Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is a global organization focused on improving health outcomes through technology. The Technical Product Manager will serve as the primary bridge between business and technology teams, facilitating communication and leveraging customer insights to enhance Advocate Central's capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Owns backlog prioritization and roadmap alignment
- Translating business needs into user stories
- Driving Agile delivery
- Managing dependencies and tradeoffs
- Ensuring solutions deliver measurable business value
- Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in product management, technical product ownership, or related role
- 3+ years of experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) and modern engineering practices
- 3+ years of experience managing product backlogs, prioritization, and tradeoffs across business and technical stakeholders
- 3+ years of experience in translating customer insights and business needs into actionable user stories and requirements
- 3+ years of experience working with Agile/Scrum teams, including backlog refinement and sprint planning activities
- 3+ years of experience balancing customer experience, business priorities, and technical constraints to drive product decisions
- Ability to showcase and demonstrate critical thinking skill
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders
- Experience owning or supporting a product/module roadmap and release planning
- Experience translating strategy into roadmaps, OKRs, and delivery objectives
- Familiarity with product management tools (e.g., Aha!, Rally, Jira) and backlog management practices
- Experience working in enterprise-scale or healthcare technology environments
- Exposure to data-driven product decision-making and customer feedback analysis
- Experience managing cross-team dependencies and influencing stakeholders without authority
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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