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Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Technical Product & Portfolio Management leads portfolio governance, initiative planning and prioritization, program communication, and delivery across the Optum Rx AI-Native Pharmacy technology portfolio. Partnering directly with business, operations, finance, and technology leaders across Optum Rx, the Director defines integrated capability roadmaps and a unified portfolio roadmap, manages capital investments, accelerates responsible AI adoption, and delivers measurable business outcomes. The Director uses market insights and solid stakeholder relationships to understand customer needs and emerging technology trends, identifying new opportunities or adjusting current products. Drawing on deep product knowledge and technical expertise, the Director coordinates portfolio delivery with business capability, engineering, and business operations leaders and other cross-functional teams. A background in computer science, engineering, or a related field is typical for this role, though equivalent experience is also considered.
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the integrated Optum Rx AI-Native Pharmacy product strategy, product vision, and capability roadmaps across Pharmacy lines of business in partnership with business capability owners, engineering, and operations stakeholders, embedding an AI-first mindset in roadmap decisions
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from intake and discovery through delivery, adoption, operational performance, and retirement
- Partner with business, operations, engineering, architecture, and data teams to translate strategic priorities into scalable AI-driven product capabilities
- Accelerate responsible AI adoption across Pharmacy lines of business, including AI-assisted workflows, decision support, documentation, and operational automation
- Own the integrated AI-Native Pharmacy investment portfolio, aligning spend, capacity, and sequencing to enterprise strategy, priorities, and business outcomes
- Collaborate with business capability owners to lead product intake, prioritization, funding recommendations, and transparent trade-off decisions across competing initiatives and lines of business
- Develop annual and multi-year capital plans, business cases, capital committee submissions, and investment roadmaps in partnership with Finance and business capability leaders
- Establish a unified portfolio roadmap that brings the capability roadmaps together and integrates milestones, dependencies, risks, funding, capacity, technical debt, and expected benefits
- Oversee budget, forecast, burn rate, budget-to-actual variance, and funding reallocation to the highest-value opportunities
- Partner with business capability owners to operate portfolio governance cadences through executive dashboards, monthly and quarterly reviews, key performance indicator (KPI) and management by objectives (MBO) reporting, and concise risk narratives
- Drive portfolio simplification through modernization, consolidation of duplicative capabilities, and retirement of low-value or legacy assets
- Develop a deep understanding of pharmacy capabilities, user personas, and the business processes in which those capabilities are used, and support product demos to stakeholders, end users, and the leadership team
- Collaborate with business capability owners to build and maintain a healthy product and team backlog in which each item is justified by quantifiable benefits, high-value requirements, a compelling business case, clear product positioning, priority, and strategic impact
- Identify and drive approaches and initiatives that improve customer metrics and increase adoption across portfolios
- Enable successful development, delivery, and adoption of technology solutions by leading requirements gathering, roadmap and progress updates, delivery management, and risk mitigation with stakeholders
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and senior leaders across business capability, engineering, and Pharmacy lines of business through clear, consistent communication
- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing organization of technical product, portfolio, and program/project management professionals with clear accountability and measurable outcomes
- Manage ongoing portfolio delivery performance, including financial health, roadmap progress, and retirement decisions as appropriate, and partner with engineering teams to define solutions that deliver on roadmap commitments
- Partner across the portfolio to minimize overlapping work and drive reuse of existing capabilities
- Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks
- Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation
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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of technical product, program, or portfolio management experience leading large-scale enterprise technology platforms and software solutions
- 5+ years of experience translating business use cases into technical solutions, with solid technical aptitude
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with AI integration, generative AI, responsible AI practices, and AI experimentation
- Demonstrated experience owning a technology investment portfolio, including capital planning, governance, prioritization, roadmap management, and benefits realization
- Experience defining enterprise product strategy and delivering complex, cloud-enabled software solutions
- Experience evaluating, integrating, or deploying modern AI capabilities in enterprise workflows
- Proven ability to partner with Finance on business cases, capital allocation, forecasting, and financial validation of outcomes
- Proven executive-level collaboration across business, operations, finance, and technology stakeholders
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Healthcare technology experience, preferably supporting Pharmacy Benefit Management or Pharmacy Care Services operations
