Senior PMO Consultant | Strategic Projects & Implementations | US Healthcare

Optum, a UnitedHealth Group Company; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market Competitive Pay Levels

Hybrid Work Set-up

Retirement Plan

Medical Plan (HMO) from Day 1

Dental, Medical, and Optical Reimburse

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time-Off Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex healthcare implementation projects across multiple functions in Makati. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure initiatives are delivered within scope, timeline, and budget.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of PMO experience, strong leadership, and proficiency with MS Office and PM tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of PMO experience with a strong background in strategic projects, end-to-end governance, and implementations.
• U.S. Healthcare experience or Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) experience is a plus.
• Proven success managing large-scale projects, including at least one outside an IS function.
• Strong understanding of project budgeting, forecasting, and financial management.
• Proficiency with project management methodologies and tools.
• Advanced MS Office skills, esp. Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with MS Project, Visio, SharePoint, and other PM platforms.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to define, align, and communicate project goals, scope, and objectives.
• Identify timelines, resources, dependencies, and implementation plans.
• Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and resource plans.
• Lead project execution using established PM methodologies and tools.
• Manage cross-functional teams including Real Estate, Training, Technology, and more.
• Create and maintain project documents: charters, work orders, plans, risks, lessons learned.
• Build high-performing teams and drive collaboration and accountability.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and elevate issues as needed.
• Provide regular status updates and executive communications.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement using best practices and lessons learned.

Skills

PMO Experience

Stakeholder Mgmt

Budgeting & Forecasting

Project Leadership

MS Excel

MS Office Suite

Communication Skills

Multitasking

EMEA Shift

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Visio

SharePoint

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex healthcare implementation projects across multiple business functions. In this role, you will oversee end-to-end project delivery, collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure successful implementation of strategic initiatives.

This position requires strong leadership, project planning expertise, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced, matrixed environment while driving projects to completion within scope, timeline, and budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to define, align, and communicate project goals, scope, and objectives.

• Identify project timelines, resource requirements, task dependencies, and implementation plans.

• Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation plans.

• Lead project execution using established project management methodologies and tools.

• Manage cross-functional teams, including Real Estate, Training, Technology, Telecommunications, Human Capital, and other business partners.

• Create and maintain project documentation, including project charters, work orders, project plans, issue logs, lessons learned, risk assessments, and project closure documents.

• Build and lead high-performing project teams while fostering collaboration and accountability.

• Monitor project progress, identify risks, resolve issues, and elevate concerns as needed.

• Provide regular project updates, status reports, and executive-level communications.

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.

• Drive continuous improvement by leveraging best practices and lessons learned across project implementations.

• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of PMO experience with a strong background in strategic projects, end-to-end project governance, and successful implementations.

• U.S. Healthcare experience or Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) experience is a plus.

• Demonstrated success managing large-scale projects, including at least one implementation outside of an Information Systems business function.

• Strong understanding of project financial management, budgeting, and forecasting.

• Proficiency with project management methodologies and tools.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience using Microsoft Project, Visio, SharePoint, and other project management platforms.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain focus on long-term business objectives.

• Willingness to work the EMEA shift (5:00 PM – 2:00 AM).

• Willingness to work in a hybrid setup and be assigned in Makati.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification.

• Experience with healthcare interoperability standards, including:

• HL7 v2, HL7 v3, and CDA

• Knowledge of healthcare integration platforms such as:

• InterSystems IRIS

• Infor Cloverleaf

• NextGen Mirth Connect

• Or equivalent integration tools

• Technical proficiency in:

• T-SQL and procedural scripting

• XML and JSON

• Cloud technologies

What We Offer:

• Market Competitive Pay Levels

• Hybrid Work Set-up

• Retirement Plan

• Medical Plan (HMO) from Day 1 of employment

• Dental, Medical, and Optical Reimbursements

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Paid Time-Off Benefits

• Sick Leave Conversion

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Annual Performance Based Merit Increases

• Employee Recognition

• Training and Staff Development

• Employee Referral Program

• Employee Volunteerism Opportunity

• All Mandatory Statutory Benefits

Who We Are:

• Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare.

• UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company with a mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone.

• We’re a leading health solution and care delivery organization. Our work is complex, but our mission is simple: create a healthier world, with you at the center.

• As part of a Fortune 5 enterprise, we are improving the health care experience of over 125 million people around the world.

• Elevate your career with a leading health care company while improving lives.

Join us in evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.