support and buy-in for implementation of safety solutions and programming
  • Driving design strategies & evolve roadmap to ensure continuous innovation and improvement of safety program offerings
  • Oversee operations and manage ongoing performance of incident assessment program for safety issues, concerns, and escalations experienced by patient-facing staff
  • Act as business owner for program application technology, maintaining roadmap and enhancement backlog, provide requirement and solutioning support, and managing issue and defect remediation in partnership with development and operations teams
  • Serve as a primary point of support and escalation for business partners for program or technology questions and strategic decision making
  • Partner with clinical, operations, and technology teams to ensure cross functional alignment
  • Own communication and training plans for program or technology updates and rollouts
  • Maintain and provide program metrics and reporting for business partners, leadership and other stakeholders as needed

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant security and safety experience
  • 5+ years of project management experience with a proven track record in managing large scale complex programs
  • Proven experience in program strategy or capability management
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Smartsheet)
  • Demonstrated communication skills and experience communicating at Leadership levels
  • Demonstrated ability to engage team members in a cross-functional, virtual environment

Nice-to-haves

  • Certifications: Six Sigma Black or Green Belt
  • Experience leading direct reports
  • Experience with mergers and acquisitions
  • Familiarity with Security technology, asset protection, or loss prevention experience

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits package
  • incentive and recognition programs
  • equity stock purchase
  • 401k contribution
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