Program Manager at Optum Services, Inc. Eden Prairie, MN

Program Manager – Optum Services, Inc.

Location:

1 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (Telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S.)

• Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects.
• Own, maintain, and prioritize the product development cycle from roadmap to delivery and planning of future enhancements.
• Share product vision and work closely with Business Owner, Program Management, and Scrum Master to ensure the team delivers value to the business.
• Evaluate effective product solutions based on the tools Optum uses for Analytics in different data delivery models.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage product development and enhancement projects across Master data management team initiatives.
• Understand, develop and propose a project plan, budget, and schedule based on client requirements.
• Ensure traceability between requirements to Features to user stories.
• Create business user stories in Rally and document the project in Loop or SharePoint sites.
• Partner with Scrum Masters in supporting Scrum Framework through daily standups and ceremonies.
• Share and decompose features into user stories for each PI, sprint.
• Develop product models and plans to achieve corporate revenue growth.
• Develop a deep understanding of the customer and product needs.
• Work closely with Product Management to represent capabilities and features at a team and Program level.
• Accountable for the business requirements, the product backlog, and the prioritization of user stories with team members.
• Periodically re-prioritize the product backlog based on customer feedback, market changes, and business priorities.
• Review test cases against user stories acceptance criteria.
• Formally accept the front-end user stories once all acceptance criteria are met and demo-ed.
• Update clients about changes in project status and any road blockers on a regular basis.
• Coordinate product demos to customers.
• Maintain solid working relationships with customers and identify new opportunities for product growth.
• Review current technical development proposals and user cases for new and current products.
• Address customer and employee concerns promptly through weekly and one-on-one meetings.
• Provide strategic direction to the Scrum team under the area of responsibility on what priorities impact the Company revenue growth.
• Ensure that products meet quality standards and customer requirements across different areas.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in Product Management (PDLC).
• Experience with BI Testing tools such as Power
  
  BI, Tableau, SQL, and Python.
• Agile and Scrum experience.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Risk Management.
• Beginner level Data Mining.
• Data Warehouse design.
• Change Management.
• Experience with Rally and Aha!.

Rate of Pay: $130,000 - $148,260 per year.