Advisory Services Manager AI-Driven Delivery Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Advisory is seeking an Advisory Services Manager - Remote to lead enterprise delivery for healthcare clients across the U.S. You will guide PMO frameworks, leverage AI-enabled tools, and drive large-scale consulting engagements with senior executives.

Based in greater Minneapolis, MN, or willing to relocate at your own expense, you may work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. Travel up to 25% and in-office four days per week in certain markets.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of complex enterprise program management experience.
• 7+ years with MS Project or similar PM software.
• 6+ years leading large-scale consulting engagements or large internal healthcare projects / programs in a client facing role.
• 6+ years of experience working in an Agile environment.
• 3+ years of experience with a nationally recognized consulting firm or a healthcare payer or provider system.
• 1+ years of experience with CA Agile, Rally, JIRA or similar application.
• 1+ years of experience presenting to senior executive level audiences.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, or advanced analytics platforms) to enhance productivity and deliverables.
• Ability to guide teams on effective and responsible use of AI tools, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and delivery best practices.
• Based in greater Minneapolis, MN OR ability to relocate at own expense to Minnesota OR ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technology teams to identify issues, establish objectives, develop recommendations, and implement solutions for our clients.
• Define, establish, and deploy PMO frameworks, standards, and best practices, leveraging advanced project management tools and artifacts (e.g., Charter/Scope, Integrated Project Plans, Issue logs, Requirements Matrices, Lessons Learned, and portfolio tracking).
• Drive scalable use of AI‑enabled tools to support and accelerate consulting delivery activities while improving efficiency and outcomes.
• Advise clients on practical applications of AI to enhance business processes, digital products, and operational performance.
• Monitor, manage, and document project milestones, deliverables, and outcomes throughout the project lifecycle, proactively identifying emerging issues and driving appropriate actions to maintain project alignment and momentum.
• Develop, communicate, and execute comprehensive project risk and issue management plans, including mitigation and escalation strategies to minimize impact and ensure successful delivery.
• Determine funding needs, staffing requirements, allotment of resources to various phases of projects and lead others in the organization to make meaningful process improvements.
• Effectively build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients.
• Facilitate status updates and review of programs to client senior leadership team and/or project sponsor.
• Provide work stream/project oversight, manage and track issue resolution, and make key decisions for the project with the project sponsor.
• Provide clear communications (oral and written) and share knowledge at all levels of the organization.
• Provide coaching and mentoring of project team with the goal of developing and retaining talent within the organization.
• Drive outcomes without direct authority, engaging team members in a cross-functional environment.
• Provide leadership in the management and development of enterprise products and capabilities.
• Ensure that the engagement performs consistent with expected client value and internal financial targets.

Skills

Enterprise program management

Agile

Executive presentations

AI tools

Large-scale engagements

Healthcare consulting

JIRA / CA Agile / Rally

Tools

MS Project

CA Agile

Rally

JIRA

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Advisory is seeking an Advisory Services Manager - Remote to lead enterprise delivery for healthcare clients across the U.S. You will guide PMO frameworks, leverage AI-enabled tools, and drive large-scale consulting engagements with senior executives.

Based in greater Minneapolis, MN, or willing to relocate at your own expense, you may work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. Travel up to 25% and in-office four days per week in certain markets.