Senior Technical 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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Program Strategy, Planning & Delivery
  • Define and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, and dependency maps across Claims, Eligibility, and platform modernization initiatives
  • Drive execution across multiple workstreams using agile and hybrid delivery models
  • Track and report program health, risks, issues, and dependencies to executive stakeholders
• Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Lead and influence cross-functional teams spanning engineering, product, architecture, operations, data, and compliance
  • Drive alignment, resolve blockers, and manage inter-program dependencies
• Financial, Risk & Dependency Management
  • Manage program financials, forecasts, and benefits realization
  • Identify and mitigate delivery, operational, and technology risks
• Modernization Enablement
  • Accelerate initiatives such as F6, cloud migrations, and SOT adoption
  • Support reduction of legacy footprint and measurable cost savings
• Performance Measurement & Reporting
  • Define and track KPIs tied to schedule predictability, quality, resiliency, and business impact
• 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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in program or delivery management for large-scale enterprise initiatives
• Expertise in agile and hybrid delivery methodologies and stakeholder management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in healthcare, PBM, claims, or eligibility platforms
• Familiarity with regulatory initiatives and cloud modernization

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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