Leads end-to-end go-to-market and growth strategy for the Revenue Cycle Management product portfolio. Drives adoption, monetization, expansion, retention, pricing, packaging, launches, customer value realization, and market positioning. Partners with product, engineering, sales, marketing, customer success, and revenue operations teams to deliver measurable commercial outcomes. Requires provider RCM expertise, executive communication, people leadership, and periodic customer and company travel.
Requisition Number: 2388899
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Product Growth organization bridges product, commercial, customer, and ecosystem teams to ensure OptumInsight products and solutions achieve scalable, measurable growth across acquisition, activation, expansion, and retention.
The Senior Director of Revenue Cycle (RCM) Product Growth is a senior leadership role responsible for accelerating adoption, revenue expansion, and market impact of the organization's Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) product portfolio. This leader translates product capabilities into growth outcomes by shaping go to market approaches, pricing and packaging, lifecycle growth motions, customer value realization, and market expansion strategies specific to RCM. The Senior Director of RCM will partner closely with Optum Insight Product Development leadership and matrixed teams.
Success in this role requires both a solid foundation in provider revenue cycle management and the ability to operate as a strategic product growth leader, translating market insights and product capabilities into scalable commercial outcomes across a matrixed organization.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:
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:
Preferred Qualification:
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $159,300 - $273,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Product Growth organization bridges product, commercial, customer, and ecosystem teams to ensure OptumInsight products and solutions achieve scalable, measurable growth across acquisition, activation, expansion, and retention.
The Senior Director of Revenue Cycle (RCM) Product Growth is a senior leadership role responsible for accelerating adoption, revenue expansion, and market impact of the organization's Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) product portfolio. This leader translates product capabilities into growth outcomes by shaping go to market approaches, pricing and packaging, lifecycle growth motions, customer value realization, and market expansion strategies specific to RCM. The Senior Director of RCM will partner closely with Optum Insight Product Development leadership and matrixed teams.
Success in this role requires both a solid foundation in provider revenue cycle management and the ability to operate as a strategic product growth leader, translating market insights and product capabilities into scalable commercial outcomes across a matrixed organization.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end GTM strategy and growth execution across the RCM portfolio, driving adoption, monetization, expansion, and retention through structured growth playbooks and scalable motions
- Partner closely with Product Strategy, Product Development, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Revenue Operations to deliver coordinated market strategies, enablement, and revenue outcomes
- Translate product capabilities into commercial impact, including value propositions, ROI narratives, pricing, packaging, and sales motions that accelerate market adoption and pipeline conversion
- Drive launch excellence and lifecycle growth, ensuring strong market entry, enablement, and continuous optimization based on customer usage, feedback, and commercial performance
- Establish a data-driven growth engine and operating model, defining metrics, leveraging insights, and aligning teams to execute against clear revenue, adoption, and customer value objectives
- Lead product repositioning, future strategy, commercialization opportunities, and market direction
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:
- 5+ years of experience product strategy and/or GTM
- 5+ years of experience leading a team and strong people management skills
- Experience with provider revenue cycle workflows (inpatient and ambulatory); this may have been gained from leading product teams in RCM products, consulting in this space, leading RCM implementations or working directly in provider organizations on RCM
- Experience with Growth, Sales, and Marketing teams
- Exceptional communication skills, including executive-level presentations and cross-stakeholder engagement
- Able and willing to travel periodically to customer sites and Optum locations (approximately 25-40% depending on portfolio needs)
Preferred Qualification:
- 10+ years of experience in a product organization or product related role
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $159,300 - $273,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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