- Experience operating portfolio governance frameworks, intake and stage-gate processes, capital committee cadences, and executive portfolio reporting
- Experience building unified, multi-line-of-business roadmaps and aligning internal and external partners around a shared investment plan
- Experience with cloud-native platforms, APIs, microservices, workflow orchestration, data platforms, analytics, and AI enablement
- Proven track record of delivering measurable operational efficiency, cost reduction, quality improvement, customer value, or healthcare outcomes
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $134,600 - $230,800 annually based on full-time employment
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
INTRODUCTION
Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Technical Product & Portfolio Management leads portfolio governance, initiative planning and prioritization, program communication, and delivery across the Optum Rx AI-Native Pharmacy technology portfolio. Partnering directly with business, operations, finance, and technology leaders across Optum Rx, the Director defines integrated capability roadmaps and a unified portfolio roadmap, manages capital investments, accelerates responsible AI adoption, and delivers measurable business outcomes. The Director uses market insights and solid stakeholder relationships to understand customer needs and emerging technology trends, identifying new opportunities or adjusting current products. Drawing on deep product knowledge and technical expertise, the Director coordinates portfolio delivery with business capability, engineering, and business operations leaders and other cross-functional teams. A background in computer science, engineering, or a related field is typical for this role, though equivalent experience is also considered.
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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the integrated Optum Rx AI-Native Pharmacy product strategy, product vision, and capability roadmaps across Pharmacy lines of business in partnership with business capability owners, engineering, and operations stakeholders, embedding an AI-first mindset in roadmap decisions
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from intake and discovery through delivery, adoption, operational performance, and retirement
- Partner with business, operations, engineering, architecture, and data teams to translate strategic priorities into scalable AI-driven product capabilities
- Accelerate responsible AI adoption across Pharmacy lines of business, including AI-assisted workflows, decision support, documentation, and operational automation
- Own the integrated AI-Native Pharmacy investment portfolio, aligning spend, capacity, and sequencing to enterprise strategy, priorities, and business outcomes
- Collaborate with business capability owners to lead product intake, prioritization, funding recommendations, and transparent trade-off decisions across competing initiatives and lines of business
- Develop annual and multi-year capital plans, business cases, capital committee submissions, and investment roadmaps in partnership with Finance and business capability leaders
- Establish a unified portfolio roadmap that brings the capability roadmaps together and integrates milestones, dependencies, risks, funding, capacity, technical debt, and expected benefits
- Oversee budget, forecast, burn rate, budget-to-actual variance, and funding reallocation to the highest-value opportunities
- Partner with business capability owners to operate portfolio governance cadences through executive dashboards, monthly and quarterly reviews, key performance indicator (KPI) and management by objectives (MBO) reporting, and concise risk narratives
- Drive portfolio simplification through modernization, consolidation of duplicative capabilities, and retirement of low-value or legacy assets
- Develop a deep understanding of pharmacy capabilities, user personas, and the business processes in which those capabilities are used, and support product demos to stakeholders, end users, and the leadership team
- Collaborate with business capability owners to build and maintain a healthy product and team backlog in which each item is justified by quantifiable benefits, high-value requirements, a compelling business case, clear product positioning, priority, and strategic impact
- Identify and drive approaches and initiatives that improve customer metrics and increase adoption across portfolios
- Enable successful development, delivery, and adoption of technology solutions by leading requirements gathering, roadmap and progress updates, delivery management, and risk mitigation with stakeholders
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and senior leaders across business capability, engineering, and Pharmacy lines of business through clear, consistent communication
- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing organization of technical product, portfolio, and program/project management professionals with clear accountability and measurable outcomes
- Manage ongoing portfolio delivery performance, including financial health, roadmap progress, and retirement decisions as appropriate, and partner with engineering teams to define solutions that deliver on roadmap commitments
- Partner across the portfolio to minimize overlapping work and drive reuse of existing capabilities
- Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks
- Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation
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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of technical product, program, or portfolio management experience leading large-scale enterprise technology platforms and software solutions
- 5+ years of experience translating business use cases into technical solutions, with solid technical aptitude
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with AI integration, generative AI, responsible AI practices, and AI experimentation
