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.
This role is with Starship Studio, a division of Optum Financial focused on making benefits better through human-centered design and product innovation. Our mission is to unify and elevate the user experience for a range of products including HSAs, FSAs and lifestyle benefits. We believe the experience of using benefits should be simple, modern and fun, and we’re dedicated to bringing that vision to life.
Our products are forward-thinking, and our company culture is no different. We’re a small, creative, nimble team that knows how to get work done—and have fun. We’ve got the inspirational spark of a startup combined with the trusted expertise of a Fortune 5 company. And we’re looking for bright, like-minded humans to join the party.
We’re looking for a Program Manager to join our team.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage one large program, including dozens of sub-projects, from concept to completion
- Understand and articulate the program plan (including the vision, objective, requirements, scope, deliverables, team, timeline, etc.)
- Partner with stakeholders to write clear and concise project briefs
- Understand how to utilize our internal resources and external partners, assembling the right working group for each project
- Partner with internal procurement team to create necessary production documentation (e.g. SOW, RFP, etc.)
- Create and manage the program schedules, ensuring the team has adequate time to do their work and is consistently meeting deadlines
- Create and manage the program budget, including internal and external costs
- Identify and navigate issues as they arise, and escalate them when necessary
- Be a resource for the team, ensuring they have the information and assets they need to create exceptional work
- Maintain and improve processes make our team more organized and efficient
- Partner with team leads to manage people resources
- Monitor progress and share regular status reports with the team
- Foster collaboration and alignment, from the daily contributors to the decision makers to the executive sponsors
You’ll 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 provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant project/program management experience within an established, product-driven tech company
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified SCRUM
- Certified PMI
- Proven ability to establish trust and credibility amongst cross-functional stakeholders
- Ability to be an exceptional communicator—verbal, written, and listening
- Proven understanding of the agile product development process
- Proven understanding the process for bringing a new consumer product to market
- Proven understanding of the iterative creative process
- Ability to be organized, process-oriented, thorough, and detail-oriented
- Ability to stay nimble and flexible as priorities shift and the team scales
- Ability to collaborate well and can quickly adapt to different individuals’ work styles
- Experience in health-tech and/or fin-tech
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
