Senior Software Product Owner

USA-MiniMed Distribution Corp. 1018; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a Senior Software Product Owner to join our Software Operations Organization in California. This role will define priorities for evolving our Shared Services platform as a product by balancing inputs from internal and external stakeholders.

The position is on-site three days a week at either Northridge, CA or San Diego, CA, and requires close collaboration with Architects, DevOps, and development teams to maximize value and ensure clear priorities and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management OR Advanced Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management

Responsibilities

• Supports 1 - 2 Scrum teams focused on a common identity or capability.
• Responsible for building and grooming product backlog, including writing epics, features, and stories for shared understanding and execution.
• Writes and collects input for acceptance criteria at the user story level.
• Works in lockstep with software development teams, Scrum Masters, and delivery leaders to ensure priorities are clear, backlogs are executable, and messages to stakeholders are aligned.
• Leads collaboration with Architects, DevOps Engineers, Technical Component Owner, Technical Leads, Software Developers, Testers, Scrum Master to evolve product.

Skills

Product Ownership

Backlog Grooming

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder Mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Advanced Degree in related field

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 29 Oct 2026

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

MiniMed is looking for a Senior Software Product Owner to join our Software Operations Organization. This role will define priorities for evolving our Shared Services platform as a product by balancing the inputs from internal and external stakeholders.

The Senior Software Product Owner will work as the technical liaison between the platform team and the customers of the platform including software developers, operations teams, and other business customers. This role is ultimately responsible for defining the \"What\" and the \"Why\" for work direction at the team level to maximize value of the platform to the business and customers.

This role is on-site three days a week in our Northridge, CA or San Diego, CA office.

Responsibilities

In general, the following responsibilities apply for the Senior Software Product Owner role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Supports 1 - 2 Scrum teams focused on a common identity or capability.
• Responsible for building and grooming product backlog, including writing epics, features, and stories for shared understanding and execution.
• Writes and collects input for acceptance criteria at the user story level.
• Works in lockstep with software development teams, Scrum Masters, and delivery leaders to ensure priorities are clear, backlogs are executable, and messages to stakeholders are aligned.
• Partners closely with the following to evolve product: Architect, DevOps Engineers, Technical Component Owner, Technical Leads, Software Developers, Testers, Scrum Master, etc.
• Active change agent within the Software Operations and Software Development organization, helping the team(s) and the broader organization assimilate to change.
• Syncs regularly with product owners from related capabilities and products to ensure cohesive customer experience across a product space.
• Partners with platform customers and development teams to ensure platform releases are communicated effectively to understand features and dependencies of the updates for successful use by the customer.
• Accountable for a product's impact on software developers, testers, customers, users, and MiniMed.
• Establishes and drives toward key performance indicators (KPIs) of the platform including SLOs, and SLAs.
• Sources intake from the Architects, DevOps Engineers, Software Developers, Scrum Masters, Product Management, and other sources.
• Leads a shared understanding of\" What\" we should build and be able to justify \"Why\" through discussion and documentation.
• Extends shared understanding with the scrum teams who will be executing.
• Play a critical role in sprint demos by utilizing it as a feedback loop for validation of intended impact - should be asking most of the questions to people outside the team.
• Ensures all work is tested for quality, configured for observability, and documented for customer enablement from internal operations to the software development teams and enables the same at the customer levels.
• Makes the decision on when enough value has been created to release.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management OR Advanced Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Product Development, or Product Management

Nice to Haves

• 5+ years' experience in product management, product development or related field.
• Lean Mindset and proven experience around 'Build, Measure, Learn (repeat)'
• Demonstrates ability to problem solve.
• Team oriented - ability to motivate and work well with diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to influence and negotiate internally and with customers.
• Medical device product/industry/technical acumen.
• Proven ability to work globally.
• Strong analytical and process skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a matrix environment.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the e