Software Product Owner

The Software Product Owner will help shape priorities for MiniMed’s Mobile Applications platform by balancing stakeholder input and driving backlog execution.

Responsibilities

• Support 1 to 2 scrum teams aligned to a common identity or capability
• Own and maintain the product backlog, including writing epics, features, and stories for shared understanding and delivery
• Write and gather input for user story acceptance criteria
• Collaborate closely with software development teams, Scrum Masters, and delivery leaders to keep priorities clear and backlogs executable while aligning stakeholder communications
• Partner with teams including Architects, DevOps Engineers, Technical Component Owners, Technical Leads, Software Developers, Testers, and Scrum Masters
• Act as a change agent within Software Operations and Software Development to help teams and the wider organization adapt to change
• Coordinate regularly with product owners across related capabilities and products to maintain a cohesive customer experience
• Work with platform customers and development teams to ensure platform release communications cover features and dependencies for successful customer adoption
• Account for product impact across software developers, testers, customers, users, and Minimed
• Establish and drive KPIs for the platform, including SLOs and SLAs
• Source intake from Architects, DevOps Engineers, Software Developers, Scrum Masters, Product Management, and other relevant stakeholders
• Lead shared understanding of what to build and justify why through discussion and documentation
• Extend clarity to the scrum teams responsible for execution
• Use sprint demos as a validation feedback loop focused on intended impact, asking most questions to people outside the team
• Ensure work is tested for quality, configured for observability, and documented for customer enablement (from internal operations through to software development and customer-facing levels)
• Decide when sufficient value has been created to proceed with a release

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field AND 2+ years of Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management
• OR Advanced Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field AND 1+ years of Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management
• Minimum experience: 1 years

Benefits

• Competitive salary and flexible benefits package
• Short-term incentive called the Short Term Incentive (STI)
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for regular employees working 20 or more hours per week
• Access to a Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (for eligible regular employees)
• Life insurance and long-term disability leave (for eligible regular employees)
• Dependent daycare spending account (for eligible regular employees)
• 401(k) plan with company match (for regular employees)
• Short-term disability coverage (for regular employees)
• Paid time off and holidays (for regular employees)
• Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (eligible employees may also benefit)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (eligible employees may also benefit)
• Equal employment opportunity policy and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities

Nice to Have

• 3+ years experience in product management, product development, or related field
• Lean mindset and proven experience with Build, Measure, Learn (repeat)
• Ability to problem solve
• Team-oriented approach, including ability to motivate and work with diverse, cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate internally and with customers
• Medical device product/industry/technical acumen
• Proven ability to work globally
• Strong analytical and process skills
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to work effectively within a matrix environment

Physical Job Requirements

• For office roles: employee is regularly required to be independently mobile
• For office roles: employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers
• Contact your manager or local HR to understand Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role

About the Role

• Define priorities for evolving the Mobile Applications platform as a product by balancing inputs from internal and external stakeholders
• Serve as the technical liaison between the platform team and platform customers, including software developers, operations teams, and other business customers
• Define the team-level “What” and “Why” for work direction to maximize platform value for the business and customers

Location: Los Angeles, CA (onsite)

Compensation: USD 57,000 - 107,000 per year

Education: Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field