Product Development Manager - Golden Valley, MN - Full-time / Part-time

You can be a better guide than any map or navigation
system. Optum is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth
Group one of the leaders within the health care system. Optum brings
together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where
health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you,
that means working on high performance, elite teams against
sophisticated challenges that matter. Join us and learn why there is no
better place to do your life's best work.(SM)

As a Product Development Manager, you will develop the strategy and vision for product
roadmaps, establish collaborative relationships with external and
internal stakeholders, gather accurate requirements and evaluate product
performance for enhancements. You will strategically and creatively
think about how the consumer experience should work, translating a vision to processes and requirements that impacts millions of lives and helps health the health care system.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Navigate and influence multiple cross-functional teams in a complex, matrix work environment
• Support the development of market and sales strategies and value proposition
• Forecast revenue or savings opportunities associated with product development initiatives 
• Manage cross-segment projects and initiatives that require problem solving, relationship building, influencing and analyzing
• Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges.
• Influence
  innovation across teams to ensure aligned; cohesive progress across
  multiple areas including technology, marketing, and service operations
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicare health plans (e.g. Medicare Advantage) and Group Retiree solutions.
• Responsible
  for the design, development, management or sunsetting of new, existing
  or acquisition products. Reviews product performance against
  expectations and facilitates or influences changes to product portfolio
  to improve competitive position and optimal product performance. May
  work with internal or external business constituents to determine
  product future direction or respond to product inquiries. May be
  project-based and involve working within multiple product functions.
• Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed.
• Works with less structured, more complex issues.
• Serves as a resource to others.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree  
• 4+ years of Product Management/ Product development experience
• Microsoft Office Suites (min. of 3 years exp)Current proficiency with Microsoft Excel (data sorting and filtering); Word (create documentation); PowerPoint (import objects and create deck)
• Demonstrated ability to achieve goals in a matrix environment
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence others
• Effectively communicate at all levels of the organization
• Healthcare experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree
• Medicare experience
• Account management experience
• Microsoft Visio experience.

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do 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, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.