Associate Director - Project Management - Optum Financial - Remote

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.

Optum Financial is United Health Group's fintech and banking platform, focused on transforming how healthcare is financed and paid for. It connects consumers, providers, employers, and payers through healthcare specific banking, payments, and financial solutions-helping make care more affordable, accessible, and seamless. As part of United Health Group, Optum Financial extends UHG's mission by enabling efficient payment flows, scaled health savings and lending capabilities, and enterprise partnerships that strengthen United Healthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx while generating durable, high margin growth for the enterprise

The Project Manager will focus on key payment and capital initiatives, partnering with cross-functional teams internal to Optum Financial and in some instances teams across the broader United Health Group organization. As part of a shared services PMO supporting all of Optum Financial, this role will lead and support medium to large-scale projects, as well as smaller programs, to drive business growth and enable new product launches.

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.

• Independently lead multiple medium to large level initiatives within Optum Financial across multiple lines of business at the same time. Efforts may include internal/external partner management
• Lead or contribute to the development of program or project scope statements, in consultation with applicable stakeholders (e.g., program/project charter, Statement of ---Work, Business Vision Document)
• Ensure alignment and understanding of program/project scope and objectives with the organization's strategic objectives and the Voice of the Customer, in consultation with applicable impacted stakeholders and areas of business
• Develop and deliver on all necessary project, communication and IRAAD mitigation plans across project and program level stakeholders in addition to executive leadership when necessary
• Work directly with the cross functional teams to ensure delivery of a quality, high value add product (Includes but not limited to cross functional
• Drive creation of schedule based on alignment by all impacted business teams and stakeholders to ensure efficient project delivery
• Manage and deliver on status of projects as well as critical issues/risks, escalating to executive leadership when necessary

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.

• 5+ years of proven program/project management experience
• Proven expertise in a fintech organization with knowledge of HBA and commercial payments
• Proven experience in fintech, healthcare payment products
• Proven stakeholder management experience in leadership and decision-making roles
• Proven experience working in a financial organization which is a large multinational company or similar environment
• Highly proficient in MS Planner, MS Project, and MS standard application package
• Demonstrated solid written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills

• Proven experience in fintech, healthcare payment products
• Demonstrated knowledge of JIRA product discovery to maintain awareness on product and technology planning/delivery in…