Technical Product Owner (Glenview, IL)
About The Position
The Technical Product Owner prioritizes and manages the product backlog, learns about customers and markets, and helps deliver industry-leading software applications. The role documents, analyzes, prioritizes, and agrees on requirements for the engineering team. It translates the product roadmap and business priorities into features and technical requirements, coordinating with implementation teams and stakeholders to ensure business objectives are achieved. This position leads and participates in Agile and Scrum activities, facilitates requirements elicitation and scope discussions, and maintains well-documented requirements across systems. It also communicates technical concepts, risks, and dependencies; creates and reviews user stories and acceptance criteria; and contributes to corporate procedures related to requirements management and systems engineering. The role is hybrid and requires the selected candidate to reside in Glenview, Illinois, or the nearby surrounding area.
Requirements
- Ability to document complex products and systems.
- Knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures in engineering and product development.
- Ability to think both strategically and tactically.
- Thorough knowledge of web-based and desktop applications.
- Experience with medical devices or the regulated healthcare industry.
- Ability to communicate across departments.
- Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
- Experience leading Agile ceremonies for Scrum teams and authoring features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and related technical details.
- Working knowledge of Figma for reviewing UI designs.
- Proficiency in Azure DevOps/TFS.
- Degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent.
- Strong technical understanding of requirements methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- At least 5 years of software engineering, product development, or related experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in a project delivery role.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Agile development and SAFe.
- Medical device experience.
- Solid understanding of regulatory requirements and business processes in the medical device industry or another regulated industry.
Responsibilities
- Translate the product roadmap into features.
- Participate in daily Scrum ceremonies, lead refinement sessions, and engage with the implementation team.
- Act as a liaison between cross-functional teams.
- Manage the product backlog, prioritize features, and create detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.
- Transform business priorities into technical requirements and engage thoroughly to ensure business objectives are accomplished for PI.
- Communicate technical concepts, risks, and dependencies and translate them into TFS/Azure work items or plans.
- Write and review requirements and maintain them in requirements systems across platforms.
- Participate in scope discussions and facilitate requirements elicitation, translating user needs, business needs, and regulatory requirements into well-documented requirements suitable for product development.
- Contribute to and create corporate procedures related to requirements management and systems engineering.
- Engage stakeholders and collaborate with them to define the team's requirements.
Benefits
- Annual bonuses
- Health insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
