[Remote] Senior Manager Technical Program Management - Remote

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The Senior Manager of Technical Program Management will own execution across high-impact programs, partner with engineering and product leads, and ensure secure and compliant delivery throughout the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own execution across high-impact programs like AI Patrol, including agent observability and evaluation
• Partner deeply with engineering and product leads to scope and sequence milestones, evaluate tradeoffs, and ensure alignment with platform and enterprise goals
• Write clear, concise functional specs and roadmaps, and drive stakeholder alignment through transparent status updates and outcome reporting
• Manage ambiguity with confidence: rapidly bring clarity to technical, organizational, or compliance-related uncertainty, making unblock decisions that move teams forward
• Ensure secure and compliant delivery by embedding security, governance, and AI safety considerations throughout the software lifecycle
• Balance roadmap goals with emerging use cases, bringing user focus to every technical conversation and product decision
• Build solid relationships with engineering, security, product, and compliance stakeholders across multiple business units-rallying teams around shared outcomes
• Be a voice of technical reasoning and user empathy, helping platform teams prioritize what matters most, not just what's next

Skills

• Undergraduate degree or 5+ years of equivalent experience
• 15+ years of technical program management or product management experience, especially in enterprise software or AI/ML environments
• Deep experience managing programs that require coordination across engineering, security and compliance
• Experience navigating and resolving technical ambiguity from architectural tradeoffs without losing sight of the user
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional software engineering programs from idea through delivery in matrixed or platform organizations
• Proven solid grasp of AI/ML infrastructure and use cases
• Proven clear and concise communicator who builds trust with engineers, product teams, and senior leadership alike
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)

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