Director, People Data Strategy and Operations - Remote

UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company that's dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health care for years to come. Make an impact with a diverse team that shares your passion for helping others. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Director, People Data Strategy & Operations will lead the operational data foundation for the People function, ensuring Oracle HCM data is accurate, secure, governed, and fit for use across HR operations, analytics, payroll, benefits, M&A integrations, reporting, and AI-enabled capabilities. Reporting to the VP, People Analytics & Data Strategy, this leader will oversee teams responsible for large-scale data conversion and loading, M&A data management, data quality validation, recurring data audits and cleanup, Oracle HCM and ecosystem security, and People data operational controls. This is both an execution and strategy role. The Director will lead the day-to-day operational discipline required to keep People data trusted, while also helping build the future-state People data strategy, governance model, quality framework, and security standards needed to support an AI-first People function. The ideal candidate brings deep experience working with large-scale HR data, Oracle HCM or comparable enterprise HR platforms, data quality and audit processes, data security, M&A integrations, and cross-functional delivery across People, HR Operations, People Technology, IT, Payroll, Benefits, Privacy, Compliance, and business teams. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

People Data Strategy & Operations Lead the People data operations function responsible for ensuring Oracle HCM data is accurate, complete, secure, governed, and ready for enterprise use Partner with the VP, People Analytics & Data Strategy to define and operationalize the People data strategy, with a focus on data quality, controls, security, data readiness, and operational execution Establish clear standards for how People data is loaded, validated, audited, secured, corrected, and maintained across the Oracle HCM ecosystem Serve as a key People-side partner to IT, owning business requirements, quality rules, validation logic, security requirements, and business acceptance criteria while IT owns technical build and platform engineering Ensure People data is trusted at the source so analytics, reporting, downstream processes, and AI-enabled capabilities are not slowed by avoidable data quality issues M&A Data Conversion and Large-Scale Data Loads Lead end-to-end People data management for acquisitions, integrations, and large-scale employee data loads Oversee the planning, mapping, cleansing, validation, loading, auditing, and post-load issue resolution process for acquired employee populations Ensure acquisition data is accurately prepared and loaded into Oracle HCM and related ecosystem systems, with clear business rules, validation controls, exception management, and readiness criteria Partner across M&A, HR Operations, People Technology, IT, Payroll, Benefits, Security, Compliance, and business integration teams to manage high-volume data conversion events Build repeatable data conversion playbooks, quality standards, cutover readiness routines, and post-conversion audit practices Support large-scale employee data integrations with disciplined execution and quality oversight Data Quality, Audits and Controls Own the People data quality framework for Oracle HCM data, including quality standards, validation routines, data audit processes, control reports, issue tracking, and remediation governance Oversee validation of data quality reports and ensure issues are