[Hiring] Associate Tech Product Manager @UnitedHealth Group

Role Description

The AI Marketplace team is seeking a Technical Product Manager responsible for owning and driving the definition, development, and delivery of technology-enabled products, with a strong emphasis on AI-powered capabilities, automation, and scalable platform solutions. This role requires a hands-on, owner-operator mindset—someone who can translate complex business and customer problems into clear product direction, drive execution across cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality features that create measurable value.

As a product leader, you will work cross-functionally with business and sales teams to identify what products to bring to market and build the best experiences for Buyers, Partners, Sellers, and Developers. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership and building features at all levels of the stack and requires a mix of analytical horsepower, relentless execution, and well-honed user judgment.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

• Drive a critical company-level vision, strategy, and roadmap to accelerate how developers and buyers discover, try, buy, and use Optum AI Marketplace’s products using high-quality, self-service experiences.
• Evangelize the API-first model and collaborate across teams to drive Optum AI Marketplace’s product vision, both internally to developers and externally to the broader healthcare ecosystem.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute solutions to key problem spaces & opportunities by leveraging your product expertise and analytical insights.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of product features and capabilities, from problem definition and discovery through delivery, launch, and ongoing iteration.
• Act as the primary product owner for assigned product areas, taking accountability for outcomes, quality, and value delivered.
• Partner closely with engineering, architecture, data science, and business stakeholders to define product vision, scope, and priorities.
• Drive the development and delivery of AI-enabled features, including AI agents and automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with responsible AI and enterprise standards.
• Translate business objectives, customer needs, and operational challenges into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead problem discovery and solution design by deeply understanding user workflows, pain points, and system constraints.
• Communicate product direction, tradeoffs, progress, and risks clearly and proactively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Support and prioritize automation initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability, reliability, and operational outcomes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to make informed tradeoffs between speed, quality, and technical sustainability.
• Monitor delivery progress, remove blockers, and actively drive decisions to keep work moving forward.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of product practices, delivery models, and cross-team collaboration.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of experience in product management or technical product management roles
• 2+ years of experience working on successful API-enabled products in B2B or consumer tech

Requirements

• Proven ability to own and deliver complex, technology-driven features end to end
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down ambiguous problems into actionable product direction
• Excellent stakeholder communication and engagement skills, including the ability to influence without authority
• Strong written documentation and verbal communication skills
• Experience supporting products that leverage AI agents, machine learning models, or intelligent automation
• Understanding of the AI development lifecycle (AIDLC), including model experimentation, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration
• Ability to partner effectively with engineering and data science teams to productize AI capabilities responsibly and at scale
• Familiarity with APIs, system integrations, and platform-based architecture
• Experience delivering AI-powered products, automation platforms, or data-driven solutions
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms and modern software architecture
• Experience working in large, matrixed, or enterprise environments
• Comfort operating in fast-moving environments with evolving priorities

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)