Senior Software Product Owner

MiniMed•San Diego, CA

5d•$112,000 - $190,000

About The Position

MiniMed is seeking a Senior Software Product Owner to join its Software Operations Organization and define priorities for its Shared Services platform. The role balances input from internal and external stakeholders and acts as the technical liaison between the platform team and platform customers, including software developers, operations teams, and other business customers. The position defines what the team should build and why, with the goal of maximizing value for the business and customers. The Senior Software Product Owner supports one or two Scrum teams focused on a common identity or capability. The role builds and grooms the product backlog, develops epics, features, and user stories, and gathers acceptance criteria. Working closely with software development teams, Scrum Masters, delivery leaders, architects, DevOps engineers, technical owners and leads, developers, and testers, the Product Owner keeps priorities clear, work executable, and stakeholder communications aligned. The position helps the teams and broader organization adapt to change, coordinates with product owners of related capabilities to support a cohesive customer experience, and works with platform customers and development teams to communicate releases and dependencies. It is accountable for the product’s impact on developers, testers, customers, users, and MiniMed; establishes and drives platform KPIs, including SLOs and SLAs; and builds a documented shared understanding of what to build and why. The role uses sprint demos as a feedback and validation mechanism, ensures work is tested, observable, and documented for customer enablement, and decides when sufficient value has been created to release. The stated application window is anticipated to close on October 29, 2026. MiniMed describes its benefits package as competitive and offers a short-term incentive plan. Salary ranges are $112,000–$190,000 for U.S. locations excluding Puerto Rico, and $124,000–$212,000 for California, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York City. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, education, certifications, skills, market conditions, internal equity, and location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and at least 4 years of experience in Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management; or an advanced degree in one of those fields and at least 2 years of such experience.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of experience in product management, product development, or a related field.
Lean mindset and proven experience with a Build, Measure, Learn cycle.
Ability to solve problems.
Team-oriented approach and ability to motivate and work well with diverse, cross-functional teams.
Ability to influence and negotiate internally and with customers.
Medical device product, industry, or technical acumen.
Ability to work globally.
Strong analytical and process skills.
Strong project management skills.
Ability to work effectively within a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

Support one or two Scrum teams focused on a common identity or capability.
Build and groom the product backlog, including writing epics, features, and stories for shared understanding and execution.
Write and collect input for user-story acceptance criteria.
Work with software development teams, Scrum Masters, and delivery leaders to clarify priorities, maintain executable backlogs, and align stakeholder communications.
Partner with architects, DevOps engineers, technical component owners, technical leads, software developers, testers, Scrum Masters, and others to evolve the product.
Help teams and the broader Software Operations and Software Development organizations adapt to change.
Coordinate with product owners of related capabilities and products to support a cohesive customer experience.
Communicate platform releases, features, and dependencies to platform customers and development teams to support successful adoption.
Be accountable for the product’s impact on software developers, testers, customers, users, and MiniMed.
Establish and drive platform KPIs, including SLOs and SLAs.
Source intake from architects, DevOps engineers, software developers, Scrum Masters, Product Management, and other sources.
Lead and document a shared understanding of what should be built and why, and extend that understanding to the Scrum teams executing the work.
Use sprint demos as a feedback loop to validate intended impact, particularly by gathering feedback from people outside the team.
Ensure work is tested for quality, configured for observability, and documented for customer enablement across internal operations, software development teams, and customer levels.
Decide when sufficient value has been created to release.

Benefits

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Short-term incentive (STI) eligibility.
Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account access.
Life insurance and long-term disability leave.
Dependent daycare spending account.
Incentive plans.
401(k) plan with company match.
Short-term disability coverage.
Paid time off and holidays.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation.
Employee Assistance Program access.
Potential eligibility for a Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements.