Principal Project-Program Manager - Remote

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description
- Principal Project-Program Manager
- Remote (2377098)

Principal Project-Program Manager
- Remote - 2377098

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.

Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Enterprise Security and Risk Operations (ESRO) team within Optum Technology is seeking a Principal Project/Program Manager to lead end-to-end program management for enterprise Cyber Transformation initiatives. In this high-impact role, you will drive execution across multiple concurrent work streams within the ESRO portfolio (including AE Surge and Core Uplift tracks), ensuring alignment to NIST CSF maturity targets and enterprise risk reduction objectives.

You will partner closely with technical workstream leads, architects, engineering teams, and executive leadership to translate strategic security objectives into actionable delivery plans with measurable outcomes.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remote
* 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.

• Lead end-to-end program management for enterprise Cyber Transformation initiatives, driving execution across multiple concurrent work streams within the ESRO portfolio (AE Surge and Core Uplift tracks)
• Own program intake, scoping, planning, and execution, including milestone definition, dependency mapping, resource alignment, and delivery cadence, ensuring alignment to NIST CSF maturity targets and enterprise risk reduction objectives
• Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) with discipline; proactively surface blockers, drive mitigation plans, and elevate appropriately to leadership
• Partner with technical workstream leads, architects, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into actionable delivery plans with measurable outcomes
• Build and deliver executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and status updates for CISO, SLT, and board-level audiences, synthesizing complex technical progress into clear business narratives
• Facilitate steering committees, workstream syncs, and cross-functional working sessions; drive decisions, document outcomes, and hold owners accountable to commitments
• Manage program financials, resource forecasts, and vendor coordination in partnership with finance and sourcing partners
• Enforce PMO standards and governance (intake, planning artifacts, reporting cadence, change control) and contribute to continuous improvement of the PMO operating model
• Coordinate closely with peer PMs, workstream owners, and leadership to ensure integrated delivery across interdependent programs

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.

• High School Diploma / GED or 4+ years of equivalent project/program management experience
• 8+ years of program/project management experience delivering large-scale, cross-functional transformation…