Program Manager - Eden Prairie, MN

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

1d•$91,700 - $163,700•Hybrid

About The Position

The Program Manager leads the long-term success of the client’s well-being program by developing and executing a comprehensive, customized strategy aligned with organizational needs and culture. Partnering closely with the client team, this role focuses on managing well-being engagement initiatives, promoting benefits, and supporting vendor relationships. The Program Manager continuously identifies opportunities to enhance program effectiveness, ensures alignment with business priorities, and delivers measurable outcomes that support a lasting culture of health. This role is a Hybrid with expectations of 4 days in the Eden Prairie, MN office and 1 day working remote.

Requirements

5+ years of experience driving cultural change and enhancing performance in cross-functional environments through process improvement and operational efficiencies
Experience in designing, implementing, and managing holistic well-being strategies and programs
Proven ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels, including senior leadership, and to foster strong collaborative relationships
Demonstrated success in influencing and driving change across diverse teams and leadership levels
Skilled in training and developing cross-functional teams to support program goals
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Solid business acumen with a professional presence and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

Experience navigating and contributing within large, matrixed corporate environments
Solid capabilities in planning, organization, accuracy, problem-solving, and managing multiple priorities with speed and precision
Exceptional problem-solving skills with a customer-focused mindset
Proficiency in relevant computer hardware and software applications

Responsibilities

Innovate creative approaches to increasing healthy behavior change and employee adoption of existing key benefits that will improve the health and well-being of the workforce
Support organizational goals by developing targeted engagement approaches, especially for high-risk or hard-to-reach groups
Manage and/or conduct well-being presentations, guest speakers, and outreach activities
Standardize and deliver well-being content while tracking effectiveness through engagement metrics and quality KPIs to demonstrate impact
Project manage assigned events/challenges, plan and execute at virtual and onsite events (ex: health fairs, well-being breaks)
Partner with key stakeholders to drive an integrated, data-informed approach to population health and holistic well-being
Collaborate cross-functionally to remove barriers, strengthen referral pathways, and ensure alignment across well-being initiatives
Engage employee resource groups (ERGs) and internal partners to enhance program reach, relevance, and employee participation
Supports the well-being team in managing their vendor solution partners
Collaboration on promoting vendor’s public or client-based webinars or special campaigns, updating any benefit changes on intranet, configuration documentation, employee escalations
Assist in translating outcomes from vendor reports into targeted campaigns or initiatives that further achieve employee benefit adoption from those with highest solution related needs (across emotional, physical, financial, and social well-being)
Innovate and modernize the champion network
Set annual goals and build a strategic plan to achieve goals
Operational management to include recruitment of champions, roster management, monthly meetings and reporting
Equip and educate champions with tools and resources
Project management of well-being award applications
Communications to support programming, United Well-being inbox and United Well-being Viva Engage channel