- Demonstrated experience owning a technology investment portfolio, including capital planning, governance, prioritization, roadmap management, and benefits realization
- Experience defining enterprise product strategy and delivering complex, cloud-enabled software solutions
- Experience evaluating, integrating, or deploying modern AI capabilities in enterprise workflows
- Proven ability to partner with Finance on business cases, capital allocation, forecasting, and financial validation of outcomes
- Proven executive-level collaboration across business, operations, finance, and technology stakeholders
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Healthcare technology experience, preferably supporting Pharmacy Benefit Management or Pharmacy Care Services operations
- Experience operating portfolio governance frameworks, intake and stage-gate processes, capital committee cadences, and executive portfolio reporting
- Experience building unified, multi-line-of-business roadmaps and aligning internal and external partners around a shared investment plan
- Experience with cloud-native platforms, APIs, microservices, workflow orchestration, data platforms, analytics, and AI enablement
- Proven track record of delivering measurable operational efficiency, cost reduction, quality improvement, customer value, or healthcare outcomes
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $134,600 - $230,800 annually based on full-time employment
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Technical Director
Document your portfolio for PERM requirements
PERM requires your employer to define the minimum qualifications for your role before advertising it. Compile your technical credits, project scope records, and any specialized software certifications now so your employer's job description accurately reflects what you actually do.
Target employers with PERM filing history
Studios, broadcasters, and enterprise technology firms that have filed PERM petitions before are far less likely to stall on sponsorship paperwork. Search the DOL's OFLC disclosure data to identify which production companies and tech employers in your sector have sponsored Technical Directors previously.
Confirm the EB-2 versus EB-3 classification early
Technical Director roles often qualify under EB-2 if your employer's minimum requirement is a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience. Clarify this with your employer before PERM filing, since the classification affects priority date wait times for certain nationalities.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to filter Technical Director openings by employers with active green card sponsorship history. This cuts the research time of manually cross-referencing OFLC data with job postings and surfaces roles where PERM sponsorship is already part of the hiring plan.
Understand the supervised recruitment window
PERM requires your employer to run DOL-mandated recruitment for at least 60 days and wait an additional 30 days before filing. If you're negotiating a start date, build at least four to five months into your timeline before USCIS receives the I-140 petition.
Align your O*NET occupational profile with the job description
PERM job descriptions must reflect the actual duties of the position. Cross-check your role's responsibilities against the O*NET profile for Technical Directors so your employer's PERM application doesn't contain duties inconsistent with DOL occupational definitions, which can trigger audit requests.
Green Card Technical Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Technical Director role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Technical Director positions can qualify under either category depending on how your employer defines the minimum requirements. EB-2 applies when the role requires a master's degree or equivalent, meaning a bachelor's degree plus at least five years of progressive, specialized experience. EB-3 covers roles requiring a bachelor's degree and at least two years of experience. Your employer sets the minimum in the PERM job description, so discussing this before filing is essential.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Technical Director?
Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency, not a temporary status subject to renewal. There is no annual cap lottery at the EB-3 level for most countries, so your employer can file at any time. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM, I-140, and adjustment of status typically takes two to four years for applicants from non-backlogged countries, compared to the H-1B visa's faster initial authorization but ongoing renewal dependency.
How do I find Technical Director jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search Technical Director roles filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, pulling from DOL OFLC disclosure data. This avoids the common problem of reaching the offer stage only to learn an employer has never navigated PERM before, which significantly delays or derails the sponsorship process.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers mid-process?
If your I-140 petition has been approved for at least 180 days, federal law allows you to port your priority date and underlying petition to a new employer in the same or a similar occupational classification. For Technical Directors, this typically means the new role must involve comparable technical leadership responsibilities. You'll need a new employer willing to file a new I-485 or continue your adjustment of status.
Can my employer start the PERM process before I have a visa to work in the United States?
Yes. PERM is an employer-driven DOL process that can begin while you're outside the country or on a different visa status. The I-140 can also be filed and approved before you enter the U.S. Once your priority date becomes current, you can apply for an immigrant visa through a U.S. consulate abroad rather than adjusting status from within the country.