Product Manager - Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase plan

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking an Optum at Home Product Manager to help shape product strategy, write requirements, and drive initiatives from concept to launch. You will partner with clinical, operations, legal, and privacy teams to deliver value for clients and members.

You’ll have the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the U.S., with in-office expectations for Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. in-office four days per week for certain candidates.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in product development or project management.
• 3+ years in cross-functional management or business analysis.
• 3+ years in deadline-driven environments with multiple deliverables.
• 3+ years working with Medicaid managed care or Medicaid products.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint).
• Strong communication skills to leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple products, people and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Ensures product provides best value to clients & members.
• Identifies product opportunities, creates individual solutions and aligns to broader strategy.
• Monitors scope outline and high-level business requirements; reviews with leader for input.
• Documents and communicates work with cross-functional teams.
• Engages with key stakeholders to solution and deploy initiatives.
• Accountable for implementation of new initiatives and monitoring success metrics.
• Monitors initiative progress and outcomes; provides next steps based on outcomes.
• Manage day-to-day delivery of product.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

MS Office

Communication skills

Prioritization

Adaptability

Tools

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description - Product Manager - Remote (2387624)

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As an Optum at Home Product Manager, you will work on and implement solutions that have been established for new initiatives. This position requires you to assist in developing the framework and solutions that encompasses components of clinical, operations, reporting, legal, compliance and privacy. You will maintain collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, help design product solutions, participate in writing product and business requirements, and effectively implement project through launch. As a Product Manager, you will understand the product value proposition, monitor for opportunities, and help the business deliver product strategy based on market needs and inputs.

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:

• Ensures product provides best value to clients & members
• Identifies product opportunities, creates individual solution for product opportunities and ensures it aligns to broader product strategy
• Monitors product scope outline and high-level business requirements Reviews requests with leader for input and refinement
• Documents and communicates work led with cross-functional teams
• Engages with key team stakeholders to solution & deploy initiative
• Accountable for implementation of new initiative and monitoring of success metrics.
• Monitors initiative progress & outcomes
• Provides recommendation on next steps based upon initiative outcomes Manage day to day delivery of product

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:

• 3+ years of experience in product development or project management
• 3+ years of management and/or business analyst years collaborating in cross-functional and matrixed environment influencing others and gaining alignment on common goals
• 3+ years of working in a deadline driven environment, managing, and prioritizing multiple deliverables
• 3+ years working in Medicaid managed care, and/or with Medicaid populations or products
• Proficiency with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely to leadership
• Demonstrated ability to manage products, people and prioritize deliverables
• Proven organizational skills with ability to be flexible and work with ambiguity

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare industry experience
• Solid demonstrated ability to lead business initiatives to a successful result Demonstrated leadership ability
• Provenability to effectively deal with moderate levels of ambiguity, can effectively cope with change, can shift gears comfortably, can decide and act without having the total picture, comfortably handles risk and uncertainty
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects simultaneously and achieve goals
• Provensolid attention to detail
• Provenexcellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills Effective formal presentation and facilitation skills in a variety of settings
• Provensolid analytical abilities, organization, and project / process management skills
• Provengood negotiation, problem solving, planning and decision-making skills. Accurately scopes out projects and sets objectives and goals

Provensolid initiative and self-motivation

*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 $91,700 - $163,700 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.

UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process, please call 1-866-566-8715 to be connected to Recruitment Services. Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo, as well as the dimensional logo alone, are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.