IT Project Manager

UnitedHealth Group is the most diversified health care company in the United States and a leader worldwide in helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone.

• Lead technology projects and programs to successful completion, on time, on budget
• Partner with stakeholders (internal and external to Optum) to ensure proper strategy, planning, alignment, integration and visibility
• Manage project or program financials
• Solve unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business
• Translate complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
• Managing coordination of groups engaged in project work
• Foster and encourage teamwork and collaborative environment
• Team development and mentoring in support of their roles
• Engage cross functional teams supporting implementation project
• Detailed project planning and control activities including but not limited to:
• SharePoint Documentation management; Status and project documentation
• Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan and schedule
• Project schedule creation, review, monitoring, tracking, and maintenance
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan
• Task assignment, tracking, progress and performance evaluation
• Scope definition and management
• Communication Management
• Define project governance structure and procedures – Decision makers
• Create project organization diagram
• Detailed Status, Summary and Executive reporting
• Written and verbal status delivery
• Meetings audience, content and cadence
• Issue and Risk Management
• Recording and managing project issues
• Escalation and governance

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher is required
• 10+ years of experience leading cross-application IT projects or programs successfully
• 2+ years of experience in developing products using Agile delivery techniques (e.g. Scrum)
• Career experience in managing delivery of technology projects
• Very strong understanding of distributed technologies & architecture
• Successful IT Management track record in large matrix organization(s)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to lead and influence large matrix teams both on and off-shore
• Graduate degree
• Experience in successfully managing multiple programs/projects simultaneously
• PMP or PMI formal training and certification is highly desired
• Experience building relationships, leading and mentoring program and project managers
• 7+ years technical experience in one or more aspects of Information Systems Development or Business / Information Systems areas