Senior Product Manager, Provider Guide - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Washington, DC

8d•$112,700 - $193,200•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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Lead Product Manager will own end-to-end product strategy, definition, commercialization, and execution for Provider Guide as a market-ready product. This role is responsible for shaping the product vision around how Provider Guide operationalizes better-fit patient and provider matching by turning fragmented data signals into intelligent provider recommendations. The position will define how core inputs—including clinical quality, patient preferences, network alignment, and convenience and availability—are translated into scalable product capabilities, differentiated value propositions, and measurable business and customer outcomes. This leader will drive go-to-market readiness across strategy, positioning, stakeholder alignment, channel enablement, and roadmap execution to ensure Provider Guide is successfully brought to market across digital patient experiences and embedded clinical workflows. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. 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

5+ years of experience in product management or product ownership, with a proven track record of defining, launching, and scaling complex products
Experience driving alignment across business, technology, clinical, and operational stakeholders in matrixed environments
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams to deliver multi-component or platform-based solutions from strategy through go-to-market execution
Proven solid strategic product management capabilities, including market research, positioning, roadmap development, prioritization, commercialization, and execution aligned to measurable business outcomes
Proven solid data and analytics skills, including experience using large and complex data sets to inform intelligent recommendations, measure performance, and support product decision-making
Proven technical fluency with the ability to partner effectively with engineering, architecture, and data teams on complex solution design, integration, and scalable product delivery
Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate product strategy, commercialization plans, and complex trade-offs to diverse stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Experience in healthcare, provider search and navigation, clinical decision support, or healthcare-related product development environments

Responsibilities

Lead Provider Guide product strategy from concept through commercialization, defining how the solution is positioned, packaged, and brought to market
Translate market needs, customer pain points, and business priorities into a clear product vision, differentiated value proposition, and multi-year roadmap for Provider Guide
Define and prioritize capabilities that operationalize core matching inputs, including clinical quality and performance, patient preferences and compatibility, network alignment and cost efficiency, and convenience and availability
Partner with data, engineering, and clinical stakeholders to translate fragmented inputs into scalable product capabilities, including normalization, predictive scoring, rules, and quality and compatibility methodologies
Drive product delivery across patient-facing channels such as web, mobile apps, and member portals, while also embedding Provider Guide into clinical workflows to support seamless point-of-care decision-making
Lead commercialization readiness activities including market research, positioning, pricing support, stakeholder messaging, sales enablement, and launch planning
Partner cross-functionally with engineering, clinical, operations, analytics, and business teams to align product development, implementation, and go-to-market execution
Use customer insights, product performance data, and outcome analytics to guide prioritization, validate product-market fit, and continuously improve recommendation quality and user experience
Communicate complex product strategy, recommendation logic, launch plans, and performance outcomes clearly to executive, business, technical, and clinical audiences