Director, Product

Requisition Number: 2349168
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.
Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
About the Team:
You will join the Clinical Solutions - Prospective Risk and Quality Services product team, responsible for Data, Analytics, AI, and Reporting products within the Prospective Risk Adjustment portfolio.
These products support the annual cycle of suspecting and assessing the health of over 47 million US lives, enabling payers and providers to improve clinical accuracy, submitting complete and compliant health records to CMS, and support financial forecasting and budgeting through analytics and AI.
The team values solid ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and operates in a complex, highly matrixed environment.
As a Director of Product Management, you will operate as an entrepreneur within Optum Insight, owning 0→1 product ideas, driving strategy, defining requirements, and leading the delivery of breakthrough healthcare products. You will serve as the Voice of the Customer, using data, research, and insights to shape product direction and solve high value problems.
You will collaborate with engineering, data science, research, operations, and internal Optum/UHC partners to bring new products from concept to launch and beyond.
What You'll Do:
In this role, you will:

• Develop a deep and ongoing understanding of customer needs, workflows, challenges, and trends across the healthcare ecosystem; use insights to guide product direction and experience improvements
• Identify market gaps, emerging opportunities, and new product concepts; generate clear use cases, value propositions, and problem definitions that inform long term product strategy
• Translate product vision into actionable roadmaps, detailed requirements, prototypes, and prioritization frameworks that balance customer value, technical feasibility, and business impact
• Lead the full lifecycle of new products-from scoping and discovery through design, experimentation, data collection, analysis, launch, and iteration-ensuring decisions are grounded in evidence and customer outcomes
• Partner closely with engineering, research, clinical, marketing, and global teams to move products from ideation to production; support readiness, adoption, and best practice sharing across the organization
• Drive structured product discussions and distill clear, actionable requirements from diverse stakeholders including customers, vendors, internal teams, and technical partners
• Navigate complex and ambiguous environments by independently developing deep understanding of multiple business domains, technologies, and customer personas; use this knowledge to make sound product decisions
• Apply solid analytical and financial skills to perform market segmentation, forecasting, business case development, and ongoing metric evaluation to ensure alignment with product strategy
• Build and refine scalable methodologies, tools, and systems for data collection and analysis; continually simplify and improve product processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Define the go to market approach for new products, including positioning, pricing strategy, and coordinated launch planning with cross functional partners

You will 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 providing development for other roles you may be interested in.
What you will bring:
We're looking for someone who has:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Business, Healthcare, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Proven track record owning and delivering complex products or initiatives
• Proven experience in defining product strategy and driving execution end to end
• Proven ability to be comfortable influencing across multiple teams and senior stakeholders
• Proven solid experience working within Agile software development practices
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity and make sound prioritization decisions
• Proven ability to use data, customer insight, and business context to guide decisions
• Proven experience incorporating AI or advanced analytics into product capabilities

Nice to Have:

• Product certifications such as CSPO, PSPO, SAFe POPM, or similar
• Proven experience in US healthcare, particularly Risk Adjustment or Quality domains
• Proven experience launching and managing products at scale
• Demonstrated familiarity with cloud based, data intensive, or AI enabled platforms
• Proven experience mentoring or leading other product professionals

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.