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UnitedHealth Group Senior Transition Project Manager - Multiple Sites in Makati, Philippines
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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
Provide direction and drive to enterprise work streams on all aspects of the business
Be able to drive and program manage Internal Readiness across functions for setting up of new Transitions
Be able to work with executive leadership. Understand strategic direction and provide solution
Be responsible for transitions for the line of service/business for the site
Handle escalations for external and internal stakeholders
Demonstrate solid leadership and judgment
Negotiate key process changes in introducing innovations for cost effective programs
Coach and Mentor team to improve performance, build leadership bench & succession
Champion a culture of continuous improvement
Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree / diploma in Business Management
Project management certification: PMP / Agile (PMP/CSM/Agile Safe/PGMP)
12+ years of cross functional experience in Global sourcing industry with leading organizations
4+ years of experience in leading strategic transition implementations
4+ years of experience in managing transitions
Experience in key Transition & Program Management elements, resource estimation and planning, Risk Management, operating models etc.
Experience in managing and being responsible for multiple portfolio's
Experience in converting multiple demand items to actual strategic programs/Transitions
Experience to solution enterprise programs and execute across the organization
Business Process Operations experience
People management experience
Knowledge of project financials /CBA
Working knowledge of Pricing Models like TBB /outcome-based pricing
Sound knowledge of Project Management tools
Understanding of Organizational policies and procedures for planning and executing large enterprise Transitions
Proven good collaboration and influencing skills
Proven ability to work and execute in ambiguous/start from scratch environments
Proven ability to create and coordinate new proposals to support growth for delivery organization
Proven executive presence & thought leadership
Communication skills: Proven excellent ability to articulate thoughts clearly, active listening and comprehension skills
Collaborative leadership skills: Proven ability to establish supportive & collaborative relationships with peers, superiors and subordinates
Preferred Qualifications:
Exposure to Agile methodology
Exposure to automation work/tools/Project Management
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.
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