Director, Technical Product Owner
Alameda, CA - USA
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
About the Role:
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.
Key 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.
How This Role Interacts with Other Stakeholders:
The TPO is the central orchestrator across the Products & Experience operating model. The role aligns customer/commercial priorities with technical execution partners with Technical Leads/Architects on architecture and sequencing and works closely with Program Managers to ensure release readiness and quality outcomes.
This role sits within the Products & Experience function and is a key driver of clear ownership measurable execution and sustained delivery performance.
Minimum Qualifications
- 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.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
The base pay for this position is
$172000.00 $344000.00In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Product Development
DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care
LOCATION:
United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes 15 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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WHO WE ARE CREATING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY From removing the regular pain of fingersticks as people manage their diabetes to connecting patients to doctors with real-time information monitoring their hearts, from easing chronic pain and movement disorders to testing half the world’s ... View more