Owns end-to-end delivery governance for technical workstreams, including timelines, scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, blockers, and stakeholder reporting. Drives delivery improvements through metrics such as velocity, throughput, and defects while coordinating Product, Business Analysis, Engineering, distributed teams, and vendors. Requires strong project management, Agile, planning, risk management, communication, and multitasking skills, along with experience leading IT delivery, data engineering, or analytics programs.
Requisition Number: 2364148
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 Responsibilities:
Required 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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end delivery governance for assigned workstreams (timeline, scope, risks)
- Track and report: Milestones, Deliverables, and Dependencies
- Provide clear status communication to leadership and stakeholders
- Proactively identify and resolve Delivery blockers, Cross-team dependencies
- Escalate risks early when timelines or quality are at risk
- Track and drive improvements using metrics (velocity, throughput, defects)
- Collaborate closely with Product Owner, BA and Engineering team
- Drive structured reporting (weekly, bi-weekly leadership forums)
- Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks. Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation.
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree
- 7+ years in IT delivery / Data Engineering / Analytics programs
- 3+ years as Technical Project Manager
- Experience managing distributed teams (onshore/offshore + vendors)
- Solid knowledge of Project Management practices and Agile
- Proven solid in Planning & tracking, Risk management and Stakeholder communication
- Proven ability to handle multiple parallel workstreams
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 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office
Chennai, India, India
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