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. OptumCare is 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. OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Agile Practitioner 4
Location
United States
Posted
11 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
The Agile Practitioner 4 will oversee a large, complex, multi-year technology program spanning UHC Technology and Optum, working across 20+ applications and delivery teams. This role operates at a program/portfolio level, driving agile execution, delivery predictability, and cross-organizational alignment to support enterprise scale digital and AI enabled initiatives, including Provider Digital and Prior Authorization platforms.
This is a senior practitioner role requiring deep experience with scaled Agile delivery, executive stakeholder engagement, and transformation across distributed engineering organizations.
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:
- Drive end to end Agile execution across multiple product streams and technology teams
- Provide oversight across 20+ applications, ensuring dependency management, risk mitigation, and delivery alignment
- Establish and maintain program level cadence, milestones, and delivery transparency
- Apply systems thinking to improve flow, reduce delivery friction, and address systemic impediments
- Coach teams and leaders on scaled agile practices (Scrum, Kanban, hybrid models)
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Business leaders across UHC and Optum
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior technology and product leaders
- Translate strategy into executable delivery plans and outcomes
- Drive alignment across multiple portfolios, Product Managers, and Engineering leaders
- Mentor Agile Practitioners, Scrum Masters, and delivery leaders
- Promote enterprise standards, communities of practice, and continuous improvement
- Identify and implement opportunities to scale Agile maturity beyond the immediate program
- Ensure strong metrics across predictability, flow, quality, and value delivery
- Proactively surface and resolve risks, issues, and cross team dependencies
- Support PI/quarterly planning, roadmap alignment, and release readiness
Qualifications
- 7+ years of combined IT, product, or engineering experience
- 3+ years of experience operating at enterprise or program scale across multiple teams
- Proven experience leading large, complex, multi-team Agile programs
- Experience working in highly matrixed organizations spanning multiple business units
- Deep understanding of Agile principles, frameworks, and product delivery models
- Solid executive level communication and influencing skills
Requirements
- Agile certifications (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, or equivalent)
- Experience working across UHC and Optum technology ecosystems
- Experience coaching leaders and influencing organizational change at scale
- Healthcare or regulated environment experience
- Background supporting digital transformation, AI, or large platform modernization
Success Measures
- Improved delivery predictability and program level transparency
- Reduction in cross team friction and systemic impediments
- Clear alignment between strategy, roadmaps, and execution
- Increased Agile maturity across teams and leaders
- Solid partnership and credibility with executive stakeholders
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
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.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of combined IT, product, or engineering experience
- 3+ years of experience operating at enterprise or program scale across multiple teams
- Proven experience leading large, complex, multi-team Agile programs
- Experience working in highly matrixed organizations spanning multiple business units
- Deep understanding of Agile principles, frameworks, and product delivery models
- Solid executive level communication and influencing skills
- Agile certifications (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, or equivalent)
- Experience working across UHC and Optum technology ecosystems
- Experience coaching leaders and influencing organizational change at scale
- Healthcare or regulated environment experience
- Background supporting digital transformation, AI, or large platform modernization
- Success Measures
- Improved delivery predictability and program level transparency
- Reduction in cross team friction and systemic impediments
- Clear alignment between strategy, roadmaps, and execution
- Increased Agile maturity across teams and leaders
- Solid partnership and credibility with executive stakeholders
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
- 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.
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