Senior 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 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.

Technical Product Management (TPM) position needed to support the build of Prior Authorization capabilities for Utilization Management Modernization program. TPMs are critical to the success of this program, along with ensuring they support the scrum teams, they are responsible for building the team backlog. The work supported by this role directly impacts clinical workflows, data routing, regulatory readiness, and enterprise infrastructure deliverables.

Primary Responsibilities:

• 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
• Identifies as an AI User
• Leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks
• Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvements and strategic innovation
• 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 regard 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:

• 5+ years of technical product management experience supporting the delivery of complex software or platform products in Agile environments
• Proven solid technical foundation with the ability to collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, UX, and data science teams on system architecture, data pipelines, and AI/ML-enabled solutions
• Proven product leadership skills contributing to product vision and roadmaps while managing backlogs, prioritizing features and user stories, and supporting high-quality delivery
• Proven solid stakeholder management skills, building trusted relationships with business and technology partners and communicating product strategy, tradeoffs, and progress to key stakeholders
• Proven ability to operate in complex, regulated environments (e.g., healthcare) and quickly learn domain operations, business rules, and user workflows
• Proven solid execution and delivery discipline, including backlog refinement, system demos, risk identification, continuous improvement, and supporting a culture of innovation across the product portfolio

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.