Product Director - Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility in the US

Hybrid in-office requirement in MN/DC

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Product Director to lead a portfolio of ancillary products across the Risk Adjustment business. You will own strategy, roadmap, capital planning, and go-to-market, partnering with technology, operations, and market-facing teams.

The role leverages AI to enhance product capabilities and requires collaboration across multiple stakeholders while offering remote flexibility within the U.S.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional healthcare or healthcare technology experience.
• Experience leading end-to-end product management including strategy, roadmap development, prioritization and execution.
• Experience managing products requiring client/market engagement and partnership with technology/operations teams.
• Experience leading complex product initiatives across multiple cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience applying AI or AI-enabled capabilities to products, strategy, or processes.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 10-20%.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product strategy, vision, roadmap, and execution for a portfolio of ancillary products in Risk Adjustment.
• Develop and manage the product roadmap and capital execution plan, prioritizing investments and translating opportunities into initiatives.
• Partner with technology and operations leaders to drive product development, delivery and operational execution.
• Collaborate with market-facing teams and clients to understand needs and shape go-to-market strategy.
• Lead and develop the product team and establish accountability for outcomes.
• Apply AI and emerging technologies to product-management practices.
• Provide cross-functional leadership across product, technology, operations and market teams.

Skills

Product management

AI capabilities

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic roadmaps

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Job description

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Product Director will lead a portfolio of ancillary products supporting our Risk Adjustment business. This role will have end-to-end accountability for product strategy, roadmap development, capital planning, execution, go-to-market strategy, and client engagement. The leader will partner closely with technology, operations, and market-facing teams and leverage AI and emerging technologies to improve product capabilities and ways of working.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end product strategy, vision, roadmap, and execution for a portfolio of ancillary products supporting the Risk Adjustment business
• Develop and manage the product roadmap and capital execution plan, prioritizing investments and translating strategic opportunities into executable initiatives
• Partner with technology and operations leaders to drive product development, delivery, and operational execution
• Collaborate with market-facing teams and clients to understand needs, inform priorities, support client conversations, and shape go-to-market strategy
• Lead and develop the product team responsible for execution and establish clear accountability for outcomes
• Apply AI and emerging technologies to product strategy and product-management practices
• Provide cross-functional leadership across product, technology, operations, and market teams

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional experience, including experience in healthcare and/or healthcare technology
• Experience leading end-to-end product management, including product strategy, roadmap development, prioritization, and execution
• Experience managing products that require both client or market engagement and partnership with technology and/or operations teams
• Experience leading complex product initiatives from strategy through execution across multiple cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience applying AI or AI-enabled capabilities to products, product strategy, or product-management processes
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 10-20%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Risk Adjustment and/or related healthcare ancillary products
• Experience managing complex healthcare products across the full product lifecycle
• Experience developing and executing go-to-market strategies and engaging with clients or market-facing organizations
• Experience managing product investment and capital planning and translating strategic roadmaps into execution plans
• Demonstrated experience working across product, technology, operations, and market-facing teams in a complex healthcare environment

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $134,600 - $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline:

This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.