Dir Applications Dvlpmnt – Financial/Accounting Applications
Major Responsibilities
Engaging in the strategic planning process with business and technology leaders
Ensuring effective alignment of technology to support business strategies
Driving innovation and creative solutions to business and technical challenges on an ongoing basis
Planning, managing and executing large-scale, critical technology initiatives including new development, system enhancements and re-engineering projects
Providing leadership and direction to an application development team
Maintaining unique segment specific applications following UDP documentation standards
Designing and developing solutions and capabilities to meet business needs
Testing segment specific capabilities to ensure quality deliverables
Release Management planning and execution for segment specific applications
Participating in the creation of technology roadmaps
Building collaborative relationships with business partners and IT leadership
Translating highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
Strategic organizational planning, project prioritization and resource capacity planning
Delivering solutions to meet the business agenda (on Scope, Schedule, Cost, Benefit and Quality)
Providing hands on leadership for large strategic initiatives.
Highly motivated and pro-active indivual required. Hartford, CT location preferred, but open to other core sites in Horsham, PA and Cypress, CA as well.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated success building robust, flexible technology solutions to meet business objectives
10 + years of experience leading the execution of large scale, complex custom application development initiatives required
10 + years experience leading and managing a team of software development professionals required
5+ years of Program Project Management experience is required
Ability to work with all levels of customers from both business and IT communities
5+ years of experience working in IT from an Applications Delivery perspective is required.
Excellent communication skills, including interaction with executives
Direct experience as an IT Manager/Director working with multi million dollar budgets is required.
Financial acumen desired including accounting, reserving and treasury functions is a plus
Demonstrated strategic thinking abilities and an enterprise-wide perspective
Fact-based decision making approach, emotional intelligence and integrity
Well honed communication skills, evidenced by successful executive level interactions and presentation experiences
Ability to collaborate with executive management and build strong relationships across a variety of stakeholders
Effective influencing skills within both the business and technology communities
Proven experience managing organizational growth and change
Results-oriented individual with strong influencing, problem solving and negotiation skills
Effective influencing skills within both the business and technology communities
Diverse technology background including: mainframe, client server, and Web based systems/applications
Experience with UHG systems desired
Relevant undergraduate degree or equivalent experiences
UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow.
Already Fortune 25, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good.
Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed.
Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.