Technical Product Manager – Product Owner or Product 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 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.

We are seeking a Product Manager to lead our API Platform team, driving the strategy, roadmap, and execution of our internal and external API offerings. You will play a critical role in shaping the developer experience, ensuring scalability, security, and usability of our API ecosystem.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Involved and add inputs on API Platform product vision and roadmap, aligning with company-wide goals
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and developer relations teams to deliver high-quality APIs and platform capabilities
• Drive API lifecycle management – from design and documentation to versioning, deprecation, and monitoring
• Champion developer experience (DX) by ensuring APIs are intuitive, well-documented, and easy to integrate
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to gather requirements and feedback
• Define and track KPIs to measure platform adoption, performance, and reliability
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards across all APIs
• Evangelize API-first thinking across the organization
• Passion for building platforms that empower developers
• 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:

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree
• Good exeprience of product management, with 3+ years focused on API platforms or developer tools
• Technical background or experience working closely with engineering teams
• Experience with API gateways, authentication (OAuth2, JWT), rate limiting, and monitoring tools
• Deep understanding of REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and API design best practices
• Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional projects in an agile environment
• Proven excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with OpenAPI/Swagger,  or similar tools
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and service mesh technologies
• Background in SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise software

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.

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