Senior Project Manager I

UnitedHealth Group is the most diversified health care company in the United States and a leader worldwide in helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone.

You love to challenge the status quo. You thrive on exceeding goals, always making things better than you found them. Bring that passion to UnitedHealth Group and join us on a mission to help people live healthier lives. As a Business Project Manager, you'll work alongside a high caliber team as you drive innovation and business forward. You'll roll up your sleeves as you coordinate complete projects, defining performance and results. When you get into the driver's seat of this role, you will show your expertise in determining time frames, allotment of staffing and funding resources and leading others in the organization to make meaningful process improvements. This is no small opportunity. As a Business Project Manager, you'll shift scope definition, risk identification, methodology and resource allocation to a gear you didn't even know you have. You'll take on tough challenges and create innovative solutions. Along the way, you'll grow and develop at a pace that energizes your career while you do your life's best work.(SM)

* Lead or help develop program or project scope statements, in consultation with applicable stakeholders (e.g., program/project charter, Statement of ---Work, Business Vision Document) * Work with resource managers to drive the identification of the skills, duration and effort required for successful project execution * Collect, analyze and maintain financial forecast information (e.g., labor, hardware, software), using input from applicable sources * Establish/apply quality objectives, criteria, standards and levels using appropriate quality management methods, with stakeholder input (e.g., key performance indicators, scope definition) * Develop, communicate and implement program/project risk/issue management plans and strategies (e.g., mitigation, avoidance, transfer, acceptance) * This individual will manage $15M in capital, must interact with senior business leaders, provide direction across multiple lines of business and be a thought leader.

**Required Qualifications** * BA/BS degree or related field and/or equivalent education and work experience * 5+ years of project management experience * 5+ years experience in tracking, planning projects, working with large data sets and making data-driven analytical decisions **Preferred Qualifications:** * Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint * Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely to leadership * Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance multiple priorities and projects