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 Responsibility:
- 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:
- Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Business, Org. Management, Project Management, Computer Science, or related)
- 8+ years of hands-on project management experience
- Experience managing projects in both waterfall and agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban frameworks
- Substantial experience and working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint & Project
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 - Teams, Sharepoint, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, and Outlook are a must. Azure is a plus
- Proven exceptional analytical and organizational skills, including a proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment
- Proven ability to manage key stakeholders while managing competing priorities
- Demonstrated solid leadership skills including conflict/issue resolution
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written with customers, stakeholders, and senior leadership
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with project resources across multiple departments
Preferred Qualifications:
- PMP Certification (highly preferred - candidates without get lowest priority)
- Additional agile certifications include, in order of importance:
- Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM-I)
- Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO-I)
- ServiceNow experience
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
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Organizational Management, Project Management, Computer Science, or a related field
- 8 or more years of hands-on project management experience
- Experience managing projects using waterfall and Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
- Substantial experience with Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and Project
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, including Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Outlook
- Proven analytical and organizational skills, including adaptability in dynamic project environments
- Ability to manage key stakeholders and competing priorities
- Solid leadership skills, including conflict and issue resolution
- Effective verbal and written communication with customers, stakeholders, and senior leadership
- Ability to work effectively with project resources across multiple departments
- PMP Certification
- Agile Certified Practitioner certification
- Professional Scrum Master I certification
- Professional Scrum Product Owner I certification
- ServiceNow experience
- Microsoft Azure knowledge
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is generally described as decent or good, and many note it as a strong part of the package. Actual ability to take time off can depend on workload and team coverage.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer match and access to an employee stock purchase plan, which are highlighted as meaningful components of total rewards. These programs are consistently referenced among core benefits.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiver leave, along with adoption assistance, are publicly highlighted and viewed as notable elements of the package. Availability can be role-specific, but these supports contribute to overall breadth where offered.
Optum Insights
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.
