UnitedHealth Group - IT Project Manager

Project Manager

Discipline : Information Technology

Industry : IT Project Management

Job Description :

- The project manager is responsible for leading a project from its inception to execution. This includes planning, execution and managing the people, resources and scope of the project.

- Project managers must have the discipline to create clear and attainable objectives and and to see them through to successful completion.

- The project lead has full responsibility and authority to complete the assigned project.

- A project manager's position may end with the completion of the assigned project, or it may be a semi-permanent position for a limited time or until a predetermined point in the projects schedule or stage of completion.

Scope :

- Assesses and interprets customer needs and requirements.

- Identifies solutions to non-standard requests and problems.

- Solves moderately complex problems and/or conducts moderately complex analyses.

- Works with minimal guidance, seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks.

- Translates concepts into practice.

- Provides explanations and information to others on difficult issues.

- Experience using Agile SCRUM

Job Responsibilities :

Project Leadership :

- Leads and directs high-priority projects, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration and iteration with internal teams- Presents project status and issues to stakeholders through formal presentations

- Conducts regular meetings with project teams to review the current status of the project including technical, schedule, and labor issues Project Management

- Is responsible with managing projects from the Initiation phase of the SDLC through the Release phase of the Optum Insight SDLC.

- Ensures that the SDLC process is followed with reaching successful SDLC Compliance for each phase.

- Responsible for assigning resource responsibilities and developing a schedule to ensure timely completion of the project.

- Manages the scope, risks, issues, deliverables, and schedule of individual project tasks.

- Attends committee meetings and provides project status updates

- Monitors team dynamic and team accountability related to delivery commitments

- Assigning project tasks and coordinate resources, including the review of escalating such issues as needed.

- Manages and ensures the TE Dashboard is kept up to date on a weekly basis

- Establishing and enforcing the use of the projects Change Control Process

- Establishing and enforcing the use of the project Communication Plan

- Responsible for tracking, resolving and escalating project Issues and Risks

- Participates in the PMO with revising and creating new policies and procedures

- Creates, maintains and is accountable for labor identified within Planview for the project

No. of Openings : 2

Qualification :

Education and Job Qualifications :

B.Tech/M.Tech/MCA/M. Sc (full time only) with 8 - 10 years of experience

- 3+ years of project management experience

- 3+ years experience in tracking, planning projects, working with large data sets and making data-driven analytical decisions

- Analyzes and investigates

- Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise.

- Uses pertinent data and facts to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise.

- Investigates non-standard requests and problems, with some assistance from others.

- Works exclusively within a specific knowledge area.

- Prioritizes and organizes own work to meet deadlines.

- Provides explanations and information to others on topics within area of expertise.

Additional Information :

- Previous experience with Agile/SCRUM- Certified or actively pursuing PMP Certification. Should have certification in Agile (CSM/PSM)

- Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint.

- Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely.

- Excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills and ability to balance multiple priorities.

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