Senior Director Software Engineering - Digital Transformation, AI

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• 16+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including leading large-scale software engineering organizations and mission-critical platforms
• Proven experience delivering complex enterprise applications within highly regulated, healthcare, pharmacy benefit management (PBM), insurance, financial services, or similarly complex industries
• Experience leading large, geographically distributed engineering teams across U.S. and global delivery models
• Solid experience driving digital transformation initiatives and modernizing legacy technology landscapes
• Experience establishing governance, risk management, security controls, and compliance processes for regulated technology environments
• Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of Artificial Intelligence, Agentic AI, Generative AI, and AI-assisted software development methodologies
• Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices, including cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, DevSecOps, platform engineering, and site reliability principles
• Demonstrated success leading end-to-end software delivery, including strategy, architecture, engineering, quality, platform operations, and modernization
• Proven track record of translating emerging technologies into measurable business outcomes, including improvements in efficiency, quality, customer experience, and operational performance
• Proven exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively across business, clinical, operations, and technology functions
• Proven solid strategic thinking and business acumen, coupled with the ability to drive execution and deliver results in complex and ambiguous environments
• Proven ability to build high-performing teams, develop talent, and create a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated success balancing long-term vision with operational excellence and delivery rigor
• Proven passion for leveraging technology to improve healthcare outcomes, client experiences, operational effectiveness, and business performance at scale

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.