Capability Manager

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. The Data Product Capability Manager is a senior, hybrid role that combines the strategic focus of a data product owner with the cross-functional coordination responsibilities of a capability manager. This individual will own the definition, prioritization, and delivery of enterprise data capabilities - establishing the structure for how structured data is identified, governed, and consumed across the organization. Reporting into the Product Management organization, the role serves as the central connective tissue between business stakeholders, data domain owners, IT delivery, and data governance functions, ensuring that data products are developed in alignment with enterprise strategy, quality standards, and business value objectives.

Data Strategy Management & Roadmap Ownership: Define and maintain the enterprise data capability roadmap in alignment with overall business strategy. Identify data investment priorities, manage the capability backlog, and communicate progress and value delivery to senior stakeholders Vendor & Internal Data Needs Assessment: Evaluate and document structured data requirements across both vendor-sourced and internally generated datasets. Partner with procurement, legal, and data architecture teams to assess fit, feasibility, and compliance of data supply options Business & Domain Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with business and domain owners to identify and validate authoritative data sources (Systems of Truth / SOTs) and key attribute requirements. Facilitate workshops and working sessions to surface data needs, resolve conflicts, and build shared understanding of data definitions IT Partnership & Agile Delivery Planning: Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to translate data capability requirements into delivery plans using agile methodologies (e.g., SAFe, Scrum). Participate in sprint planning, PI planning, and backlog grooming to ensure alignment between business priorities and technical execution Data Governance Support & Stewardship: Support and actively contribute to enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, and practices. Work with data stewards and governance councils to ensure data capabilities are developed and maintained in compliance with data standards, privacy requirements, and regulatory obligations Data Quality Management: Define and enforce data quality standards, metrics, and SLAs for owned data products. Collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams to implement monitoring, remediation, and continuous improvement processes that ensure fitness-for-purpose data across the enterprise Data Product Definition & Lifecycle Management: Own the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise data products - from ideation and requirements definition through development, launch, and sunset. Ensure data products are well-documented, discoverable, and aligned to measurable business outcomes Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact and escalation path for data capability delivery across business, IT, and governance functions. Manage stakeholder expectations, facilitate issue resolution, and deliver regular status updates and executive-level reporting Data Maturity & Capability Development: Assess the current state of enterprise data capabilities against industry benchmarks and organizational goals. Develop and execute maturity