Manager, Tech Product Management
Mentions vibe coding as a desirable skill, specifically referencing tools like Claude Code and Codex.
About the Role
Manager, Technical Product Management at Optum leads product capabilities within the Optum AI organization, translating customer and business needs into actionable product solutions. The role drives roadmap execution, feature prioritization, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder engagement to deliver measurable product outcomes at the capability level.
Job Description
Role
Manager, Technical Product Management within Optum AI responsible for leading capability-level product outcomes by translating customer and business needs into actionable product features and solutions. Operates at the intersection of business, engineering, and delivery to balance customer experience, business outcomes, and technical feasibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive feature and capability planning aligned to product strategy, roadmap, and OKRs
- Partner with engineering to define requirements, user stories, and backlog priorities
- Translate customer insights into product enhancements
- Prioritize trade-offs across customer experience, business requirements, operations, and technical constraints
- Collaborate with business, technology, design, and delivery stakeholders to ensure successful delivery
- Support Agile delivery processes and lead cross-functional meetings
- Monitor budgets, roadmap execution, and product performance metrics; use data to inform prioritization
- Mentor junior product team members and contribute to hiring and talent development
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
- 10+ years of experience overall with the most recent 5+ years in product management, including capability or feature-level leadership
- Experience with Agile methodologies and software development lifecycles
- Familiarity with Agile and delivery tools such as JIRA, Aha!, Rally, GitHub, and DevOps practices
- Understanding of product roadmaps, backlog management, feature prioritization, and customer-centric product development
- Knowledge of end-to-end solution architecture, data flows, and integration concepts
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder-management, and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering AI/ML, Generative AI, or data-driven products; supporting AI products from POC through delivery and adoption
- Experience with cloud-native delivery on Azure / Optum Cloud, including data pipelines and platform integration
- Familiarity with Responsible AI, model governance, and privacy/legal review processes
- Experience in Vibe coding desirable using tools such as Claude Code and Codex
- Knowledge of Python, React, NodeJS, LLMs, and UX tools such as Figma and Sketch
- Domain knowledge of U.S. healthcare, payer/provider, or life-sciences ecosystems
Notes
- The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, customer-centric product practices, and measurable product outcomes at the capability level.