As a Lead Technology Product Manager within Optum Insight Engineering, you will lead the commercialization path and go-to-market (GTM) strategy for scalable AI, platform, and developer-facing capabilities, utilizing existing AI Marketplace and Developer Portal assets. You will partner closely with Technical Architecture, Engineering, and Commercial Operations to bridge complex technical patterns with customer-ready market solutions. In this role, you will define reusable commercialization patterns, guide opportunities through enterprise readiness gates, and ensure AI-driven healthcare solutions are secure, responsible, and high-impact.
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: - Develop customer, offer, channel, and go-to-market recommendations for assigned technical engagements using existing AI Marketplace and Developer Portal capabilities
- Author commercialization path artifacts, including channel strategies, launch packages, runtime plans, and activation runbooks
- Partner with Technical Architecture and Readiness Leads to ensure solution technical patterns are accurately reflected in commercial offers
- Validate and document customer problem statements, external market viability, and named ownership at the 'Worth Assessing' gate, carrying opportunities through 'Safe to Prepare' and 'Customer-Ready' phases
- Maintain decision packages and evidence records required for governance and architecture reviews, proactively identifying dependencies and flagging risks early
- Contribute reusable commercial and GTM patterns back to the enterprise shared library to accelerate future platform and solution launches
- Support post-launch stewardship in partnership with Commercial Operations to monitor offer performance, adoption metrics, and inform scale or retirement decisions
- Design, evaluate, and integrate AI-powered solutions, platform patterns, and automations to address complex healthcare challenges while applying responsible AI practices
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.
Required Qualifications: - 7+ years of experience partnering directly with engineering and technical architecture teams to commercialize technically complex offerings
- 5+ years of experience in technical product management, solutions marketing, or go-to-market strategy, with a focus on API, platform, or technical software products
- 5+ years of experience authoring decision-ready governance documentation, business cases, and evidence packages for leadership review
- 5+ years of experience designing, delivering, or deploying AI-powered or platform-level software solutions
Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field; MBA or related advanced degree. (or 4+ years of equivalent professional experience in technical product management, software delivery, or technical marketing)
- 8+ years of experience in technical product management or commercialization strategy experience specifically focused on API, platform, or AI/ML products
- 5+ years of experience with marketplace, partner, or channel commercialization models (e.g., cloud marketplaces, API marketplaces, or SaaS channel programs)
- 2+ years of experience with modern AI/agent ecosystems (e.g., Model Context Protocol [MCP], LLM APIs, or agentic orchestration frameworks)
- 2+ years of experience navigating commercialization and governance stage gates within healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated enterprise environments
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
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. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
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.
