Technical Project Consultant – Scrum Master, Agile

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

General Profile:

• Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed.
• Works with less structured, more complex issues.
• Serves as a resource to others.

Job Scope and Leveling Guidelines:

• Assesses and interprets customer needs and requirements.
• Identifies solutions to non-standard requests and problems.
• Solves moderately complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex analyses.
• Works with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks.
• Translates concepts into practice.
• Provides explanations and information to others on difficult issues.
• Coaches, provides feedback, and guides others.
• Acts as a resource for others with less experience.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage execution of Release Train activity for current program increment and planning for PI+1
• Provide guidance to release train on execution of committed deliverables sprint on sprint
• Drive planning activities of Product Owners and Delivery Managers in Backlog grooming and Feature Definition
• Proactive status reporting on delivery to plan
• Issue tracking across teams and facilitation of roadblock removal
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• 7+ years of IT Industry work experience
• 2+ years of Project or Program Management
• 2+ years of Release Train Engineer or Coaching Experience
• 2+ years of Agile (SAFe or Scrum or Kanban) Development Methodology experience

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.