The Role
Lead product initiatives for the Unified Risk & Quality Platform, translating strategy into roadmaps, user stories, and delivery plans. Partner with engineering, architecture, data, clinical, and operations teams to prioritize backlogs, coordinate releases, monitor adoption and performance, and drive platform improvements across risk adjustment, quality, and value-based care capabilities.
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Requisition Number: 2371623
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.
About the Team:
You will join the Unified Risk & Quality Platform (URQP) product organization, responsible for delivering enterprise capabilities that support Risk Adjustment, Quality, Affordability, Performance Management, and Value-Based Care operations.
The team operates in a highly collaborative environment, partnering closely with Business, Engineering, Data Architecture, Analytics, Operations, and Clinical stakeholders to deliver scalable platform capabilities that improve operational effectiveness and support enterprise transformation objectives.
The Role:
We are seeking a Senior Product Manager (GL29) to support platform delivery across multiple URQP workstreams and engineering teams.
In this role, you will be responsible for translating strategic product objectives into executable requirements, roadmaps, and delivery plans. You will work closely with Engineering teams to manage backlogs, define priorities, clarify requirements, and ensure successful delivery of platform capabilities.
You will serve as a trusted partner to Product Leadership, Engineering, Architecture, and Operations stakeholders, helping drive execution across a complex and evolving platform 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 office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
What You'll Do
In this role, you will:
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.
What You'll Bring:
If you don't meet every single requirement, don't let that hold you back - we're just as excited about potential as we are about qualifications and experience, and you could be exactly who we're looking for.
Preferred Qualifications:
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.
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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.
About the Team:
You will join the Unified Risk & Quality Platform (URQP) product organization, responsible for delivering enterprise capabilities that support Risk Adjustment, Quality, Affordability, Performance Management, and Value-Based Care operations.
The team operates in a highly collaborative environment, partnering closely with Business, Engineering, Data Architecture, Analytics, Operations, and Clinical stakeholders to deliver scalable platform capabilities that improve operational effectiveness and support enterprise transformation objectives.
The Role:
We are seeking a Senior Product Manager (GL29) to support platform delivery across multiple URQP workstreams and engineering teams.
In this role, you will be responsible for translating strategic product objectives into executable requirements, roadmaps, and delivery plans. You will work closely with Engineering teams to manage backlogs, define priorities, clarify requirements, and ensure successful delivery of platform capabilities.
You will serve as a trusted partner to Product Leadership, Engineering, Architecture, and Operations stakeholders, helping drive execution across a complex and evolving platform 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 office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
What You'll Do
In this role, you will:
- Own and manage product initiatives across the full product lifecycle, from ideation and definition through delivery and ongoing optimization
- Partner closely with Engineering teams to define requirements, prioritize work, and manage product backlogs
- Translate business objectives into user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery-ready requirements
- Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs across competing stakeholder needs and technical constraints
- Support roadmap planning, release management, and dependency coordination across multiple workstreams
- Collaborate with Product Leadership, Architecture, Data, Clinical, and Operations teams to ensure alignment between business objectives and delivery execution
- Monitor feature adoption, platform performance, operational outcomes, and stakeholder feedback
- Communicate product progress, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to leadership and delivery teams
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, automation, analytics, and user experience across URQP capabilities
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.
What You'll Bring:
If you don't meet every single requirement, don't let that hold you back - we're just as excited about potential as we are about qualifications and experience, and you could be exactly who we're looking for.
- Degree qualification in Business, Healthcare, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Proven experience managing complex software, platform, or healthcare technology products
- Proven solid experience working within Agile software development environments
- Demonstrated proficiency in backlog management, requirements definition, and delivery coordination
- Proven ability to effectively influence stakeholders across business and technology organizations
- Demonstrated solid analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Proven ability to manage ambiguity and balance competing priorities
- Proven ability to leverage data, customer insights, and business context to guide decision-making
Preferred Qualifications:
- Product certifications such as CSPO, PSPO, SAFe POPM, or similar
- Proven experience mentoring Product Owners or junior Product Managers
- Proven experience in healthcare technology, Risk Adjustment, Quality, Value-Based Care, or healthcare analytics
- Proven experience supporting cloud-based, data-intensive, or workflow-oriented platforms
- Demonstrated familiarity with AI-enabled products and advanced analytics capabilities
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.
#BBMEMEA
#BI-Hybrid
Skills Required
- Degree in Business, Healthcare, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
- Proven experience managing complex software, platform, or healthcare technology products
- Proven experience working within Agile software development environments
- Proficiency in backlog management, requirements definition, and delivery coordination
- Ability to influence stakeholders across business and technology organizations
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to manage ambiguity and balance competing priorities
- Ability to leverage data, customer insights, and business context to guide decisions
- Currently eligible to work and remain indefinitely without restrictions in the application country (proof required)
- Product certifications such as CSPO, PSPO, SAFe POPM or similar
- Experience mentoring Product Owners or junior Product Managers
- Experience in healthcare technology, Risk Adjustment, Quality, Value-Based Care, or healthcare analytics
- Experience supporting cloud-based, data-intensive, or workflow-oriented platforms
- Familiarity with AI-enabled products and advanced analytics capabilities
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues each pay period with eight paid U.S. holidays plus a floating holiday, and generous time away is consistently emphasized. This breadth supports planned and unplanned time off beyond standard vacation days.
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Parental & Family Support — Six weeks of paid parental leave, up to two weeks of paid caregiver leave, Bright Horizons back‑up care, and adoption assistance signal strong family-oriented support. EAP access with counseling sessions further extends help to employees and their households.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Company‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability, Calm app membership, tuition reimbursement, commuter and FSA accounts, and broad employee discounts expand everyday wellbeing resources. Free or low‑cost virtual visits complement these lifestyle supports.
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The Company
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
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