Product Owner: AI-Driven Healthcare Platform

Socket.dev; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Remote-Work Bank

Paid parking

PTO day on your birthday

Floating holidays

100% paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

SoftWriters, a Pittsburgh-based healthcare tech innovator, is seeking a Product Owner to own a product area end-to-end and drive value for customers and the business. You will guide execution, shape priorities, and scale AI-enabled capabilities across a high-impact platform.

You will partner with Product Management, Engineering, UX, and Customer teams to validate needs, write clear requirements, and lead cross-functional delivery while aligning with strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in software product management or product ownership roles.
• Demonstrated ownership of backlog prioritization and delivery outcomes.
• Experience making clear trade-off decisions across competing priorities.
• Experience working directly with customers and business stakeholders to define and validate solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog, aligning work to customer value, business impact, and strategic goals.
• Define and communicate product direction for a product area in close partnership with Product Management.
• Make independent trade-off decisions across enhancements, defects, and operational needs.
• Lead release planning and coordinate delivery across engineering, QA, and cross-functional teams.
• Work directly with customers and stakeholders to validate needs, assumptions, and solutions.
• Ensure requirements and acceptance criteria are clear, complete, and ready for development.
• Monitor delivery outcomes and adjust priorities based on performance data and feedback.
• Drive alignment across teams for cross-product initiatives.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to apply AI and automation to improve product workflows.
• Define direction, success criteria, and guardrails for AI-enabled capabilities.
• Evaluate value, feasibility, and risk when choosing between AI-driven and traditional solutions.
• Communicate the value, limitations, and expectations of AI-enabled features to stakeholders.

Skills

Backlog prioritization

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder alignment

Analytical thinking

AI strategy awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or business

Job description

SoftWriters, a Pittsburgh-based healthcare tech innovator, is seeking a Product Owner to own a product area end-to-end and drive value for customers and the business. You will guide execution, shape priorities, and scale AI-enabled capabilities across a high-impact platform.

You will partner with Product Management, Engineering, UX, and Customer teams to validate needs, write clear requirements, and lead cross-functional delivery while aligning with strategic goals.