Technical Product Manager

Requisition Number: 2362695
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:

• Serve as the Technical Product Manager for a US Healthcare IT product or portfolio, owning end-to-end product lifecycle outcomes
• Define and drive product vision, strategy, and long-term roadmap aligned to business objectives and customer needs
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring effective execution against roadmap and delivery milestones
• Lead translation of business needs into scalable technical solutions, defining capabilities, features, and system requirements
• Drive deep system and data analysis to inform decision-making and solution design
• Lead release planning and execution in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders (engineering, product, operations)
• Clearly communicate product strategy, priorities, and trade-offs to engineering teams, leadership, and stakeholders
• Partner closely with UX and engineering to deliver intuitive, high-quality product experiences
• Ensure consistent, value-driven delivery aligned to business goals and MBOs
• Lead product demos, stakeholder reviews, and Go/No-Go readiness to support successful releases
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and outcome-driven delivery across the portfolio
• Collaborate across business, engineering, product, and operations to align priorities, manage dependencies, and drive outcomes
• 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

Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks. Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation.
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of product / technical product management experience (senior-level expectation)
• Solid domain experience in US healthcare payer and/or provider landscape
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and software development lifecycle
• Expertise in translating business requirements into technical solutions and managing product backlogs/roadmaps
• Proven ability to define and execute product strategy and roadmap at portfolio level
• Proven solid analytical skills with experience in system analysis, data-driven decision-making, and process optimization
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with both business stakeholders and technical teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience driving large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in complex ecosystems
• Experience with process improvement, workflow optimization, and operational efficiency initiatives
• Familiarity with tools such as Rally, Aha!, or similar product management platforms

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.