Director of Product

Requisition Number: 2344321
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.
The successful candidate will contribute bringing solutions to the market and support our organization during product development and operations. We are looking for people who can collaborate cross-functionally, demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, have proven product management experience, and the ability to operate flexibly in a rapidly changing work environment.
Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and assist the development of new products to meet customer needs
• Supporting Technical Teams in the design and deployment of tools and products into the marketplace
• Leading solution delivery projects; ensuring the delivery of robust, sustainable and scalable solutions, while engaging with IT and business partners
• Participating in all phases of Product development life cycle including deployment, post-live support and operational support, leading an internal product team in activities, such as:
• Defining and prioritizing product features
• Writing User Stories and defining releases
• Working with cross-functional teams and internal stakeholders, including data, analytics, engineering, and user experience teams
• Lead and assist activities like sprint planning, retrospectives, product roadmap and backlog
• Partner with the business to identify and create strategies to improve products and services offered to our customers
• Own and maintain in-house developed product, tools and solutions
• Capture requirements, prioritize features, support UAT activities, and oversee delivery of functionalities and products roadmap
• Ensure solution integration, leading business process development as appropriate
• Work with senior leadership to communicate product vision and performance
• Lead and assist in Customer Support, Operations and Services

You will 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 providing development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

• Degree Qualified (BA, BS) in a relevant field (IT/Computer sciences, SW development, Operations, Data Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, Business) or equivalent experience
• Proven product development and/or product management experience
• Proven expert in Applications, Products and SW development/implementation methodologies like Agile and Scrum, or similar
• Proven stakeholder management experience in leadership and decision making roles
• Proven experience working in a large multinational company or similar environment
• Demonstrated solid written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills
• Demonstrated high proficiency in technical writing and technical documentation
• Demonstrated understanding of IT systems, databases and other related technologies
• Demonstrated understanding of Analytics, Data Science, Databases and Cloud computing
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Suite like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. SharePoint and Visio

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's, M.B.A., or PhD in a relevant field
• Proven business acumen, customer facing mindset and/or relevant experience
• Proven experience in pharmacy benefit management, pharmacy, healthcare consultancy or related fields
• Proven ability to operate flexibly in a rapidly changing work environment
• Demonstrated solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated solid organizational skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Project Management methodologies, like PRINCE2
• Proven experience working in a customer success team, customer support operations, technical support, or customer service
• Demonstrated knowledge of Master Data Management solutions and best practices

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.
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.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.