Director, Technical Product Owner
Abbott•Alameda, CA
•Onsite
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.
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).
- 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
- The base pay for this position is $172,000.00 – $344,000.00
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
