The Role
Owns the technical product roadmap and feature delivery for Optum Payment Integrity platforms. Translates business requirements into user stories and prioritized backlogs, leads Agile ceremonies, manages dependencies and releases, and partners with engineering, architecture, QA, and business stakeholders. The role also supports AI-powered solution development, deployment readiness, adoption tracking, and scalable technology delivery across healthcare systems.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2387295
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.
The Technical Product Manager (TPM) supports the delivery of technology capabilities that enable Optum's Payment Integrity products - ensuring our platforms operate efficiently, scale reliably, and deliver value across the healthcare ecosystem. You'll collaborate with product, engineering, and QA partners to translate business and user requirements into clear technical deliverables - ensuring that enhancements are delivered efficiently, reliably, and with measurable impact.
This role plays a critical part in the success of Agile delivery teams, bridging strategy and execution to ensure technical solutions align with user needs and business outcomes.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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.
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.
The Technical Product Manager (TPM) supports the delivery of technology capabilities that enable Optum's Payment Integrity products - ensuring our platforms operate efficiently, scale reliably, and deliver value across the healthcare ecosystem. You'll collaborate with product, engineering, and QA partners to translate business and user requirements into clear technical deliverables - ensuring that enhancements are delivered efficiently, reliably, and with measurable impact.
This role plays a critical part in the success of Agile delivery teams, bridging strategy and execution to ensure technical solutions align with user needs and business outcomes.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Own the product roadmap and delivery of features, ensuring alignment with business goals, customer needs, and technical strategy
- Translate requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlogs for engineering teams
- Partner closely with developers, architects, and QA teams to drive high-quality product delivery and resolve issues quickly
- Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, reviews, and retrospectives
- Monitor delivery progress, manage dependencies, and proactively remove blockers to keep teams on track
- Collaborate with business and product stakeholders to ensure technical solutions meet customer and organizational needs
- Drive release planning, testing, deployment readiness, and adoption tracking for new features and capabilities
- Effectively navigate a matrixed organization, influencing stakeholders across engineering, business, operations, and leadership teams
- Leverage AI tools and demonstrate understanding of AI/GenAI product development and AI SDLC practices to improve products and team effectiveness
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience in technical product management, product development, or technology delivery
- 5+ years of experience defining requirements, writing user stories, and managing Agile backlogs
- 3+ years of experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
- 3+ years of experience using tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure DevOps for backlog management
- Experience working in healthcare
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Proven excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
- Ability to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions using no-code, low-code, and advanced platforms, translating business needs into scalable applications that enhance products, workflows, and decision-making
Preferred Qualifications:
- Post graduation with MBA
- Experience in healthcare, analytics, or payment integrity systems
- Experience with agile delivery
- Familiarity with cloud-based application development, APIs, and automation or microservice architectures
- Solid technical documentation and process improvement skills
- Product prioritization, road mapping of work
- Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into technological development
- Proven good communication and collaboration skills
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.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in technical product management, product development, or technology delivery
- 5+ years of experience defining requirements, writing user stories, and managing Agile backlogs
- 3+ years of experience with software development life cycle and Agile methodologies
- 3+ years of experience using Jira, Rally, or Azure DevOps for backlog management
- Experience working in healthcare
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
- Ability to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions using no-code, low-code, and advanced platforms
- MBA or postgraduate degree
- Experience in healthcare, analytics, or payment integrity systems
- Experience with agile delivery
- Familiarity with cloud-based application development, APIs, automation, or microservice architectures
- Technical documentation and process improvement skills
- Product prioritization and roadmap development experience
- Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into technological development
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave (six weeks), paid caregiver leave (up to two weeks), Bright Horizons back-up care, and adoption assistance up to $10,000 are prominently included. Feedback suggests these family supports meaningfully aid work-life balance and are often highlighted as strengths.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is available to all employees, including part-time staff, alongside other financial protections like disability and life insurance. Feedback suggests broad access and matching make retirement support a core pillar of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan offers discounted company stock, with some roles also eligible for sign-on or performance bonuses. Feedback suggests the ESPP is a standout financial perk that helps employees build ownership over time.
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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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Optum Offices
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.
Typical time on-site:
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