Product Consultant - Telecommute

Great sales are the result of strong purpose, conviction and pride - pride in your ability and your product. UnitedHealth Group offers a portfolio of products that are greatly improving the life of others. Bring along your passion and do your life's best work.(sm)

Our Product Development and Management groups are vital to our success and are leaders in driving the future growth of UnitedHealth Group. Success in these careers relies on many factors - your ability to deal with ambiguity, your ability to adapt and embrace change, and a long-term commitment to making health care better for everyone.

Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects across various functional areas. Typically incumbents matched to this function are working towards or have achieved certification in project management. Provides subject matter expertise in areas including project management, project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on professional knowledge and background. Makes presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected results. Ensures projects are completed on time and in scope. May manage vendor and service providers to define project scope and performance expectations. Incumbents maybe part of a project management office (PMO) in their business. Project Management roles specific to a particular functional area should be assigned to that family where appropriate (e.g. IT Project Managers should be placed in the IT Family).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assess and interpret customer needs and requirements


• Identify solutions to non-standard requests and problems


• Solve moderately complex problems and/or conduct moderately complex analyses


• Work with minimal guidance; seek guidance on only the most complex tasks


• Translate concepts into practice


• Provide explanations and information to others on difficult issues


• Coach, provide feedback, and guide others


• Act as a resource for others with less experience

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Advertising or Public Relations


• 5+ years of Marketing, product and/or operations, project management or development experience within a matrix organization


• Experience as a product SME


• Excellent written and verbal communications skills


• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize deliverables


• Proven organizational skills with ability to be flexible and work with ambiguity


• Knowledge and understanding of medical plan mechanics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Marketing, Advertising or Public Relations


• Healthcare insurance experience


• Healthcare operations experience


• Experience presenting to leadership

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. We all want to make a difference with the work we do. Sometimes we're presented with an opportunity to make a difference on a scale we couldn't imagine. Here, you get that opportunity every day. As a member of one of our elite teams, you'll provide the ideas and solutions that help nearly 25 million customers live healthier lives. You'll help write the next chapter in the history of health care. And you'll find a wealth of open doors and career paths that will take you as far as you want to go. Go further. This is your life's best work.SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

Job Keywords: Product Management, Medical plans, health plans, product, Minnetonka, MN, Minnesota