Senior Director of Enterprise Automation & UiPath Strategy

At Zelis, we Get Stuff Done. So, let’s get to it! 

  

A Little About Us 

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

  

A Little About You 

You bring a unique blend of personality and professional expertise to your work, inspiring others with your passion and dedication. Your career is a testament to your diverse experiences, community involvement, and the valuable lessons you've learned along the way. You are more than just your resume; you are a reflection of your achievements, the knowledge you've gained, and the personal interests that shape who you are.

Position Overview

Zelis is seeking a transformative Senior Director of Automation Engineering to lead our enterprise automation strategy. This critical leadership role will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of RPA programs across the organization, with a specific focus on scaling and optimizing UiPath-based solutions. You will be responsible for restructuring and growing a high-performing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) team, delivering measurable outcomes through intelligent automation, and embedding RPA capabilities into the DNA of our business operations. 

If you have a track record of rebuilding and maturing automation teams, aligning automation portfolios with business priorities, and leading UiPath implementations at scale — we want to hear from you. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead, restructure, and scale Zelis’ Robotic Process Automation practice, with direct oversight of internal and external UiPath development teams. 

• Set the strategic vision for enterprise automation, aligning it with business outcomes and stakeholder needs across product, operations, and technology. 

• Refactor existing RPA teams and processes, identifying opportunities to increase velocity, standardize frameworks, and improve reliability. 

• Build and manage a high-performing RPA Center of Excellence (CoE) including solution architects, developers, and business analysts. 

• Champion a robust automation pipeline intake and prioritization process, working cross-functionally with senior business leaders to ensure alignment with corporate objectives. 

• Define and enforce best practices for automation development, including exception handling, logging, security, and reusability with compliance in mind, operating within HIPAA, PCI, and other regulatory frameworks. 

• Drive the adoption of UiPath’s platform capabilities, including Automation Hub, Orchestrator, Studio, and AI Center. 

• Monitor and report on automation performance metrics (ROI, accuracy, time savings) and continuously optimize for scale. 

• Evaluate and integrate intelligent automation tools (AI/ML, OCR, NLP) to augment RPA workflows. 

• Serve as a thought leader, strategic partner, and advocate for automation across the organization. 

 

Qualifications and Experience 

• 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, with 5+ years in RPA leadership roles. 

• Proven expertise in UiPath implementation at scale, including advanced knowledge of UiPath Orchestrator, Studio