Lead Technical Product Manager

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 Tech Product Manager / Executive Program Manager serves as a trusted partner to the VP of Engineering, driving strategic execution, operational rigor, organizational effectiveness, and cross-functional alignment. This role acts as an extension of the VP, ensuring priorities are translated into action, decisions are tracked to completion, and the Engineering organization operates with discipline, transparency, and velocity.

The ideal candidate combines program management expertise, executive communication skills, business acumen, and solid organizational capabilities. This individual will help coordinate leadership activities, manage key initiatives, support workforce planning, and prepare executive-level communications and reporting.

Primary Responsibilities:

Strategic Execution & Business Operations

Support execution of the VP's strategic priorities and annual operating plan

Monitor progress against key objectives, milestones, and commitments

Drive follow-up and accountability across engineering leaders

Identify execution risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans

Coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Product, Technology, Finance, Security, and Operations teams

Executive Office Management

Act as an extension of the VP Engineering office

Prepare meeting agendas, briefing materials, talking points, and executive communications

Manage leadership action items and decision logs

Ensure key decisions are documented and communicated appropriately

Facilitate leadership team operating cadence and governance forums

Program & Portfolio Management

Track strategic programs, transformation initiatives, and organizational commitments

Build executive dashboards and status reporting

Coordinate quarterly business reviews, operating reviews, and planning activities

Maintain portfolio health indicators, risks, dependencies, and escalations

Drive consistency across program management practices

Workforce & Organizational Planning

Support workforce planning, hiring, organizational design, and capacity reviews

Monitor hiring progress and workforce metrics

Assist with talent reviews, succession planning, and organizational initiatives

Support location strategy and staffing optimization efforts

Financial & Operational Governance

Partner with Finance and Engineering leaders to track budgets and resource utilization

Maintain reporting on and operational metrics

Monitor performance against organizational goals

Support annual planning and forecasting exercises

Executive Communications

Develop executive presentations, leadership updates, monthly reports, and QBR materials

Synthesize complex information into concise executive messages

Create leadership narratives using data-driven insights

Draft communications for VP and senior leadership audiences

AI & Transformation Support

Coordinate AI adoption, automation, and engineering transformation initiatives

Track AI productivity, adoption, training, and workforce transformation metrics

Support governance and change management activities

Drive operational excellence through process improvement and automation

Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field

3+ years of experience in Program Management, PMO, Strategy & Operations, Chief of Staff, Consulting, or Engineering Operations

Experience supporting senior leaders or executive teams

Proven solid project and program management capabilities

Proven advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills

Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven solid analytical and problem-solving skills

Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority

Preferred Qualifications:

MBA or advanced degree

Experience within a large technology organization

Experience building executive dashboards and KPI reporting

Experience working across global teams

Familiarity with Agile delivery and software engineering practices

Exposure to AI, automation, and digital transformation initiatives

Critical Success Factors:

Executive presence and professionalism

Solid business and financial acumen

Ability to simplify complexity

Exceptional organizational skills

Bias for action and follow-through

Solid stakeholder management

High attention to detail

Ability to manage confidential information

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 marginalized 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.