Technical Product Owner - Remote

UnitedHealth Group • Basking Ridge, NJ

1d • 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.
Role Overview
The Senior Technical Product Owner will partner closely with product, business, and engineering teams to define, refine, and deliver capabilities across provider chat, chatbots, and related AI-driven solutions. This role is responsible for translating business needs into clear technical requirements, managing the product backlog, and driving delivery from concept through implementation.
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 Technical Product Owner with significant experience in technical or platform products
• 5+ years of experience working on technology powered products
• 5+ years of experience in system architecture, APIs, data flows, and technical trade offs, and to effectively collaborate with engineering, architecture, and DevOps teams
• 5+ years of product and agile management tools such as Rally, Aha, Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms to manage roadmaps, backlogs, dependencies, and delivery execution
• Working knowledge of AI powered products and tools, including applying AI capabilities to improve product outcomes, decision making, or user experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), enterprise scale systems, or platform products
• Background in engineering, technical program management, or data roles
• Experience mentoring junior product managers or leading multi team initiatives

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
• 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

Benefits

• In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
• No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed