Associate Technical Product Manager

Edwards Lifesciences • Alton, IL

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About The Position

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards Lifesciences, we’re dedicated to developing ground-breaking technologies with a genuine impact on patients’ lives. At the core of this commitment is our investment in cutting-edge information technology. This supports our innovation and collaboration on a global scale, enabling our diverse teams to optimize both efficiency and success. As part of our IT team, your expertise and commitment will help facilitate our patient-focused mission by developing and enhancing technological solutions. We're seeking an entry-level Associate Technical Product Manager, IT, with foundational knowledge in software engineering and AI systems to support the AI Engineering team in delivering AI-enabled solutions. This role contributes to translating business needs into clear, actionable requirements and supports disciplined execution of AI product development. The Associate TPM partners with senior product managers, data scientists, AI engineers, and platform teams to gather requirements, align on priorities, and support on-time delivery. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation, a learning mindset, and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field with no previous experience or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria
• Exposure to software technology and technical solutioning, with a solution-oriented mindset (focus on understanding and applying solutions vs. building software)
• Understanding of product development fundamentals, including design phases, gating, and design review processes
• Foundational knowledge of AI concepts, with the ability to evaluate and articulate differences between approaches (beyond basic generative AI usage)
• Experience in software engineering, technical product, or program environments (academia, internships, or co-ops)
• Exposure to AI, data, or platform-based products through coursework or projects
• Foundational understanding of software engineering principles and system design
• Ability to gather and document clear, actionable requirements
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Consistent execution and timely delivery of assigned work
• Demonstrated growth in technical fluency and product ownership capabilities

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS), software engineering workflows, and Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Scrum methodologies)
• Interest in or exposure to regulated industries

Responsibilities

• Support backlog management, including refinement and prioritization; draft and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, PRDs, and product requirements; partner with engineering to ensure requirements are clear, feasible, and testable; track delivery progress from ideation through launch and escalate risks, dependencies, and blockers.
• Support the AI Engineering Liaison function for assigned business areas; gather and document business and functional requirements; support process mapping and future-state design activities; contribute to development of business cases, including value and feasibility analysis; communicate AI capabilities, constraints, and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop foundational knowledge of AI/ML workflows, cloud platforms, and distributed systems; participate in system design and architectural discussions to support requirement alignment; review technical outputs for consistency with defined requirements; stay current on emerging AI and engineering best practices.
• Support project planning, timelines, and cross-functional coordination; help coordinate tasks across engineering, data science, and platform teams; assist in ensuring alignment with governance, security, and responsible AI standards; contribute to product adoption activities and post-launch evaluation.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Performance-based incentives
• Wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level