Sr. Manager Digital Enterprise Product Owner

Vantive•Deerfield, IL

7d•$168,000 - $201,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities. Your role: The Sr. Manager Digital Enterprise Product Owner is responsible for translating product and clinical intent into clear, executable, and compliant backlog items that enable predictable delivery by R&D Engineering teams. Operating in close partnership with Product Management, Engineering, and Quality, this role ensures that digital product capabilities are well-defined, technically grounded, testable, and aligned with regulatory and architectural expectations. As a member of the Digital Product Ownership team, this role contributes to enterprise consistency in backlog quality, sprint readiness, and PI execution while maintaining deep ownership of one or more digital product areas or platforms.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in digital product development roles, including Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, or similar experience working in regulated software or digital health environments strongly preferred
Hands-on experience supporting Agile and PI-based delivery models
Strong ability to translate complex product, clinical, and technical requirements into clear, actionable backlog items
Solid understanding of: Software development lifecycles, Agile and scaled delivery frameworks, Technical concepts and systems thinking, Regulated development and quality expectations
Ability to confidently articulate priorities and tradeoffs with engineering and product leaders
Excellent collaboration and communication skills in matrixed, global environments

Responsibilities

Own and maintain a well-structured, prioritized product backlog aligned to product strategy, PI objectives, and architectural constraints.
Product Ownership focus for role enables Therapy Services and Intelligence platforms. Therapy Services provides continuous monitoring and support for patients on treatment. Using data from connected medical devices, Vantive clinicians (like nurses) proactively check on patients, help troubleshoot issues, and work with care teams to keep treatment on track. Intelligence platforms focus on empowering patients or clinicians with insights for improved therapy experiences.
Ensure backlog items are: Clinically grounded, Technically explicit, Testable with clear acceptance criteria, Compliant with applicable regulatory and quality standards (e.g., FDA, CE, privacy, security)
Decompose epics and features into executable user stories that enable predictable sprint execution
Partner with Engineering to ensure technical readiness for sprint and PI execution
Identify, surface, and manage engineering dependencies across teams and platforms
Lead PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and reviews with high-quality inputs and clear intent.
Ensure strong alignment between PI objectives, sprint commitments, and delivery outcomes.
Act as the primary execution partner to Product Management, translating product vision and roadmap intent into delivery-ready definitions.
Exercise strong design decision authority aiding in improved product outcomes.
Collaborate with Architecture to ensure backlog decisions align with system design and long-term technical direction.
Embedded within the agile/scrum team execution operating mechanisms.
Partner with Quality and Regulatory stakeholders to ensure traceability, documentation, and verification readiness.
Accountable to a relevant set of DHF deliverables, defined by product.
Communicate tradeoffs clearly across product, engineering, and quality partners.
Enable reliable verification and validation activities through high-quality requirement definitions
Contribute to continuous improvement of product ownership practices, backlog hygiene, and delivery predictability

Benefits

medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one
insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
educational assistance programs
paid holidays
paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
family and medical leaves of absence
paid parental leave
commuting benefits
Employee Discount Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
childcare benefits