Associate Project Manager
GurugramFull-time3–6 yrsPosted 6 days ago
Mid-level project management role at UnitedHealth Group (Optum) in Gurugram. Needs 3+ years and a degree.
About the role
We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Associate Project Manager to support strategic initiatives, project governance, and business execution. This role will enable disciplined planning, coordination, reporting, and follow-through across priority initiatives, helping ensure business commitments are tracked, risks are surfaced, and outcomes are delivered with clarity and accountability.
What you'll do
- Project Management & Coordination Support planning, coordination, governance, and delivery tracking for strategic projects, transformation initiatives
- Maintain project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependency trackers, risk logs, action registers, and status reporting to enable disciplined execution
- Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to monitor progress, manage dependencies, identify risks, and escalate issues requiring timely attention
- Support project reviews, governance forums, and leadership discussions by documenting decisions, actions, owners, and follow-ups through closure
- Prepare dashboards, business updates, presentations, and governance materials that communicate project health, progress, risks, and outcomes clearly
What you need
- Project management
- Excel
- JIRA
- MS Project
- Power BI
- Tableau
Good to have
- Six Sigma
- Agile
- Alteryx