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.
As a member of the Data Solutions Leadership Team, the Principal AI Product Manager is responsible for the strategy, discovery, and delivery of a portfolio of AI-powered products, analytics solutions, and machine learning capabilities that are embedded in workflows and drive measurable patient and business outcomes.
This role is a senior individual contributor position with portfolio-level accountability, responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and driving execution of high-value AI and analytics opportunities that improve decision-making, automation, operational efficiency, and patient experience. Success in this role requires solid product judgment, deep understanding of modern AI, machine learning, and analytics products, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leaders in a highly matrixed, regulated US healthcare environment.
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 office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
Primary Responsibilities
- Own the product portfolio strategy, roadmap, and investment priorities for AI-powered products, analytics solutions, and machine learning capabilities
- Lead continuous product discovery to identify high-value problems, validate assumptions, and define outcome-oriented opportunities
- Identify, prioritize, and translate opportunities to leverage AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, and generative AI into product capabilities that improve patient and business outcomes
- Partner with Data Scientists, Engineers, and Data Product teams to deliver scalable, production-grade AI and analytics capabilities that create measurable patient and business value
- Define product vision, problems to solve, success metrics, business cases, and outcome-based Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
- Drive portfolio-level prioritization balancing customer value, business impact, technical feasibility, regulatory requirements, and organizational capacity
- Ensure responsible AI practices, including governance, privacy, security, and compliance, are embedded in product development
- Define evaluation criteria, guardrails, and human oversight for AI capabilities, and monitor production performance to drive continuous improvement
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies, industry trends, and competitive offerings to inform product strategy and investment decisions
- Partner with Go-To-Market, Operations, and customer-facing teams to drive adoption and value realization
- Communicate product strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes effectively to executive leadership and stakeholders
- Influence senior leaders and stakeholders without direct authority to align on priorities and outcomes
- Represent AI and analytics product strategy in leadership forums, customer engagements, and strategic planning activities
- Serve as a mentor and thought leader within the product organization, driving modern product management practices
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.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Proven significant experience in product management, including ownership of complex products, platforms, or portfolios
- Proven solid experience leading AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics products from concept through production
- Proven experience with Generative AI, large language models (LLMs), predictive modeling, or decision intelligence products
- Demonstrated solid understanding of modern product management practices, including continuous discovery, outcome-based roadmaps, experimentation, and OKRs
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across large, matrixed organizations
- Demonstrated solid business acumen, including experience developing investment cases and prioritization frameworks
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- Proven experience within the U.S. healthcare industry, including payer, provider, or pharmacy environments
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.
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