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The Vice President of Software Engineering executes against the engineering vision and is accountable for enterprise-scale product engineering, platform modernization, and delivery of revenue-enabling technology capabilities across UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement (M&R;). This leader defines engineering standards and ways of working, sets clear performance expectations, and leads large, distributed engineering teams delivering mission-critical platforms that power employer, broker, and consumer experiences. Impact is direct and measurable: accelerating revenue growth and retention, improving speed-to-market, strengthening resiliency and compliance, and reducing cost-to-serve through modernization and operational excellence - while modeling UnitedHealth Group values of Integrity, Quality, Inclusion, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation, and Performance. - Primary Responsibilities :

- Enterprise engineering strategy & leadership: Define and execute engineering strategy for business-critical platforms; lead multiple engineering organizations (hundreds of engineers across geographies/time zones) with accountability for delivery, quality, reliability, and outcomes; establish a scalable operating model with explicit ownership, transparency,



and performance management; influence enterprise-wide engineering standards and practices
- Cross-product technology leadership: Drive India-based enterprise delivery, modernization, and operational excellence across Marketing Technology, Digital Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) technology, and Medicare Benefit Design technology-partnering closely with peer engineering leaders who own these domains to align roadmaps, drive shared platform standards, and ensure integrated, end-to-end customer and business outcomes; directly manage and develop engineering leaders and teams to execute priorities, strengthen delivery discipline, and grow talent
- AI adoption, solution engineering & delivery leadership: Model and lead an AI first operating mindset by embedding AI into management and delivery systems; translate business priorities into scalable AI architectures and solutions; drive end to end AI delivery from experimentation through production using standardized frameworks and reusable assets; ensure strong product-to-platform alignment; enforce responsible AI governance (fairness, transparency, regulatory compliance); and build multidisciplinary AI engineering capabilities that deliver measurable business value, operational efficiency, and sustainable modernization at scale
- Product enablement & revenue impact: Partner with Product, Business, and Finance to ensure technology directly enables revenue generation,



retention, and growth; own platforms/services supporting employer and broker onboarding, enrollment, renewals, consumer digital experiences/servicing, eligibility, billing, and downstream integrations; translate product roadmaps into resilient, scalable architectures that support growth without proportional cost increases; quantify business value from technology investments (revenue enablement, efficiency, cost optimization)
- Scale, complexity & operational excellence: Provide leadership for high-volume transaction platforms and peak business cycles; ensure 24x7 reliability, resiliency, and regulatory compliance; balance "run-the-business" stability with "change-the-business" modernization; establish and manage KPIs for availability, delivery predictability, quality, and customer experience
- Modernization, architecture & innovation: Lead migration from legacy systems to cloud-native, API-first, event-driven architectures; drive DevSecOps adoption, automation, and engineering productivity improvements; partner with architecture and security to ensure secure, compliant, scalable solutions; champion pragmatic innovation that improves outcomes for customers, partners, and teams
- Financial, risk & performance accountability: Own and manage large engineering budgets with disciplined prioritization and cost efficiency; implement governance to manage technology, operational, and regulatory risk; drive transparency through metrics and reporting; ensure compliance with enterprise policies, healthcare regulations, and security standards
- Talent development & organizational leadership: Build and sustain a strong leadership bench (VP/AVP/Director) with succession planning; set expectations for engineering

📌 Vp Software Engineering - M&r, Digitalc (Hyderabad)
🏢 Optum
📍 Hyderabad