Lead Technical Product Manager - AI Strategy & Health Plan Tech - Remote Kansas

UnitedHealth Group•Overland Park, KS

3d•$112,700 - $193,200•Remote

About The Position

This role is seeking a strategic, AI-savvy technology leader to advance practical artificial intelligence, automation, and enterprise technology capabilities across the Kansas Health Plan. As an individual contributor and member of the local leadership team, this person will partner across health plan, state, regulatory, business, shared services, and IT teams to identify high-value opportunities and deliver solutions that improve operational performance, compliance readiness, member and provider experience, and workforce productivity. The solidest candidate will bring AI and digital transformation capability, a solid strategic mindset, and meaningful Medicaid and Medicare knowledge. This role requires curiosity, executive communication, relationship-building, and the ability to move from idea to execution in a complex matrixed environment while responsibly championing innovation that creates measurable business value for Community & State and the Kansas health plan market.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or 5+ years of professional IT experience
7+ years of experience delivering technology-enabled business improvements that enhance operational performance, efficiency, compliance readiness, or stakeholder experience
5+ years of experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading through a large, matrixed enterprise environment
5+ years of professional IT, technology leadership, digital transformation, product, or equivalent related experience
3+ years of experience developing technology strategies, roadmaps, business cases, solution recommendations, or implementation plans
3+ years of Medicaid, Medicare, managed care, health plan, or healthcare operations experience
2+ years of experience designing, deploying, or scaling AI-powered solutions, intelligent workflows, analytics products, or productivity tools
2+ years of experience with responsible AI considerations, including privacy, security, compliance, governance, change management, and adoption readiness
Driver’s License and access to a reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in computer science, data science, engineering, healthcare administration, business administration, or a related field
3+ years of experience applying AI or automation to Medicaid, Medicare, managed care, regulatory, clinical, claims, provider, member, or quality processes
Demonstrated experience turning ambiguous business problems into clear use cases, roadmaps, or product strategies
Experience supporting RFPs, growth initiatives, regulatory implementations, audit readiness, state deliverables, or state partner technology commitments
Solid understanding of Medicaid and/or Medicare operations, state and federal regulatory requirements, managed care models, and health plan performance drivers
Proven solid communication, problem-solving, relationship-building, and executive presence skills

Responsibilities

Identify and advance practical AI, automation, analytics, and digital enablement opportunities that improve efficiency, compliance readiness, member and provider experience, and workforce productivity
Partner with health plan and business leaders to prioritize high-value use cases and translate them into actionable roadmaps, solution concepts, or delivery plans
Champion responsible AI adoption through appropriate use cases, stakeholder alignment, training and enablement support, data protection, compliance awareness, change readiness, and measurable outcomes
Connect enterprise technology capabilities and innovation efforts to local Medicaid and Medicare market needs, ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned to strategic priorities
Serve as a strategic technology partner to Kansas Health Plan leadership, Community & State leaders, shared services, and IT delivery partners
Translate business, regulatory, operational, and state partner needs into clear technology direction, priorities, and recommended courses of action
Influence technology decisions with enterprise partners, health plan leaders, and state and federal regulators to advance scalable solutions, remove barriers, and deliver measurable value for stakeholders
Provide thought leadership on emerging technology trends and their applicability to Medicaid and Medicare operations, regulatory execution, growth, and health plan performance
Serve as the primary technology voice for the Kansas Health Plan, coordinating priorities, risks, dependencies, decisions, and escalations across local leadership and enterprise technology partners
Provide concise, executive-ready updates on technology priorities, risks, decisions, and progress to ensure leadership visibility and alignment
Help shape and prioritize health plan technology demand, ensuring requests are clearly defined, routed through appropriate intake channels, and aligned to enterprise priorities and market objectives
Maintain an ownership mindset for follow-through by tracking commitments, clarifying owners, and ensuring open items move toward resolution
Build trusted relationships with state and federal partners, health plan leaders, IT teams, shared services, vendors, and business stakeholders
Represent UnitedHealthcare in state and federal regulatory meetings with a balanced understanding of business priorities, technology capabilities, and compliance obligations
Communicate complex technology topics in clear, practical, executive-ready language for technical and non-technical audiences
Foster collaboration so technology solutions are understood, supported, and effectively adopted
Provide subject matter expertise on health plan capabilities such as claims, member, clinical, provider, X12 transactions, eligibility, reporting, quality, and compliance processes
Support regulatory and growth initiatives by translating requirements into technology needs and practical implementation approaches
Influence state requirements, timelines, and solution design through recommendations, clarifying questions, and constructive feedback
Collaborate with other managed care organizations, where appropriate, to support common processes, realistic timelines, and effective state deliverables
Ensure IT applications, operations, data exchanges, and technology platforms support health plan needs and state contractual requirements
Support compliance with required data exchanges, including 834, 837, 820, provider files, and other state-required transactions
Partner with leaders to assess funding, timing, resources, risks, dependencies, and operational impacts, while advocating for technology investments and enablements that align with enterprise priorities, responsible use of capital improvement funding, and measurable stakeholder value
Review and challenge estimates, plans, and delivery approaches to help drive efficient, scalable, and sustainable solutions