Analyst, Technical Product Owner

Edwards Lifesciences; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based incentives

Benefits programs

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences is seeking a Product Owner to translate business needs into clear product requirements and backlogs. You will partner with engineering to prioritize work, manage scope, and deliver solutions aligned to business outcomes.

Responsibilities include defining success metrics, creating PRDs, leading delivery planning, and driving demos, UAT readiness, and adoption. This role emphasizes collaboration, analytics, and scalable product delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business, engineering, computer science, information systems, or related technical field.
• 3 years of experience (engineering and/or scientific field) in product ownership, business analysis, or technology delivery with independent responsibility for defined scope (Edwards criteria).
• 4 years of experience (other technical fields) in product ownership, business analysis, or technology delivery with independent responsibility for defined scope (Edwards criteria).

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into technically feasible product requirements and backlogs.
• Prioritize backlog with engineering and solution architecture to deliver value.
• Lead requirements elicitation and define success measures (KPIs/OKRs).
• Create and maintain PRDs and functional specifications with engineering for the product scope.
• Lead delivery planning and manage risks, dependencies, and scope.
• Drive demos, UAT readiness, release communications, and adoption activities.
• Measure outcomes and inform backlog prioritization for continuous improvement.
• Perform other incidental duties.

Skills

Product ownership

Business analysis

Technology delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, CS, IS

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards Lifesciences, we’re dedicated to developing ground-breaking technologies with a genuine impact on patients’ lives. At the core of this commitment is our investment in cutting-edge information technology. This supports our innovation and collaboration on a global scale, enabling our diverse teams to optimize both efficiency and success. As part of our IT team, your expertise and commitment will help facilitate our patient-focused mission by developing and enhancing technological solutions.

Support and drive the delivery of technology-enabled products and capabilities by translating business needs into clear, actionable product requirements and backlogs. Partner closely with engineering and technical teams to prioritize work, manage scope, and ensure solutions are delivered effectively, adopted by users, and aligned to intended business outcomes.

How you'll make an impact:

• Leverage AI and automation technologies (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Moveworks, Power Automate, and Power Apps) to drive productivity, streamline processes, automate workflows, generate actionable insights, and enhance stakeholder engagement and business outcomes
• Own and prioritize the product backlog for a defined product area or delivery pod, making scope and sequencing decisions based on business value, technical effort, risk, and dependencies.
• Lead requirements elicitation with business stakeholders and translate business needs into technically feasible product requirements, including success measures (KPIs/OKRs), in partnership with engineering and solution architecture.
• Create and maintain product requirement artifacts (e.g., PRDs, functional specifications) that translate business intent into technical-ready inputs in partnership with engineering and solution architecture for the product or system in scope.
• Lead delivery planning and execution activities aligned to the delivery approach in use (e.g., Agile ceremonies, Kanban, hybrid, phase-gated), actively managing risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs within assigned scope.
• Drive demos, UAT readiness, release communications, and adoption activities, ensuring delivered solutions meet intended outcomes.
• Measure, report, and act on delivery outcomes and realized value to inform backlog prioritization and continuous improvement.
• Other Incidental Duties

What you'll need (required):

• Bachelor's Degree in business, engineering, computer science, information systems, or related technical field
• 3 years of experience (engineering and/or scientific field) relevant experience in product ownership, business analysis, or technology delivery roles with independent responsibility for defined scope or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria. Required or
• 4 years of experience (other technical fields) relevant experience in product ownership, business analysis, or technology delivery roles with independent responsibility for defined scope or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria. Required

What else we look for:

• Experience owning a product-or pod-level backlog and delivering technology solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Exposure to data-enabled or intelligent features (e.g., analytics, automation, AI/ML-enabled capabilities) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with technical teams, and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Good computer skills in usage of MS Office Suite
• Ability to proactively escalates issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California, the base pay range for this position is $74,000 - $104,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).