Senior Technical Product Owner

Job title:

Senior Technical Product Owner

Company

UnitedHealth Group

Job description

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.About the Role:As a Fortune 5 business, we’re one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you’ll have or the challenges you’ll encounter.
We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we’re on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.
OptumRx is looking for an experienced, curious and self-motivated individual to join a team that will be responsible for the development of new products and services for the organization. Partnering with technical teams and the business, they will provide subject matter expertise and build strong relationships with our customers and internal stakeholders.
The successful candidate will contribute bringing solutions to the market and support our organization during product development and operations. We are looking for people who can collaborate cross-functionally, demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, have proven product management experience, and the ability to operate flexibly in a rapidly changing work environment.Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin office
and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and assist the development of new products to meet customer needs
• Supporting Technical Teams in the design and deployment of tools and products into the marketplace
• Leading solution delivery projects; ensuring the delivery of robust, sustainable and scalable solutions, while engaging with IT and business partners
• Participating in all phases of Product development life cycle including deployment, post-live support and operational support
• Defining and prioritizing product features
• Writing User Stories and defining releases
• Working with cross-functional teams and internal stakeholders, including data, analytics, engineering, and user experience teams
• Lead and assist activities like sprint planning, retrospectives, product roadmap and backlog
• Partner with the business to identify and create strategies to improve products and services offered to our customers
• Own and maintain in house developed product, tools and solutions
• Capture requirements, prioritize features, support UAT activities, and oversee delivery of functionalities and products roadmap
• Ensure solution integration, leading business process development as appropriate.
• Work with senior leadership to communicate product vision and performance
• Lead and assist in Customer Support, Operations and Services

Required Qualifications:

• Degree Qualified (BA, BS) in a relevant field (IT/Computer sciences, SW development, Operations, Data Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, Business) or equivalent experience
• Proven product development and/or product management experience
• Expert in Applications, Products and SW development/implementation methodologies like Agile and Scrum, or similar
• Stakeholder Management experience in leadership and decision making roles
• Experience working in a large multinational company or similar environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills
• High proficiency in technical writing and technical documentation
• Understanding of IT systems, databases and other related technologies
• Proficiency with MS Suite like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Sharepoint and Visio

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s, M.B.A., or PhD in a relevant field
• Business Acumen, customer facing mindset and/or relevant experience
• Experience in pharmacy benefit management, pharmacy, healthcare consultancy or related fields
• Ability to operate flexibly in a rapidly changing work environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies, like PRINCE2
• Experience working in a customer success team, customer support operations, technical support, or customer service
• Knowledgeable of Master Data Management solutions and best practices

All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.For more information on our Internal Job Posting Policy, click .At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalised groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2023 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

Expected salary

Location

Dublin

Job date

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 22:05:00 GMT

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