Senior Technical Project Manager

About this role

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute\* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of technical initiatives across infrastructure, cloud, and platform programs, ensuring milestones are met and outcomes align to enterprise standards
• Drive execution across cross‑functional teams, coordinating delivery leads, SMEs, and dependency owners
• Manage delivery risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; proactively escalate and resolve blockers
• Own dependency validation and tracking across AE DC workstreams
• Partner with delivery teams to resolve execution issues using standardized issue management and escalation processes
• Ensure dependencies are clearly documented, validated with SMEs, and aligned to downstream roadmap
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise updates for leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and mitigation plans
• Utilize AI during meetings to capture decisions, action items, and risks, translating outputs into actionable next steps and updates for stakeholders
• Partner with workstream leads and SMEs to use AI‑generated insights to support data‑driven decision‑making and prioritization
• Use AI to generate, refine, and maintain delivery artifacts, including status reports, program plans, timelines, and dependency mappings
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to stream...