Senior Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Talent Acquisition - Remote

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Minnetonka
Posted on: January 14, 2023

Job Description:

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm) The Senior Director will serve as a critical executive leader who will create and move our DEI recruiting strategy forward, in partnership with our Talent Acquisition organizations across the enterprise and our Global DEI office. This is your opportunity to be at the center of helping our family of companies build a more representative, global organization. This individual will report to the Vice President, Talent Marketing and DEI Talent Acquisition, and will provide vision, leadership and team management to find innovative solutions and execute efficient and effective talent scouting and sourcing strategies for critical talent pools across the enterprise. This role will provide strategy and leadership in developing a diverse workforce globally and strengthen the foundation and framework of proactive internal and external diversity sourcing, talent pipelining, and relationship management processes. You'll be leading a collaborative team where everyone is encouraged to bring their ideas, beliefs, backgrounds, talents, capabilities, and lifestyles to work. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Preferred Locations: Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Minneapolis Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of highly proficient and experienced DEI Talent Scouts and Sourcers and oversee the development and implementation of a strategic DEI talent scouting plan that supports the needs of the business, including creating and executing an optimal go-to-market pipelining strategy to identify and attract diverse talent
• Define and deliver strategic direction for the DEI Talent Acquisition function to create a more inclusive and diverse workplace, a Board driven initiative, across the enterprise.
• Lead efforts to develop effective internal and external diverse talent benches and pipelines for succession plans to support top level leaders, their leadership teams, and difficult-to-fill roles via these core accountabilities to meet business demand and future growth
• Provide professional level of internal and external talent mappings, competitive intelligence, and business insights for internal business benchmarking and to be utilized as a starting point for talent pipeline relationship management activities up to the Senior Executive level to support business growth across the enterprise.
• Work in tight alignment and ensure close strategic collaboration with the Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, People Team, Talent Management, Executive Recruitment, and Talent Acquisition to ensure an aligned approach to the DEI talent scouting strategy, priorities, and objectives
• Partner with DEI teams to activate Employee Resource Groups and cultivate targeted organizational partnerships to further diverse talent pipelines
• Consult with and advise internal company executives on key DEI and industry talent trends and best practices
• Develop an understanding of key talent pools critical to UnitedHealth Group and its family of companies and create diversity recruiting processes and best practices to support the business
• Drive implementation plans for full integration of DEI programming into existing talent practices - ability to build and implement enterprise wide and scalable processes connecting DEI talent programs and solutions
• Generate a business plan for new DEI talent programs, vendors, sourcing tools, and/or investments based on information gathered, work being completed and feedback from key stakeholders.
• Track milestones and timelines across projects and initiatives, analyzing and communicating project risks and issues as necessary, making adjustments to project plans, timelines or resources to ensure successful project delivery
• Engages with an extensive array of people, teams and partners to make connections and align around desired outcomes. Influences for when alignment of actions is necessary and provides support when individual teamwork is appropriate 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 equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, in a corporate and/or agency environment
  • 5+ years of experience leading and managing a Talent Acquisition team
  • Experience implementing cross-functional and complex programs across multiple business lines and talent connected solutions, capturing and synthesizing data, and operationalizing strategic plans
  • Experience with talent sourcing and building talent pipelines for a wide range of positions, from individual contributor to Director, VP, and SVP levels; experience leading a team of Talent Acquisition professionals who source and recruit diverse talent
  • Proficiency with using the latest sourcing tools/platforms and an ATS and/or CRM to manage pipelines within a candidate database
  • Experience understanding and engaging talent up to experienced executive levels and the TA model required to facilitate external sourcing and internal mobility and advancement Preferred Qualifications:
    • Demonstrated experience in developing and executing diversity talent acquisition strategies
    • Experience as an external headhunter in an agency
    • Experience leveraging competitive and market intelligence for sourcing and recruitment
    • Experience in partnering with Employee Resource Groups to attract talent in key geographies and disciplines
    • Demonstrated strengths in leading change, developing others, uncertainty and ambiguity, leveraging innovations, growth mindset and systems thinking
    • Experience scaling and executing Talent Acquisition programs nationally and/or globally
    • Experience working within matrix teams across different time zones and geographies
    • Experienced in understanding, influencing, and driving a talent strategy forward through analyzing data, establishing metrics, managing results, and reporting
    • Experience influencing and partnering with senior leadership, business leaders, DEI leaders, and/or People Team (Human Capital) teams to identify and create connections and deliver programs, processes, and solutions
    • Demonstrated sourcing and talent mapping skills using various Boolean strategies
    • Demonstrated experience being consultative and collaborative including the ability to effectively resolve conflict, negotiate, influence change, and drive adoption with People Team (Human Capital) and business leaders Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Work with a Fortune 5 organization that's serving millions of people as we transform health care with bold ideas. Bring your energy for driving change for the better. Help us improve health access and outcomes for everyone, as we work to advance health equity, connecting people with the care they need to feel their best. As an industry leader, our commitment to improving lives is second to none. *All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington residents is $142,300 to $273,200. 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. 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. 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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