Technical Product Manager - Product Owner, User stories

Optum; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Hyderabad seeks a Product Manager to drive product strategy and roadmap for US Healthcare IT solutions. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience in product management within the healthcare sector. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams, prioritizing product backlogs, and ensuring delivery of value to stakeholders, in a supportive and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of product management experience in US Healthcare IT Industry.
• Deep understanding of Healthcare domain and financial structures.
• Ability to analyze and forecast data for operational planning.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive product strategy and roadmap for OPSi products.
• Collaborate with teams to gather roadmap and drive delivery.
• Prioritize backlog at feature and user-story level.

Skills

Product management

Healthcare domain expertise

Data analysis

Business strategy development

User persona definition

Process improvement

Scrum methodology

Communication with tech teams

Education

Graduate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Gen AI tools for requirements gathering

Job description

Overview

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

• Product Manager for US Healthcare IT product or portfolio of products
• Work with teams on Operational Intelligence (OPSi), a Risk Engine in the Risk and Quality Space (RQ) within Optum Insight Organization
• Collaborate with Product Managers in the US to gather the roadmap and drive delivery with Scrum teams distributed globally
• Define and drive product strategy and roadmap for OPSi products
• Clearly articulate product vision, strategy and roadmap to the engineering team as needed
• Own the portfolio backlog and roadmap execution
• Collaborate with UX and engineering to drive product design as applicable
• Identify and access relevant data to build a compelling business case self-directed
• Deliver consistent value based on business MBOs
• Drive system demos to stakeholders and customers
• Prioritize backlog at feature and user-story level with understanding of each feature
• Act effectively on feedback from retrospectives
• Identify potential issues and proactively develop mitigation plans
• Build and drive a culture of innovation in the portfolio
• Comply with employment contracts, company policies and procedures, and directives as they arise due to the changing business environment

Required Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of product management experience in US Healthcare IT Industry (MBA or equivalent business degree preferred)
• Deep understanding of Healthcare domain, segments, business practices and financial structures
• Expertise in defining and driving product strategy and roadmap for products
• Expertise in identifying business opportunities to leverage technology and drive improvements in product capabilities
• Expertise in defining user or buyer personas, translating needs into actionable plans
• Expertise in analyzing, reviewing, and forecasting data for operational and business planning
• Expertise in gathering market insights, analyzing competitive landscape and recommending product strategy across the product lifecycle
• Expertise in driving cost or benefit analyses and tracking forecast to ensure the product performs as expected
• Expertise in applying data-driven knowledge and best practices to improve product
• Expertise in gathering requirements from the business, documenting and maintaining product backlog/roadmap
• Experience in process improvement, workflow benchmarking and evaluation of business processes
• Ability to communicate with technology teams about existing and emerging technologies and the overall solution space
• Knowledgeable in using Gen AI tools for requirements gathering (e.g., Story Craft)

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. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Product Management and Marketing
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care