Technology 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.

As a Technical Product Manager within our Optum Technology team, you will collaborate closely with product managers, software engineers, and business leaders to drive the delivery of high-impact digital solutions and AI-enabled product capabilities. You will gather business requirements, craft detailed user stories, manage product backlogs, and help design, develop, and deploy innovative, AI-powered technology solutions to address complex healthcare challenges. In this role, you will leverage modern product discovery and delivery practices, emerging AI tools, and Agile frameworks to streamline workflows, optimize product performance, and deliver exceptional value to our customers and stakeholders.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner with product managers, product owners, and cross-functional business and technology teams to advance product capabilities that meet business obligations and strategic opportunities
• Gather business requirements and translate them into product backlog items, detailed user stories, user flows, acceptance criteria, and clear definitions of done
• Prioritize, manage, and continuously refine requirements throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring work items align with overall product strategy, roadmaps, and OKRs
• Facilitate backlog grooming, refinement, and Agile ceremonies, monitoring demand, priorities, team capacity, and impediments
• Lead cross-functional stakeholder meetings, managing prioritization tradeoffs between customer experience, business value, technical constraints, and delivery goals
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions and digital automation capabilities to address complex business challenges, emphasizing the responsible use of A
• Evaluate emerging technology trends and enterprise-approved AI tools to inform solution design, drive strategic innovation, streamline workflows, and continuously improve product delivery

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:

• 1+ years of experience working with technology-enabled products, digital solutions, or software delivery
• 1+ years of experience creating, maintaining, and refining product backlogs and translating business needs into technical user stories within an Agile environment
• 1+ years of experience analyzing business processes, requirements, and process flow diagrams
• 6+ months of experience leveraging technical tools or working alongside engineering teams to build, integrate, or deploy AI-powered capabilities or workflow automations

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of technical product management or IT experience in lieu of a degree
• Product Owner, Scrum, SAFe, or equivalent certification
• Experience with product management tools such as Aha!, Rally, or GitHub
• Understanding of Lean Product Management principles and frameworks
• Understanding of DevOps practices, software delivery processes, integration testing, and automation practices
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, listening, and cross-functional communication skills across business and technical teams

*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 range from $72,800 to $130,000 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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