Senior Project Manager I

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

4d•$91,700 - $163,700•Remote

About The Position

This role is primarily focused on project management within financial systems and business operations rather than technical or IT delivery/implementations. 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. This role will challenge your ability to work on complex projects where deadlines and scope can shift. This role requires flexibility, agility and the ability to adapt to change and ambiguity while maintaining solid relationships with stakeholders in a matrixed environment. Solid communication skills, ability to prioritize work and balance competing priorities are essential for this role. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in tracking, planning projects, working with large data sets and making data-driven analytical decisions
Experience with projects related to financial systems (billing and revenue applications, preferred)
Experience acting as a liaison between business and technical teams
Proficiency with project management tools (Smartsheet- preferred), and other Microsoft tools such as Excel, Visio, Word and PowerPoint
Proven ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely to the leadership
Proven ability to prioritize and balance multiple demands and competing deadlines

Nice To Haves

PMP Certification
Agile Experience
Smartsheet experience
Experience with Healthcare industry
Experience working with global project teams
Experience in large scale ERP environment
Experience working in a global organization
Understanding of various pricing and revenue structures
Demonstrated advanced communication skills, verbal and written
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and uncertain environments while maintaining a high level of professionalism
Demonstrated use of AI to enhance Project Execution

Responsibilities

Accountable for leading and driving success for PSERP migration, new product offering, and departmental improvement projects
Partner with the internal clients and stakeholders at many levels to confirm project scope and identify specific tasks, duration and effort required for successful project execution
Create and maintain project plan identifying project duration, effort, sequence, and dependencies of tasks required to meet project objectives
Create and manage documentation of decisions, issues, and risk logs (RAID log) including mitigation, avoidance, transfer, and/or acceptance of these items
Monitor and document project milestones and outcomes throughout the project
Develop and implement contingency and recovery plans when deliverables are missed (e.g., identify critical path, document, and plan for getting back on project schedule)
Conduct status calls at an agreed upon cadence and create and distribute weekly status reports
Create kick off deck following templates created by O2C PM team and lead kick off meetings
Set up all project meetings and manage agenda for each meeting. Take notes and distributes to meeting attendees and project team
Leverage project life cycle methodologies and tools to develop, document, and execute comprehensive communication plans, including creation of communication and training plans for team review
Draft written communications
Solicit and document team feedback and lessons learned to influence process standardization and improvements by providing recommendation to the larger teams as appropriate
Raise awareness of any misalignment or misunderstanding of project scope and objectives with the appropriate stakeholders
Escalates issues with project executive sponsors promptly
Lead and coordinate projects that span multi-departmental and cross-functional areas ensuring inclusivity of all parties in project plan
Collaborates with the O2C PM team to enhance and consistently improve our project management strategy and artifacts
Presents project status updates at the department meetings
Manage multiple projects of medium to large scope at the same time