Director, Technical Product Owner (Data Governance & Privacy Experience)

Abbott; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 149,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage for employees

Strong retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Recognized as a great place to work

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Technical Product Owner to drive end-to-end product execution from concept through launch, balancing speed, quality, and regulatory needs. You will translate strategy into epics, stories, and a ready backlog, guiding multiple teams across disciplines.

You will lead release readiness with program managers, embed privacy and compliance guardrails, and ensure data governance aligns with enterprise standards. This role requires strong communication and agile execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Technical Product Management, Product Ownership, Engineering, or Technical Program Management.
• Strong technical fluency across modern software delivery (mobile/web/backend); Go or React Native experience preferred.
• Proven ability to decompose ambiguous business goals into executable engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical product execution from concept through launch and continuous improvement.
• Translate strategy into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog.
• Lead cross-functional cadence across Product, Commercial, Systems Engineering, Architecture, Program Management, and R&D.

Skills

Technical Product Management

Product Ownership

Agile execution

Go

React Native

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists

Technical Product Owner

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).
• Lead enterprise data governance and data privacy initiatives, establishing policies, standards, and controls that ensure regulatory compliance, data stewardship, data quality, and responsible use of patient and enterprise data.
• Partner closely with Legal, Compliance, Security, and Engineering teams to translate privacy, governance, and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions, operational processes, and product delivery practices.
• Champion privacy‑by‑design and data risk management principles throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring data collection, usage, retention, sharing, and access controls align with organizational governance frameworks and applicable regulations.
• 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.

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.
• Bachelor’s 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.
• Experience serving as a Chief Privacy Officer, Head of Privacy, Data Governance Leader, or similar executive role with responsibility for enterprise privacy, governance, compliance, and information management programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance frameworks, data stewardship models, information lifecycle management, consent management, and regulatory compliance in highly regulated environments.
• Legal, compliance, or privacy leadership background combined with a strong IT, software, digital, or technology foundation, with demonstrated ability to bridge legal requirements and technical implementation.

The base pay for this position is $149,300.00 – $298,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Details

• Job Family: Product Development
• Division: ADC Diabetes Care
• Location: United States of America : Remote
• Work Shift: Standard
• Travel: Yes, 10 % 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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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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