Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UnitedHealth Group is a global leader in health care innovation, seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering. The role involves leading the delivery of AI-powered software solutions, managing engineering teams, and ensuring high-quality deliverables while driving enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery including Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and continuously improve AI-powered software solutions to meet customer and business needs
- Able to manage multiple engineering and cross-functional teams across large-scale transformation and modernization programs
- Lead complex enterprise-wide transformation initiatives including re-engineering, automation, and modernization
- Accountable for high-quality software deliverables and operational excellence leveraging AI Ops to maintain high stability and reliability of applications
- Champion automation-first mindset, AI-driven solutions, leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement
- Develop, manage, and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, resource plans, and implementation roadmaps
- Oversee requirements definition, business process design, solution configuration, testing, data conversion, training, operational readiness, and implementation activities
- Drive alignment with enterprise AI strategies and ensure solutions meet business objectives and engineering best practices
- Lead technical teams to support interface planning, data integration, reporting, system testing, defect resolution, production readiness, deployment and 24x7 production support
- Monitor vendor performance, deliverable quality, contractual obligations, service levels, and corrective actions as needed
- Mentor project team members, promote accountability, and foster a collaborative delivery culture focused on transparency, quality, and continuous improvement with AI in loop
Skills
- 8+ years of software engineering experience in leading complex technology implementations, including full SDLC delivery, system implementation, governance, scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk management, testing, deployment, and 24x7 production support activities
- 8+ years of experience in leading Full Stack technology teams including Java, Spring Boot, ETL, Microservices, Legacy technologies
- 8+ years of experience to independently lead large, multi-stakeholder projects, influence stakeholders, and coordinate executive leaders, vendors, business teams, and technical teams in ambiguous environments
- Proficiency with project and service management and reporting tools (Microsoft Project, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Office 365)
- Demonstrated solid persuasion and negotiation skills, including conflict resolution skills
- Solid background in Agile (Scrum, SAFe) and DevOps practices
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex transformations with business and technical alignment
- Certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster or PMI-ACP, ITIL, or related delivery, change management, or service management credentials
- (PMP) Project Management Professional certification
- Solid knowledge of security, access controls, logging, monitoring, performance tuning, disaster recovery, and production operations
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, resolve conflicts, escalate issues appropriately, and drive decisions in a complex delivery environment
- Proven track record of identifying and managing risks proactively, with demonstrated success in delivering initiatives on time and within scope
- Proven ability to translate business needs, requirements, initiatives and operational priorities into actionable project plans and delivery activities
- Proven solid written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive-level status reports, decision materials, risk summaries, and stakeholder communications
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
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