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 Product Manager, you'll be a member of a small high-performing team that is re-imagining the way we do business. The Product Manager is responsible for working with business, customers, and technical stakeholders to facilitate the capture of end-end requirements to establish and deliver the product roadmap. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across multiple teams to ensure alignment. You will function as the voice of the customer within cross-functional team settings to ensure products deliver customer value. In addition, you will be responsible for selling products to external clients and consultants.
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
Develop and enhance products that address customer needs and priorities, creating solutions that truly make an impact
Collaborate with diverse teams to keep the customer perspective at the heart of every decision
Manage the full product lifecycle, from initial concept through deployment, support, and change management
Partner with business teams to identify opportunities for product and service improvements
Evaluate solutions strategically, ensuring seamless integration and balancing value against cost throughout development
Communicate product vision and roadmap clearly to stakeholders and leadership
Manage ongoing product performance, expansion, financial health, roadmap, and end-of-life decisions as appropriate
Serve as the product champion and apply deep expertise to credibly represent, manage and engage with business(es)
Contribute to team success, sharing knowledge and supporting growth across the organization
Ability to present to external clients and consultants
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
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
Proven experience in project management and collaboration with cross-functional teams
Demonstrated in-depth understanding of customer-centric product design and development
Demonstrated success managing and delivering large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs
Proven experience in product strategy or capability management
Proven ability to sell products to external customers
Preferred Qualifications
Proven experience within Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) or healthcare environments
Demonstrated knowledge of Agile software development methodologies
Demonstrated solid understanding of pricing, billing, or financial systems
Proven experience in operations, healthcare pricing, network management, healthcare economics, or a related discipline
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.