Product Owner

TekWissen LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

TekWissen LLC seeks a seasoned Technology Portfolio Manager to oversee a portfolio of products from ideation to operation, aligning cross-functional teams and managing budgets from $25K to $1M while driving roadmaps and investment decisions.

The role requires strong communication, Agile experience, and deep understanding of the Software Life Cycle to translate business needs into reusable solutions and partner with business leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years’ experience; Master’s degree with 7 years’ experience; or PhD with 3 years’ experience.
• Experience developing and/or managing the development of technology applications, regardless of tech stack.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen ability to build trust, listen, and ask effective questions to create scalable solutions.
• Ability to interact with business leaders to demystify complex concepts without relying on technical language.
• Thorough understanding of and hands-on experience with Software Life Cycle phases, including Build and Run aspects of a Technology Product.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of Agile methodology, process and ceremonies.
• 1-2 years of experience managing or coaching cross-functional resources – employees or contract resources.
• Ability to self-manage time and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing a portfolio of technology products from ideation to operation, including securing cross-functional alignment on project scope, benefits, cost, and timeline.
• Proactively understand business strategies, educate stakeholders on technology capabilities, and influence capability roadmaps and investment.
• Identify unmet business needs and evaluate technology solutions to balance short-term and long-term objectives.
• Propose and lead programs that transform processes or technology capabilities.
• Handle project intake, scope, epic/story grooming, estimating, cost/timeline plans, UAT/testing strategy, release management, and engineering decisions.
• Supervise a matrix team to deliver technology products to the business and manage IT investment budgets.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Agile methodologies

Software Life Cycle

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

ServiceNOW

Smartsheet

Job description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that address complex health issues and enhance people’s lives.

Job Description:

• In this role you’ll be responsible for:
• Overseeing a portfolio of technology products from ideation to operation, including securing cross-functional alignment on project scope, benefits, cost, and timeline.
• Proactively understand business strategies, educate business stakeholders on existing technology capabilities, and influence/develop capability roadmaps and investment.
• Identifying current, emerging unmet business needs, and evaluating technology solutions to balance short-term and long-term objectives.
• Proposing, initiating, and leading programs that transform the focus Business function’s processes or technology capabilities.
• Project intake, scope clarification, epic and story grooming, estimating, generating cost and timeline plans, defining UAT and testing strategy, release management, and overseeing engineering decisions.
• Supervising a matrix team of Product Analysts, Business Systems Analysts, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Architects, Engineers, Testers to deliver technology products to the business.
• All BRM (business relationship management) activities, including serving as the single point of contact for initiatives in your portfolio.
• Making sure that as BTS we are consistent in applying our core capabilities to deliver technology solutions with speed, agility, and efficiency.
• Identifying re-use opportunities and proposing viable pilot and MVP solutions.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Client Policies and procedures.
• Managing an IT investment budget of $25K to $1M.

Experiences that are required for this role:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years’ experience; Master's Degree with 7 years’ experience; or PhD with 3 years’ experience.
• Experience developing and/or managing the development of technology applications, regardless of tech stack.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen ability to build trust, listen, and ask effective questions with the goal of creating a scalable and reusable business solution along with forming effective partnerships.
• Ability to interact with business leaders to demystify complex concepts without relying on technical language.
• Thorough understanding of and hands‑on experience with SLC (Software Life Cycle) phases, including Build and Run aspects of a Technology Product.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of Agile methodology, process and ceremonies.
• 1-2 years of experience managing or coaching cross‑functional resources – employees or contract resources.
• Ability to self‑manage time and priorities.

Beneficial:

• Understanding of or experience within the life sciences and biopharmaceutical landscape, including role of manufacturers, providers, patients, payers, distributors and policy makers.
• Understanding of financial planning, forecasting and data management concepts and systems.
• Demonstrable interest in technology trends and application of technology to improve end user’s experience through innovation or disruption.
• Experience in leading and managing Agile teams and/or projects.
• Hands on experience with JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNOW and Smartsheet.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.