Director, Technical Product Owner (Data Governance & Privacy Experience)

Abbott • United States of America : Remote, IL

3d • $149,300 - $298,700 • Remote

About The Position

The Technical Product Owner (TPO) is the execution bridge between product priorities (“WHAT”) and engineering delivery (“HOW”). This role owns stream-level technical product execution across mobile, web, and backend platforms, ensuring clear accountability, faster decision velocity, and measurable customer/patient outcomes. You will operate at the intersection of Product, Systems Engineering, Architecture, Program Management, UX, and Engineering to turn strategy into reliable, high-quality releases.

Requirements

• 10+ years in Technical Product Management, Product Ownership, Engineering, or Technical Program Management.
• Strong technical fluency across modern software delivery (mobile/web/backend); hands-on experience in Go or React Native strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in matrixed organizations.
• Proven ability to decompose ambiguous business goals into executable engineering work.
• Strong agile execution skills (backlog refinement, story mapping, sprint planning, dependency/risk management).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including influence without formal authority.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in regulated environments (healthcare, med-tech, finance, or similar).
• Experience implementing EHR Interoperability solutions and services.
• Solid understanding of security protocols and architecture like mTLS and OAuth.
• Working knowledge of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems such as Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Athena, etc.
• Practical knowledge and experience delivering secure solutions, implementing privacy by design, and meeting regulatory requirements including HIPAA and GDPR.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevEx, observability, cloud platforms, and modern quality engineering practices.
• Experience driving operating-model change (not only project delivery) across multiple teams.
• Experience serving as a Chief Privacy Officer, Head of Privacy, Data Governance Leader, or similar executive role with responsibility for enterprise privacy, governance, compliance, and information management programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance frameworks, data stewardship models, information lifecycle management, consent management, and regulatory compliance in highly regulated environments.
• Legal, compliance, or privacy leadership background combined with a strong IT, software, digital, or technology foundation, with demonstrated ability to bridge legal requirements and technical implementation.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical product execution for a product/experience stream, from concept through launch and continuous improvement.
• Translate outcome-based strategy into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release-ready backlog.
• Define and maintain clear scope, decision rights, and accountability boundaries across teams.
• Lead cross-functional operating cadence to align Product, Commercial, Systems Engineering, Architecture, Program Management, and R&D.
• Partner with Engineering and Architecture on technical trade-offs that balance speed, quality, compliance, and business value.
• Co-own release readiness with Program Manager, including dependency management, risk escalation, and launch quality.
• Embed quality and compliance guardrails early in the lifecycle (shift-left testing, clear controls, and traceable decisions).
• Lead enterprise data governance and data privacy initiatives, establishing policies, standards, and controls that ensure regulatory compliance, data stewardship, data quality, and responsible use of patient and enterprise data.
• Partner closely with Legal, Compliance, Security, and Engineering teams to translate privacy, governance, and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions, operational processes, and product delivery practices.
• Champion privacy-by-design and data risk management principles throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring data collection, usage, retention, sharing, and access controls align with organizational governance frameworks and applicable regulations.
• Drive stream-aligned delivery metrics and OKRs, using data to improve predictability, throughput, and customer impact.
• Support reusable platform and shared experience-service adoption in partnership with Platform & Delivery teams.
• Maintain strong documentation and communication of technical product decisions and rationale.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
• Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists

What This Job Offers

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