Portfolio Manager - Telecommute

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Houston
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm) - Optum Digital portfolio managers provide valuable leadership and structure to the delivery of digital solutions across Optum and UnitedHealthcare. -This role works closely with our business partners, product leadership, and experience teams to translate business strategies into actionable initiatives to be executed by agile delivery teams. -As a portfolio manager, you will be in a position to contribute to solutions of complex business and delivery challenges through collaboration, process improvement, and refinement of information. -Our portfolio managers are expected to have a deep understanding of the portfolio they manage. -This includes the accountable stakeholders, delivery roadmap, general team composition, and financial metrics. -The portfolio management function is a major contributor to ongoing balancing of capacity and demand and coordinates with other portfolio managers and stakeholders on dependencies. - You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. - Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide high-touch service to stakeholders to ensure both business and technology delivery teams are prepared to promote initiatives to team backlogs
• Facilitate priority discussions and alignment between business and technology and ensure priorities are reflected in roadmap plans
• Lead annual planning process across business stakeholders and ensure initiatives are aligned to funding and business strategy
• Recommend and implement a financial tracking structure with business partners and finance to streamline and simplify the tracking and alignment of initiatives to investments
• Ensure investment accountability structure is documented and sustained throughout the delivery process within delivery tools
• Conduct monthly portfolio reviews with key stakeholders across the business and technology teams to drive transparency and ensure alignment within roadmaps
• Maintain a realistic forecast of portfolio performance across strategies and initiatives that is balanced with resource plans and investment levels
• Design and develop standard portfolio reporting to facilitate awareness and transparency to portfolio performance. -Including but not limited to: workforce budgets, forecasts, future hiring
• Continuously communicate portfolio status and drive delivery preparedness to meet or exceed desired outcomes. (Financial, deliveries, metrics, etc.)
• Ensure consistent implementation of the Optum Digital investment structures across strategies, initiatives, and teams
• Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously General Responsibilities:
  • Ability to function independently and effectively with ambiguity
  • Drive collaboration sessions when necessary to achieve desired results
  • Demonstrate organizational skills and mindful planning of operational activities
  • Manage and resolve interim process gaps as needed
  • Formulate alternative strategies and remove barriers to drive to consensus
  • Ability to delegate activities to appropriate owners and hold them accountable
  • Provide updates to leadership on a regular basis (Status Reports)
  • Coordinate alignment sessions with customers and partners as needed to close issues
  • Effective and timely communication with business partners and leadership (Verbal and written)
  • Other projects as requested by leadership 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 communicating and presenting with internal and external stakeholders
    • 8+ years supporting product and capability development in agile delivery environments. (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum, Kanban) -
    • 8+ years in financial and workforce management and planning
    • 8+ years of advanced proficiency in Excel organizing, manipulating, troubleshooting, and analyzing large data sets
    • 3+ years of proficiency in PowerPoint - -translate findings into professional presentation for a variety of stakeholders Preferred Qualifications:
      • Experience delivering digital solutions for internal and external customers
      • Experience developing product execution structures with Aha! and agile delivery tools (CA Rally/Jira)
      • Experience in workforce planning, finance or product development
      • Understanding of software, on-prem, and cloud infrastructure engineering environments
      • Knowledge of consumer digital experience concepts and technology
      • Business case development and prioritization methodologies
      • Solid organizational and planning skills
      • Ability to address ambiguity and drive consensus across multiple stakeholders
      • Ability to work with business leaders and enable strategy execution
      • Ability to lead, manage, and measure change initiatives
      • Ability to function in a highly matrixed environment To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm) Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $113,500 to $218,100. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $113,500 to $218,100. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. *All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/AffirmativSe Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected bylower 48 law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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