Senior Director Products - Remote Job Eden Prairie Minnesota USA,Business

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives?

Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Director, Payment Guarantee leads the strategy, development and commercialization of Payment Guarantee and related payment products within Optum Insight. This leader takes the offering from market need through validated, scalable product by defining the value proposition, economics, risk model, capability roadmap, pilot design and commercial approach. The role also connects Payment Guarantee with Optum Insight products that deliver revenue integrity, creating integrated solutions that improve revenue certainty and financial outcomes for healthcare providers.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

Define and execute the Payment Guarantee strategy, value proposition, target market, capability roadmap and commercialization plan
Design the product economics, including pricing, funding, float, risk sharing, provider value capture and sustainable margin
Establish the financial, operational, settlement, liquidity and performance risk controls required to launch and scale
Translate provider revenue cycle needs and payer payment dynamics into differentiated payment products and client solutions
Connect Payment Guarantee with Optum Insight capabilities across coding, billing, payment integrity, claims intelligence, payment acceleration and revenue cycle workflows to create integrated revenue integrity solutions
Lead customer discovery and pilots that validate demand, willingness to pay, measurable value and operational feasibility
Build evidence-based business cases and recommendations to invest, refine, partner or stop
Partner across Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, Legal, Risk, Sales and Client Management to deliver funded roadmaps, launch readiness and repeatable market execution
Strategically leverage data-driven insights and AI capabilities to solve complex problems, identify market expansion opportunities, and unlock commercial value

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:

10+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, payments, financial services, commercialization, healthcare technology or a related function
5+ years of experience leading complex product, growth or commercialization initiatives in a matrixed organization
Experience developing or commercializing payment, financial, revenue cycle, payment integrity or related healthcare products
Experience building business cases and evaluating pricing, financial return, market demand, operational feasibility and risk
Track record of leading customer discovery, product validation, pilots, launch readiness and commercialization
Demonstrated ability to translate customer needs into product strategy, business requirements, economics, pilots and scalable market offerings
Demonstrated ability to align Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, Legal, Risk, Sales and Client Management partners around shared outcomes
Demonstrated executive communication skills and the ability to influence decisions without direct authority
Ability and willingness to travel 15 to 25%

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with healthcare payments, provider revenue cycle, claims, payment integrity or financial risk products
Experience integrating multiple products or capabilities into a differentiated client solution
Experience launching a new offering and moving it from pilot to repeatable commercial scale
Experience in business, strategy, finance, healthcare administration, technology or a related field
Understanding of provider and payer economics, workflows, data, technology and…