Associate Tech 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 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.

The AI Marketplace team is seeking a Technical Product Manager responsible for owning and driving the definition, development, and delivery of technology enabled products, with a strong emphasis on AI-powered capabilities, automation, and scalable platform solutions. This role requires a hands on, owner operator mindset-someone who can translate complex business and customer problems into clear product direction, drive execution across cross functional teams, and deliver high quality features that create measurable value. 

As a product leader, you will work cross-functionally with business and sales teams to identify what products to bring to market and build the best experiences for Buyers, Partners, Sellers, and Developers. Whether it be finding new ways of engaging our users, creating developer programs, packaging and bundling products to build new offerings, building trust within our signup and enrollment flows, or improving new user onboarding & education, you will have the opportunity to impact our business on a global scale. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership and building features at all levels of the stack and requires a mix of analytical horsepower, relentless execution, and well-honed user judgment. You will learn to think holistically about a portfolio of products and the business deeply to set the right long-term direction across teams and partners. 

The ideal candidate is a strong problem solver and communicator who thrives in ambiguity, engages deeply with stakeholders, and actively drives products forward from concept through delivery and adoption. 

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Drive a critical company-level vision, strategy, and roadmap to accelerate how developers and buyers discover, try, buy, and use Optum AI Marketplace's products using high-quality, self-service experiences 
• Evangelize the API-first model and collaborate across teams to drive Optum AI Marketplace's product vision, both internally to developers and externally to the broader healthcare ecosystem 
• Identify, prioritize, and execute solutions to key problem spaces & opportunities by leveraging your product expertise and analytical insights and working cross-functionally with strategy, product, engineering, design, analytics, and sales teams
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of product features and capabilities, from problem definition and discovery through delivery, launch, and ongoing iteration 
• Act as the primary product owner for assigned product areas, taking accountability for outcomes, quality, and value delivered 
• Partner closely with engineering, architecture, data science, and business stakeholders to define product vision, scope, and priorities 
• Drive the development and delivery of AI-enabled features, including AI agents and automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with responsible AI and enterprise standards 
• Translate business objectives, customer needs, and operational challenges into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria 
• Lead problem discovery and solution design by deeply understanding user workflows, pain points, and system constraints 
• Communicate product direction, tradeoffs, progress, and risks clearly and proactively to stakeholders at all levels
• Support and prioritize automation initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability, reliability, and operational outcomes 
• Collaborate with engineering teams to make informed tradeoffs between speed, quality, and technical sustainability 
• Monitor delivery progress, remove blockers, and actively drive decisions to keep work moving forward 
• Contribute to continuous improvement of product practices, delivery models, and cross team collaboration
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI 

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree 
• 3+ years of experience in product management or technical product management roles 
• 2+ years of experience working on successful API-enabled products in B2B or consumer tech 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Proven ability to own and deliver complex, technology driven features end to end
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down ambiguous problems into actionable product direction
• Excellent stakeholder communication and engagement skills, including the ability to influence without authority
• Strong written documentation and verbal communication skills
• Experience supporting products that leverage AI agents, machine learning models, or intelligent automation
• Understanding of the AI development lifecycle (AIDLC), including model experimentation, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration
• Ability to partner effectively with engineering and data science teams to productize AI capabilities responsibly and at scale 
• Familiarity with APIs, system integrations, and platform-based architecture
• Experience delivering AI-powered products, automation platforms, or data driven solutions
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms and modern software architecture 
• Experience working in large, matrixed, or enterprise environments 
•  Comfort operating in fast-moving environments with evolving priorities

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will rangefrom $60,200 to $107,400 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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