Senior project manager

Ready to lead complex delivery in a role that makes a real difference? Join Optum as a Senior Project Manager and help deliver initiatives that improve how healthcare works for the people who rely on it every day.
In this role, you will lead high‑priority initiatives, bringing together Agile ways of working, structured delivery management, and solid stakeholder partnership to keep programmes moving forward.
What you’ll do:

Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
Coach teams on Agile principles, flow, WIP management, and continuous improvement practices
Support teams operating in Scrum or Kanban, adapting practices pragmatically to team maturity and context
Actively identify, elevate, and resolve impediments impacting team delivery
Promote consistent Agile behaviours and ways of working across teams
Own end to end delivery for assigned initiatives, from intake through execution to release
Translate business demand into clear delivery plans, milestones, and dependencies
Manage risks, issues, assumptions, and mitigations across the delivery lifecycle
Provide regular, concise status updates to senior and executive stakeholders
Partner with technical teams to develop high level designs, estimates, and delivery options
Support prioritization and governance processes with business stakeholders
Act as the primary delivery point of contact for business and technical stakeholders
Coordinate across a matrixed delivery environment to ensure alignment and timely execution
Balance BAU, production support, and value stream delivery work where required
Contribute to broader delivery maturity and ways of working initiatives

What you’ll bring:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent practical experience
Proven significant experience delivering work in Agile environments
Proven ability to operate in both Scrum Master and delivery ownership capacities
Demonstrated solid stakeholder management and communication skills (written and verbal)
Demonstrated experience managing delivery risks, issues, and dependencies
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
Demonstrated solid analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and present insights clearly

Preferred Qualifications:

Agile certification (e.g., Scrum.org, SAFe, or equivalent)
Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) or equivalent experience
Proven experience using workflow management tools such as Rally or Jira
Proven experience working on data, analytics, or technology driven initiatives
Proven experience within healthcare, pharmacy, or other regulated industries

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.
Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug‑free workplace.
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