Lead Tech Product Manager, Platform AI Products - Minneapolis, MN

UnitedHealth Group•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. We are seeking a Senior Manager, Technical Product Management to lead and scale product capabilities across our healthcare payer technology portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, customer experience, data, and engineering, and is critical to translating customer and market insights into high impact, scalable products. The ideal candidate is a trusted product leader who can drive product strategy and execution, influence across business and technology teams, and build strong product talent. This role requires deep experience managing complex product ecosystems, balancing competing priorities, and operating effectively in a regulated healthcare environment. 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.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Product Management, with significant experience in technical or platform products
Experience as a Product Manager supporting Data Science, Software applications, and / or AI projects
Solid experience working with engineering, data, and architecture teams
Experience with Agile delivery models and product management tooling (Aha, Rally, GitHub, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to manage complex product portfolios and cross team dependencies
Proven success driving product strategy, roadmaps, and execution at scale
Ability to work onsite in Minneapolis per Optum’s hybrid policy

Nice To Haves

Experience in US Healthcare Payer domain (claims, eligibility, care management, provider data, analytics, etc.)
Experience scaling product organizations or leading through transformation
Exposure to data platforms, analytics products, or AI/ML enabled solutions
Familiarity with regulated environments and compliance driven product delivery

Responsibilities

Partner with product managers, business stakeholders, and customers to capture Voice of Customer (VOC) and translate insights into product capabilities and jobs to be done
Drive product strategy through clear articulation of vision, value proposition, and strategic and feature roadmaps
Create and communicate compelling value propositions through internal marketing and stakeholder communications
Ensure all features and initiatives are clearly tied to OKRs and business outcomes
Manage complex requirements and continuously refine products based on evolving business goals, market needs, and customer feedback
Oversee prioritization and trade off decisions, balancing customer experience, business requirements, technical constraints, performance, and operational needs
Decompose high level capabilities into features, epics, and user stories that are clear, actionable, and measurable
Partner closely with engineering teams to define requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Support product backlog management and prioritization across scrum and feature teams
Drive feature level budgets and ensure efficient use of resources
Support integration testing, automation practices, and DevOps aligned delivery models
Maintain a strong understanding of end to end solutions, including system integrations and data flows
Understand feature impacts and dependencies across platforms and portfolios
Actively advance understanding of the product operating model and product culture across teams
Demonstrate working knowledge of modern product and delivery tools such as Aha, Rally, GitHub, and DevOps practices
Effectively balance the needs of operations, data, and engineering teams
Serve as a credible and trusted partner to senior business and technology leaders
Speak fluently to both technical and non technical audiences across teams and levels
Lead complex, cross functional discussions and drive alignment through fact based, customer centric decision making
Diffuse conflict and drive consensus by focusing on the greater good of the product and customer needs
Anticipate stakeholder needs by preparing options, trade offs, and recommendations in advance
Provide situational coaching and support to other product managers and product teams
Positively influence product outcomes through mentorship and collaboration
Actively attract, assess, and hire top product talent using a calibrated bar for excellence
Contribute to hiring decisions and leverage professional networks to identify qualified candidates
Train and mentor junior interviewers through shadowing and best practice guidance
Foster a culture of transparency, growth mindset, and continuous learning