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Lead Technical Product Manager

Optum (UnitedHealth Group) · Healthcare & Pharma

  • Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • On-site
  • Posted 3 days ago
  • Marketing & Communications

About the job

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 Technical Product Manager is responsible for defining product strategy, roadmap, and delivery execution for technology products and platforms. This role bridges business objectives and engineering capabilities to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions that drive customer and business value. The position owns product vision, backlog prioritization, stakeholder alignment, feature planning, and product performance across the product lifecycle.

Primary Responsibilities:

Define and execute product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business goals
Partner with engineering, architecture, UX, data, and business teams to deliver impactful product outcomes
Manage and prioritize product backlogs, features, and user stories based on customer needs and business value
Translate customer insights and business requirements into actionable product requirements
Drive product planning, release management, and continuous improvement activities
Balance customer experience, business priorities, technical constraints, and operational needs
Lead cross-functional stakeholder discussions and facilitate alignment on priorities and tradeoffs
Monitor product performance, adoption, and value realization using data-driven decision making
Ensure compliance with governance, security, and enterprise technology standards
Communicate roadmap progress, risks, and strategic direction to senior leadership
Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
8+ years of experience in Product Management, Technical Product Management, Software Engineering, or related technology roles
Experience delivering enterprise-scale technology products in Agile environments
Experience with Agile delivery tools such as Aha!, Rally, Jira, GitHub, or similar platforms
Solid understanding of software development lifecycle, cloud technologies, APIs, data flows, and modern architecture patterns
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive strategic outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

Healthcare, payer, provider, or regulated industry experience
Experience leading AI/ML, data, analytics, or digital transformation initiatives
Knowledge of product operating models, OKRs, roadmap management, and value-stream delivery
Proven solid executive communication and stakeholder management skills

Key Competencies

Product Strategy & Roadmap Management
Customer-Centric Product Development
Technical Acumen & Systems Thinking
Agile Product Delivery
Stakeholder Management & Influence
Data-Driven Decision Making
Leadership & Team Collaboration
Strategic Planning & Execution

Success Measures

Product adoption and customer satisfaction
Delivery against roadmap commitments
Business value realization and outcomes
Stakeholder satisfaction and engagement
Product quality, reliability, and operational performance
Team effectiveness and cross-functional collaboration

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.