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The Associate Human Capital Partner will help shape and execute the Human Capital and talent strategies for UnitedHealth Group, creating a wealth of opportunity for an experienced human capital strategic partner to contribute across a broad range of priorities, including culture building, workforce strategy, organization effectiveness, talent agenda, leadership bench strength, and employee experience.

This role will support teams within our Optum Health and Enterprise Clinical Technology (OH-ECT) division of Optum Technology.

OH-ECT is at the hub of creating a value-driven, consumer-centric care approach working to improve care experiences and health outcomes for millions of consumers at each point of their health journey.

This is an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity to work at the intersection of healthcare and technology.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Consulting & Coaching: Partner with leaders to develop and design strategies aligned with business outcomes
• Culture and Employee Experience: Support the business with a deep understanding of culture, inclusion, diversity, and the drivers impacting a positive employee experience. Plays a key role in helping shape the strategy and action plans that maintain a positive, rewarding, and inclusive environment
• Data and Analytics: Leverage data and analytics to influence and drive decision making and action. Designs, develops, and deploys solutions through on-going analysis and tying multiple data sets together to recommend action aligned with business strategies
• Organizational Development: Uses a consulting framework to improve the health and effectiveness of the organization through various methods, tools and techniques impacting business results. Examples including organization design, change enablement and leadership, workforce planning, and leadership coaching
• Talent Management: Understands the organizational talent strategy, talent plans and supply chain of internal and external talent. Drives business talent strategy and plans by applying talent acquisition, workforce planning, total rewards and inclusion and diversity practices to drive talent outcomes
• Business Fluency: Financial understanding and business operations knowledge. Understands how the business unit operates, major categories of cost and how profits are generated. Able to articulate the strategy, customer base and external factors impacting the business
• Diversity & Inclusion: Integrates, aligns, and embeds Inclusion and Diversity Strategy within the People Strategy and all aspects of Human Capital work
  

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business or Behavioral Science or related field or demonstrated equivalency
• 5 + years of human capital experience
• Experience working within a matrixed (i.e. shared services delivery model) environment at a large, global, complex organization
• Demonstrated experience applying data and analytics to influence decision making and business outcomes
• Experience developing talent strategies and executing plans aligned with the culture and overall employee experience to drive business outcomes
• Experience developing and implementing workforce strategy, aligned with and driving business outcomes
• Experience leading organization design and implementing change
• Demonstrated understanding in business fluency and knowledge
• Demonstrated competence in leading and driving the talent agenda, including developing a solid leadership bench
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Human Resources or related field
• Experience supporting a technology organization
• Demonstrated history of positive employee experience through all aspects of Human Capital work
• Proven consulting skills across various types of critical stakeholders
  

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

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Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $97,300 to $176,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $97,300 to $176,900. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.