Senior Data Product Program Manager

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. 
 
About the role:

In healthcare, evolution doesn’t just happen. It takes innovation, imagination, and a passion for solving problems in new and better ways. And innovation is taking place at a lightning-fast pace every day at Optum. 

As the fastest growing part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we’re expanding our team in Ireland and creating excellent opportunities for those who want greater purpose and more impact in their work. We’ll provide the investment, support, and resources to advance your career. You’ll provide the talent, ambition, and drive.

As our Senior Data Product Program Manager you will oversee the end-to-end execution of data product initiatives, balancing agile and waterfall methodologies to drive project success. This role involves managing risks, tracking milestones, and ensuring quality assurance across the portfolio. Leading a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts, the Senior Data Product Program Manager will foster collaboration and provide strategic direction.

Additionally, they will manage capital planning with finance teams, maintain meticulous project documentation, and oversee support teams to ensure effective resolution of production issues. Serving as a Center of Excellence for methodologies and project execution, this role is pivotal in delivering high-quality data products that meet organizational goals.

The ideal candidate will be able to develop and maintain positive relationships with cross-functional team members, establish trust and credibility in a matrix organization, as well as demonstrate effective interpersonal, influence, collaboration and listening skills.

Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny offices and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model. 

Primary Responsibilities of a Senior Data Product Program Manager:

• Ensure meticulous attention to detail in all aspects of project documentation, including project plans, status reports, risk logs, and change requests
• Develop and manage detailed project plans for data product initiatives using both agile and waterfall methodologies
• Work within the release train framework to ensure synchronization of multiple agile teams
• Facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning sessions and ensure alignment with business goals
• Identify, assess, and monitor project risks throughout project lifecycle
• Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans to address potential issues
• Capture and report on milestone status across the complete portfolio of projects
• Ensure timely completion of key project phases and deliverables
• Allocate resources effectively across projects to ensure optimal utilization
• Collaborate with finance teams on capital planning activities
• Track financial performance against capital budgets ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Serve as the COE for methodologies ensuring consistent application of best practices in project management
• Lead initiatives aimed at optimizing project execution processes across the organization

Required Qualifications of a Senior Data Product Program Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent experience
• Prince 2/ Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent
• Experience with capital planning and financial tracking in collaboration with finance teams
• Experience in risk management with the ability to identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts

Preferred Qualifications of a Senior Data Product Program Manager:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent agile certification (Master’s degree or MBA is a plus)
• Proven exceptional interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Rally, Microsoft Project, and Confluence
• Understanding of data product development lifecycle and associated technologies

Careers with Optum. Here’s the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world’s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life’s best work.SM

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.

 

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

 

 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.