Senior Director Product Management - Remote - 2285922

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Director of Product Management to lead innovative AI-driven solutions in healthcare. This role offers the opportunity to shape product strategies that enhance health equity and improve patient outcomes. You will oversee a talented team, driving product development from concept to execution while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work while making a significant impact on healthcare delivery. Join a company committed to diversity and inclusion, and be part of a mission to transform lives through technology.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience, with 5+ years in leadership.
• Experience in AI first product development and healthcare solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic vision into actionable product plans.
• Lead a high-performing product management team across domains.
• Own product development lifecycle from concept to launch.

Skills

Leadership in product organizations

Execution orientation

Building products in regulated environments

User experience understanding

Decision-making skills

Collaboration and communication

Expertise in AI products

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to startCaring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Director of Product Management will own end-to-end execution of the AI first product vision across our provider platforms. This leader will drive roadmap delivery, ensure product-market fit, and lead a team of product managers to bring innovative, AI-powered solutions to market that simplify and modernize reimbursement in healthcare. As a Senior Director this role will serve as the operational engine that turns strategy into scalable, impactful products.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Translate the company’s strategic vision into actionable product plans with clear goals, milestones, and measurable outcomes
• Lead and grow a high-performing product management team across multiple domains - payor, provider, and network-facing products
• Own the product development lifecycle from concept through launch and iteration, ensuring quality and speed
• Collaborate deeply with engineering, design, clinical, goto-market, and operations teams to build usable, scalable, and compliant solutions
• Serve as voice of the customer, deeply understanding stakeholder pain points and embedding those insights into product design
• Prioritize resources and initiatives based on impact, feasibility, and alignment with business objectives
• Monitor and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate product success and inform iterative improvements

Skills

• Proven leadership in scaling product organizations and managing cross-functional teams
• Solid execution orientation - comfortable balancing long-term vision with near-term delivery
• Expertise in building products for complex, highly regulated environments like healthcare
• Deep understanding of user experience for providers, payors, and administrative staff
• Excellent decision-making and prioritization skills in ambiguous and high-velocity environments
• Solid collaborator and communicator who can align stakeholders and influence across all levels
• Deep expertise in building AI first products with experience in generative AI and Agentic systems

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:

• 10+ years of product management experience, with 5+ years in a leadership role
• 5+ years of demonstrated success building and launching enterprise healthcare solutions, preferably in RCM, claims, or network systems
• 5+ years of experience in AI first product development
• Willing and able to travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualification:

• Background in healthcare technology, enterprise SaaS, or AI driven platforms

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


The salary range for this role is $150,200 to $288,500 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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 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.

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