Optum Serve Chief Technology Advisor

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Chief Technology Advisor - Customer Solutions (CTA) is a senior, enterprise‑level individual contributor serving as a customer‑facing technology executive advisor for Optum Serve. The role operates with high autonomy and enterprise‑wide impact, influencing complex technology, growth, and modernization strategies across Optum Serve, Optum Insight, and UnitedHealth Group (UHG). The CTA leads through deep expertise and executive influence rather than formal authority, shaping high‑impact solutions for regulated federal environments while maintaining alignment with enterprise governance, security, and compliance standards.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as a senior customer‑facing technology executive advisor, engaging senior federal customers and internal executives on complex, high‑impact technology challenges
• Provide enterprise‑wide technical and strategic advisory leadership influencing growth, modernization, and digital transformation initiatives
• Shape and validate customer‑aligned technology strategies and solution approaches for capture, proposal, and pre‑sales efforts
• Translate ambiguous and novel customer requirements into scalable, compliant solution architectures leveraging existing enterprise platforms
• Lead executive briefings, industry day engagements, and solution demonstrations as the senior technical authority
• Advise on integration, interoperability, data architecture, and security approaches across platforms and partners
• Influence enterprise stakeholders across OS, OI, and UHG to align on customer strategy, priorities, and delivery expectations
• Provide thought leadership on federal healthcare technology trends, emerging capabilities, and regulatory considerations
• Identify growth opportunities through market intelligence, customer engagement, and strategic advisory insight

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:

• 15+ years of progressive technology leadership and advisory experience supporting complex, regulated environments
• 5+ years in federal program management, including demonstrated experience supporting federal programs and/or clients, including technology solutioning and delivery
• Demonstrated enterprise‑level influence across multiple business units without direct people management
• Deep experience advising executive stakeholders and customers on technology strategy, architecture, and modernization
• Proven ability to operate with high autonomy, solving novel and ambiguous problems with significant business impact
• Exceptional executive communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to balance innovation, compliance, risk management, and delivery discipline

Technical Requirements:

• Federal security and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST RMF, HIPAA/HITECH, Section 508)
• Cloud platforms and architectures (Azure, AWS GovCloud), APIs, IAM, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Federal health IT domain, including TPA Systems (claims, EDI/X12), and healthcare interoperability (FHIR, HL7)
• Experience supporting ATO strategy and compliance alignment for federal health or benefits systems
• Proven experience serving as a liaison or integrator between technology, product, and operational teams to drive alignment on platforms, solutions, and client strategy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP, CCSP, CISM, SAFe)
• Success influencing large‑scale federal capture and proposal efforts
• Recognized enterprise thought leader or advisor within complex organizations
• Commutable distance to Washington, DC

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $159,300 to $273,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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