Chief Operating Officer, Optum Bank - Hybrid
Chief Operating Officer, Optum Bank - Hybrid
Optum
Eden Prairie, MN
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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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Role
Optum Bank is seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join a highly visible and dynamic team. As the COO, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing operational activities, driving growth, and ensuring operational excellence across consumer and commercial accounts, including lending and depository services. Your key areas of focus will include:
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
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.
Role
Optum Bank is seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join a highly visible and dynamic team. As the COO, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing operational activities, driving growth, and ensuring operational excellence across consumer and commercial accounts, including lending and depository services. Your key areas of focus will include:
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute growth strategies, establish performance benchmarks, and drive operational effectiveness
- Risk Management: Safeguard operational integrity while adhering to regulatory requirements and best practices
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including the Board of Directors, shareholders, customers, and employees
- Innovation and Customer Focus: Foster a forward-thinking, customer-centric approach to operations
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities
- Implement strategies and lead operational delivery across commercial and consumer lending and accounts
- Work with executive leaders and the management team to create and communicate the vision and strategy to achieve bank and operational goals
- Learn about internal and external initiatives, external partnerships, and business goals, and act as a thought partner and trusted advisor to business leaders
- Work with appropriate partners to provide alternative solutions to meet project objectives, benefits, and success measures
- Work effectively and independently in a changing and complex environment, focusing on problem-solving, teamwork, innovation, and excellence
- Gain an in-depth knowledge of internal and external initiatives, external partnerships and business goals serving as a thought partner and trusted adviser to business leaders
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of leadership experience
- 5+ years of experience with bank operations
- 2+ years in commercial/consumer lending operations card ops, loan servicing
- 2+ years in leading loan operations management and oversight of consumer and commercial loans operations staff
- Experience managing a large multi-million-dollar budget with demonstrated results
- Experience in leading loan operations management and oversight of consumer and commercial loans operations staff
- Solid knowledge of the regulatory and compliance environment for lending operations, including risk management, audit, and governance best practices
- Solid background in bank operations, including retail, back office, cash management and fraud
- Proven track record of success in the collections industry
- Proven capability to partner with heads of business areas to create solid partnerships across the enterprise while delivering on critical lending objectives
- Proven ability to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and establish performance benchmarks to monitor and measure operational success
- Proven excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate upward to executive management and program sponsors
- Proven effective time management and prioritization skills
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
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.
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