Manager Technical Project or Program Management

Optum, a UnitedHealth Group Company; Calabarzon; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a skilled Project & Delivery Manager in the Philippines to lead end-to-end delivery for ITSS and operations readiness. You will define scope, plan milestones, manage cross-functional partners, and drive governance to ensure successful outcomes.

Applicants bring 5+ years in project management, strong communication, and experience with SDLC/Agile. The role emphasizes collaboration across operations, engineering, product, and vendors to improve delivery performance and value.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in project or delivery management, with a BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience delivering complex cross-functional initiatives in enterprise environments.
• Working knowledge of SDLC, Agile/SCRUM, and hybrid delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for ITSS and operational support readiness.
• Own project initiation, planning, execution, and closeout, including charters, scope, and milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution with operations, engineering, product, architecture and vendors.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies; monitor delivery performance and budgets.
• Apply AI-enabled analysis to understand readiness impacts and translate insights for stakeholders.

Skills

Delivery management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Visio

Excel

Job description

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:

• Project & Delivery Management
  • Lead and manage end to end project delivery for complex operational and technology enabled initiatives, with an emphasis on ITSS help desk and operational support readiness
  • Own project initiation, planning, execution, and closeout, including:
  • Project charters and scope definition
  • Delivery governance and decision forums
  • Schedules, resource plans, and delivery milestones
  • Develop strategic and operational delivery plans, project briefs, and detailed timelines aligned to business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational readiness
  • Drive delivery discipline through standard project management practices, portfolio alignment, and compliance with enterprise delivery expectations
• Operations Support Enablement & Readiness
  • Ensure solutions transition into operations in a stable, supportable, and scalable manner aligned to ITSS support models
  • Ensure operational readiness activities consider downstream end user and business experience impacts, including support transition, service continuity, and adoption risk
• Cross Functional Execution & Stakeholder Leadership
  • Partner cross functionally with operations, engineering, product, architecture, account management, strategy, and vendors to drive execution and resolve dependencies
  • Lead delivery in highly matrixed environments, influencing outcomes without direct authority
  • Provide clear, concise project status reporting to stakeholders and leadership, including delivery health, risks, decisions needed, and progress against milestones
• Risk, Performance & Financial Management
  • Identify, assess, and actively manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, implementing mitigation strategies to protect scope, timeline, quality, and value
  • Monitor delivery performance through KPIs, delivery metrics, and financial tracking, ensuring transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Manage project budgets, forecast resources, track spend, and advocate for funding to support delivery success
• AI Enabled Business Analysis & Continuous Improvement
  • Apply AI enabled analysis to understand operational readiness impacts and risk patterns
  • Translate complex analytics into actionable insights for both technical & non technical stakeholders
  • Identify opportunities for automation, AI assisted knowledge, self service expansion, and work elimination to improve ITSS performance
  • Maintain working knowledge of supported technologies, ITSS operating procedures, and common issue patterns to inform readiness planning and risk assessment
• 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 regard 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 or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of progressive experience in project or delivery management, with a BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
• Experience may include a combination of project management, business analysis, and operational readiness leadership in large, matrixed organizations
• Proven experience delivering complex, cross functional initiatives in enterprise environments
• Project & Delivery Management Expertise
  • Experience within matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and delivery partners
  • Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, resources, risks, dependencies, and financials across multi workstream initiatives
• Technical Proficiency
  • Working knowledge of SDLC, Agile/SCRUM, and hybrid delivery models
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel, and enterprise collaboration platforms
• Communication & Stakeholder Management
  • Proven solid written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to engage both technical and non technical stakeholders, including executive audiences
  • Skilled in status reporting, issue escalation, and decision facilitation
• Leadership & Accountability
  • Proven ability to lead delivery teams without direct authority, resolve conflicts, and drive accountability to outcomes
• Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor in high visibility initiatives.
• Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Proven ability to translate business goals into delivery plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes
• Financial & Resource Management
  • Experience managing project budgets, forecasting resources, tracking spend, and supporting funding decisions

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.

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