Director, Software Product Engineering - Medicaid Solutions

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As part of our Optum Technology Government Solutions team, you will be responsible for leading a software product engineering team to bring a new software product to market and customize it for clients. 

Specific responsibilities will include: 

• Collaborating with Product / Delivery teams in understanding product / client requirements and ensuring they are met 
• Delivering high quality software  per roadmap defined on schedule and on budget by taking ownership of the entire SDLC
• Driving the use of Agile/Scrum methodology to deliver software predictably
• Building, leading, mentoring and managing a distributed team of approximately 50 people 
• Partnering with stakeholders (internal and external to Optum) to ensure alignment around strategy, architecture, tools/methods and plans
• Driving consensus and decision-making with business, IT and executive management
• Planning, forecasting, budgeting and allocating resources to meet organizational goals

Candidates will possess: 

• Knowledge of health plan administration solutions (ie, FACETS or similar product)
• Experiences in environments with both custom software and COTS solutions
• Proven COTS integration expertise 
• Demonstrated knowledge of integration layer solutions, including SOA and ETL 
• 10 + years of years of success operating in a leadership role within large, global, matrixed, complex organizations
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including building and driving high performance software engineering teams of 30 + people
• Track record of success delivering high quality software solutions on time and on budget using Agile/Scrum methods 
• Understanding of how technology is used to drive business growth 
• Exceptional communication skills, evidence by the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of an organization in writing, verbally and via visualizations 
• Results-oriented individual with strong coaching, decision making, influencing, negotiation, problem solving and situational analysis skills
• Experience with cloud-based solutions preferred 
• Knowledge of Medicaid technology solutions desired  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experiences

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