Senior Technical Project Manager

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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.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technical initiatives across infrastructure, cloud, and platform programs, ensuring milestones are met and outcomes align to enterprise standards
• Drive execution across cross-functional teams, coordinating delivery leads, SMEs, and dependency owners
• Manage delivery risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; proactively escalate and resolve blockers
• Own dependency validation and tracking across AE DC workstreams
• Partner with delivery teams to resolve execution issues using standardized issue management and escalation processes
• Ensure dependencies are clearly documented, validated with SMEs, and aligned to downstream roadmap
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise updates for leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and mitigation plans
• Utilize AI during meetings to capture decisions, action items, and risks, translating outputs into actionable next steps and updates for stakeholders
• Partner with workstream leads and SMEs to use AI-generated insights to support data-driven decision-making and prioritization
• Use AI to generate, refine, and maintain delivery artifacts, including status reports, program plans, timelines, and dependency mappings
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of experience in technical project or program management
• 3+ years of proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional technology initiatives
• 3+ years of experience managing multi projects simultaneously
• 2+ years of experience with dependency management, risk management, and delivery governance
• 1+ years of experience working across infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise technology environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Use AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot or equivalent) to support technical project planning, architectural discussions, dependency mapping, and delivery execution
  • Apply AI to synthesize inputs from logs, monitoring outputs, metrics, and project data to anticipate delivery risks, capacity constraints, and sequencing issues
  • Critically review and validate AI-generated technical content to ensure correctness, feasibility, and alignment with engineering and security standards
  • Partners with engineering, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to responsibly integrate AI into delivery workflows and technical decision-making
• Proven use of AI to accelerate creation and maintenance of technical artifacts such as project plans, RAID logs, migration checklists, runbooks, change documents, and post-implementation reviews.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and executive stakeholders
• PMP or equivalent certification
• Experience supporting AE integrations, data center exits, or large-scale infrastructure programs
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to enhance delivery execution and reporting

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.