Lead IT Vendor Manager - Remote

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Energize your career with one of Healthcare's fastest growing companies.

You dream of a great career with a great company - where you can make an impact and help people. We dream of giving you the opportunity to do just this. And with the incredible growth of our business, it's a dream that definitely can come true. Already one of the world's leading Healthcare companies, UnitedHealth Group is restlessly pursuing new ways to operate our service centers, improve our service levels and help people lead healthier lives. We live for the opportunity to make a difference and right now, we are living it up.

This opportunity is with one of our most exciting business areas: Optum - a growing part of our family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group a Fortune 10 leader.

Optum helps nearly 60 million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their symptoms, conditions and treatments; helping them to navigate the system, finance their healthcare needs and stay on track with their health goals. No other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation & Performance.

Turn on the news on any night of the week and you're likely to hear about the changes that are sweeping through our health care system. It's dramatic. It's positive. And it's being led by companies like UnitedHealth Group. Now, you can take advantage of some of the best resources and tools in the world to help serve our members. You'll play a leadership role in a high volume, focused and performance driven call center where the goal is always to connect with members and enhance the customer experience.

This role is equally challenging and rewarding. You'll need to stay positive at all times especially in difficult situations. You'll be asked to mentor, challenge and communicate effectively with all different types of people.

This position is full-time (40hours/week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert to key business partners and vendors
• Understands the Optum Serve Information Technology business needs to influence department's staffing strategy
• Problem solving based on information and sound judgment
• Investigates available IT contingent labor suppliers; evaluates and recommends vendors based on user requirements
• Reviews contracts to ensure that service levels and deliverables are met
• Evaluates vendor performance, needs assessment, spend optimization, escalation management and risk management
• Identifies new services solutions and works closely with internal business partners to forecast future needs and to develop cost effective strategies aligned with business objectives
• Coordinates the negotiation and execution of contracts with the Legal and Contracts departments
• Communicate key supplier management updates and decisions to multiple levels in the organization, including executive leadership
• Provide labor market intelligence and price trends to internal stakeholders
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to ensure unified negotiation approach to deliver desired outcomes
• Demonstrate diversity awareness and ensure vendors are utilizing best diversity hiring practices
• Create and maintain staffing reports
• Debrief hiring manager and vendors throughout the recruiting process
• Develop action plan for hard to fill positions
• Supports the vendor management team with other tasks as needed

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 (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
• 5+ years of professional Information Technology, IT Vendor Management or IT Talent Acquisition work experience
• Expert working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Management, Supervisory or Team Leader experience
• Experience working with IT vendors/suppliers

Telecommuting Requirements:

• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable)
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service

Soft Skills:

• Ability to manage multiple projects while assigning the proper priority levels to each task
• Must be passionate about contributing to the organization focused on continuously improving business and vendor experiences
• Strategic thinker - ability to design long-term plans
• Ability to anchor yourself in the understanding of complex business processes - matching expected business outcomes to daily delivery
• Ability to manage deliverables through direct vendor team and cross-functional teams
• Strong collaboration, negotiation and presentation skills
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment, flexible and adaptable to changing situations
• Experience with large established vendors and small start-up vendors
• Demonstrated vendor relationship work experience

UnitedHealth Group requires all new hires and employees to report their COVID-19 vaccination status.

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Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health - related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work. SM

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $79,700 - $142,600. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $87,900 - $156,900. 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

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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