Associate Tech Product Manager

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

4d•Remote

About The Position

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 start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The AI Marketplace team is seeking a Technical Product Manager responsible for owning and driving the definition, development, and delivery of technology enabled products, with a strong emphasis on AI-powered capabilities, automation, and scalable platform solutions. This role requires a hands on, owner operator mindset—someone who can translate complex business and customer problems into clear product direction, drive execution across cross functional teams, and deliver high quality features that create measurable value. As a product leader, you will work cross-functionally with business and sales teams to identify what products to bring to market and build the best experiences for Buyers, Partners, Sellers, and Developers. Whether it be finding new ways of engaging our users, creating developer programs, packaging and bundling products to build new offerings, building trust within our signup and enrollment flows, or improving new user onboarding & education, you will have the opportunity to impact our business on a global scale. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership and building features at all levels of the stack and requires a mix of analytical horsepower, relentless execution, and well-honed user judgment. You will learn to think holistically about a portfolio of products and the business deeply to set the right long-term direction across teams and partners. The ideal candidate is a strong problem solver and communicator who thrives in ambiguity, engages deeply with stakeholders, and actively drives products forward from concept through delivery and adoption. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
3+ years of experience in product management or technical product management roles
2+ years of experience working on successful API-enabled products in B2B or consumer tech

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to own and deliver complex, technology driven features end to end
Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down ambiguous problems into actionable product direction
Excellent stakeholder communication and engagement skills, including the ability to influence without authority
Strong written documentation and verbal communication skills
Experience supporting products that leverage AI agents, machine learning models, or intelligent automation
Understanding of the AI development lifecycle (AIDLC), including model experimentation, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration
Ability to partner effectively with engineering and data science teams to productize AI capabilities responsibly and at scale
Familiarity with APIs, system integrations, and platform-based architecture
Experience delivering AI-powered products, automation platforms, or data driven solutions
Familiarity with cloud-based platforms and modern software architecture
Experience working in large, matrixed, or enterprise environments
Comfort operating in fast-moving environments with evolving priorities

Responsibilities

Drive a critical company-level vision, strategy, and roadmap to accelerate how developers and buyers discover, try, buy, and use Optum AI Marketplace’s products using high-quality, self-service experiences
Evangelize the API-first model and collaborate across teams to drive Optum AI Marketplace’s product vision, both internally to developers and externally to the broader healthcare ecosystem
Identify, prioritize, and execute solutions to key problem spaces & opportunities by leveraging your product expertise and analytical insights and working cross-functionally with strategy, product, engineering, design, analytics, and sales teams
Own the end-to-end lifecycle of product features and capabilities, from problem definition and discovery through delivery, launch, and ongoing iteration
Act as the primary product owner for assigned product areas, taking accountability for outcomes, quality, and value delivered
Partner closely with engineering, architecture, data science, and business stakeholders to define product vision, scope, and priorities
Drive the development and delivery of AI-enabled features, including AI agents and automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with responsible AI and enterprise standards
Translate business objectives, customer needs, and operational challenges into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Lead problem discovery and solution design by deeply understanding user workflows, pain points, and system constraints
Communicate product direction, tradeoffs, progress, and risks clearly and proactively to stakeholders at all levels
Support and prioritize automation initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability, reliability, and operational outcomes
Collaborate with engineering teams to make informed tradeoffs between speed, quality, and technical sustainability
Monitor delivery progress, remove blockers, and actively drive decisions to keep work moving forward
Contribute to continuous improvement of product practices, delivery models, and cross team collaboration
Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI