Senior Software Product Owner
About the role
MiniMed is looking for a Senior Software Product Owner to join our Software Operations Organization. This role will define priorities for evolving our Shared Services platform as a product by balancing the inputs from internal and external stakeholders. The Senior Software Product Owner will work as the technical liaison between the platform team and the customers of the platform including software developers, operations teams, and other business customers. This role is ultimately responsible for defining the “What” and the “Why” for work direction at the team level to maximize value of the platform to the business and customers.
Responsibilities
- Supports 1 - 2 Scrum teams focused on a common identity or capability
- Responsible for building and grooming product backlog, including writing epics, features, and stories for shared understanding and execution
- Writes and collects input for acceptance criteria at the user story level
- Works in lockstep with software development teams, Scrum Masters, and delivery leaders to ensure priorities are clear, backlogs are executable, and messages to stakeholders are aligned
- Partners closely with the following to evolve product: Architect, DevOps Engineers, Technical Component Owner, Technical Leads, Software Developers, Testers, Scrum Master, etc.
- Active change agent within the Software Operations and Software Development organization, helping the team(s) and the broader organization assimilate to change
- Syncs regularly with product owners from related capabilities and products to ensure cohesive customer experience across a product space
- Partners with platform customers and development teams to ensure platform releases are communicated effectively to understand features and dependencies of the updates for successful use by the customer
- Accountable for a product’s impact on software developers, testers, customers, users, and Medtronic
- Establishes and drives toward key performance indicators (KPIs) of the platform including SLOs and SLAs
- Sources intake from the Architects, DevOps Engineers, Software Developers, Scrum Masters, Product Management, and other sources
- Leads a shared understanding of “What” we should build and be able to justify “Why” through discussion and documentation
- Extends shared understanding with the scrum teams who will be executing
- Plays a critical role in sprint demos by utilizing it as a feedback loop for validation of intended impact – should be asking most of the questions to people outside the team
- Ensures all work is tested for quality, configured for observability, and documented for customer enablement from internal operations to the software development teams and enables the same at the customer levels
- Makes the decision on when enough value has been created to release
Requirements
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management
- OR Advanced Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management
Nice to Haves
- 5+ years’ experience in product management, product development or related field
- Lean Mindset and proven experience around ‘Build, Measure, Learn (repeat)’
- Demonstrates ability to problem solve
- Team oriented – ability to motivate and work well with diverse, cross-functional teams
- Proven ability to influence and negotiate internally and with customers
- Medical device product/industry/technical acumen
- Proven ability to work globally
- Strong analytical and process skills
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to work effectively within a matrix environment
Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers.
Benefits
MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance and long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Incentive plans (Short Term Incentive - STI)
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Short-term disability coverage
- Paid time off and holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan (subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements)
Please note that “regular employees” refers to those who are not temporary staff, such as interns, and some benefits may not apply to employees in Puerto Rico.
Pay
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $87,000.00 - $149,000.00
For roles located in California, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and New York City, the salary range is $97,000.00 - $165,000.00 USD. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including experience, education, certifications, skills, market conditions, internal equity, and geographic location.