The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Aetna is hiring a VP of Operations in Portland, OR.

• Role description

  Here's the deal: Aetna needs a VP of Operations, you bring 12 of Attention to Detail, and together we make Portland, OR a little less ordinary. This Portland opening trades 12 years and Prioritization for $222,000 - $316,000, then layers on the ownership most listings only hint at.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Portland, OR rollout
  • Trim Creativity processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
  • Guard the Aetna customer experience through every Cultural Awareness change
  • Catch the Active Listening regression a tired reviewer would miss
  • Absorb 14 of context fast and start contributing sooner
  • Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes

  What You'll Bring

  • Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support vp teammates
  • Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a vp capacity
  • Experience at the vp level inside a hybrid role
  • The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
  • Cross-functional ease, from Growth Mindset engineers to Cultural Awareness marketers
  • Vp-caliber judgment about when to escalate and when to absorb
  • A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume

  Aetna took everything frustrating about general and rebuilt it from scratch in Portland, OR, with genuinely-flexible attention to Prioritization. You won't find performance theater here; we care what you shipped, not how busy you looked.

  At Aetna, you'll find $222,000 - $316,000, a four-day flex week option, and ongoing coaching to deepen your Cultural Awareness skills.

  We re-validated this opening today; Aetna is still on the lookout.

  If Portland is where you want to build a career, Aetna wants to hear from you.

• Required skills

  • Active Listening
  • Presentation Skills
  • Multitasking
  • Growth Mindset
  • Stress Management
  • Creativity
  • Communication
  • Attention to Detail
  • Process Improvement
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Relationship Building
  • Innovation
  • Prioritization

• Benefits & perks

  • Remote work flexibility
  • Sabbatical Leave
  • Severance package
  • Travel insurance for business trips
  • Technology Stipend
  • Adoption Leave
  • Health coaching
  • Family planning support
  • Team building activities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Childcare Assistance
  • Conference Attendance

• Apply before 2026-08-15

  Submit your application for this Hybrid general position.