Lead Technical Product Manager

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Technical Product Manager (TPM) is accountable for driving the technical strategy, software delivery, and federation model for Avery across multiple business units within UnitedHealthcare and Optum. This role partners closely with software engineering, architecture, security, AI platform, operations, and business teams to deliver scalable, secure, reusable conversational AI capabilities. In order to support this need, the TPM will translate complex business and technical requirements into actionable engineering roadmaps, backlog priorities, platform capabilities, APIs, integrations, and delivery plans. Also critical to success is the ability to understand modern software engineering practices and use AI-assisted development tools such as Codex to accelerate prototyping, clarify requirements, support solution design, and improve delivery outcomes. The TPM will need to work with internal constituents to synthesize qualitative and quantitative measures including platform adoption, operational performance, delivery throughput, reliability, defect trends, call obviation, containment, average handle time, and customer satisfaction data such as NPS (Net Promoter Score) in order to help establish a balanced prioritization approach. By doing so, the TPM will develop a shared technical product vision and roadmap for the future of Avery Federation and the UnitedHealthcare Member Experience.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Drive technical product strategy, platform vision and roadmap development for Avery Federation
• Partner with software engineering, architecture, security, AI platform and operations teams to define scalable solutions
• Partner with architecture, security, responsible AI, privacy, and engineering teams to establish federation guardrails and ensure federated solutions meet enterprise requirements for security, reliability, observability, data handling, AI safety, and architectural consistency.
• Prioritize platform capabilities, technical debt, modernization, operational needs and new functionality through adaptive backlog management
• Facilitate technical design reviews, architecture discussions, integration planning and cross-team dependency management
• Use AI-assisted development tools including Codex to accelerate prototyping, improve requirements clarity and support engineering delivery
• Identify business and technical opportunities for improvement using data analytics, platform performance, customer/colleague feedback and pain points
• Serve as the technical product champion for federation capabilities, APIs, integrations, orchestration frameworks and platform governance
• Track federation success metrics including adoption, onboarding time, delivery velocity, platform reuse, reliability, operational quality, and developer experience.

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

Required Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of Technical Product Management experience supporting software engineering teams, product vision and strategic roadmaps
• 3+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale software platforms, APIs, cloud-based applications, conversational AI or AI-powered solutions
• Proven working knowledge of software engineering principles, system architecture, SDLC / agile delivery practices 
• Proven working knowledge of AI-assisted development and productivity tools (e.g., Codex, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Amazon Cloud or equivalent) to accelerate prototyping, requirements development, technical analysis, and product delivery

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration or related field of study
• Demonstrated background in conversational AI, LLM-based solutions, agent frameworks, orchestration platforms, APIs and platform engineering
• Experience with cloud-native architecture, microservices, API management, DevOps practices and secure software delivery
• Demonstrated ability to create clarity from ambiguity, organize complex information and position decision options to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive alignment among engineering, architecture, product, operations, and business teams without direct authority
• Experience in Healthcare or other regulated areas such as financial services or government

*All employees working remotely 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 range from $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.