Technical Project Management

UnitedHealth GroupCircle Pines, MN, US

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Caring. Connecting. Growing Together.

This Technical Project Management position resides within the Optum Serve IT Product team with a focus on Government Healthcare. The growing Technical Project Mgt teams mission is to support the Optum Serve IT team driving projects for Growth, Capital, Regulatory, and Operational requests through the IT org. The PM will work with one-to-many IT discipline teams within OSIT (infrastructure, development, platform, endpoint, and Info Sec) to create and drive hybrid scrum / waterfall project plans to implementation. The PM will also be tasked with tracking risks, issues, and action items to meet our various timeline goals to deliver results for the Optum Serve business.

Primary Responsibilities :

Lead the development of project scope statements, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic objectives
Identify all impacted areas and engage appropriate resources in the scope definition process
Ensure project dependencies, deliverables, and success criteria are identified and agreed upon by stakeholders
Manage project scope through change management to drive effective project execution
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, identifying project duration, effort, sequence, and task dependencies
Acquire project resources and ensure resourcing aligns with available funding, obtaining stakeholder agreement on schedules and plans
Monitor and report progress throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring seamless transition from implementation to business
Develop project budgets and forecasts, manage project budgets, and ensure adherence to financial procedures and governance guidelines
Establish quality objectives and standards, monitor project milestones and outcomes, and ensure adherence to quality standards
Identify potential risks / issues, develop and implement risk management plans, and ensure resolution of identified risks

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications :

3+ years demonstrated Project Management experience

Broad understanding of the 5 stages of project management : Initiation, Planning Execution, Monitor and Control, Closeout. Be able to articulate this understanding with relevant work experience

If you are offered this position, you will be required to provide extensive personal information to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential / Secret or Top Secret security clearance as a condition of your employment

Preferred Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree in Software, Business, Engineering or related discipline with an emphasis in Project Management. Equivalent combination of education, experience and / or applicable military experience will be considered

2+ years of leadership experience

2+ years of experience in a matrixed HR environment

2+ years of negotiating consensus around project and / or product goals

Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Microsoft Project, Visio and Access

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $71,200 to $127,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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Project Management • Circle Pines, MN, US