At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 50+ facilities across the US and 18,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products, and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do.
Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates.
Owens & Minor teammate benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
- 401(k), eligibility after 30 days of employment
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Development opportunities to grow your career with a global company
JOB SUMMARY - Operates as a business liaison between Owens & Minor sales teams, internal customers, and IT department, identifying and delivering functionality that enables business strategy execution. Represents internal customers on technology projects and releases that enhance performance and improve capabilities in support of business goals. Collaborates with internal stakeholders, development teams, and other relevant functional areas to ensure appropriate integration, prioritization, and alignment across all impacted areas for new capabilities, features, and enhancements. Creates and maintains a Product Backlog for the development team to ensure the highest priority business requests are clearly defined and delivered in a predictable manner.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Works across organizations and customers to identify technology capabilities, features, and enhancement opportunities for assigned teams.
- Creates Agile artifacts (epics, features, user stories, etc.) in accordance with the product development process, capturing customer needs for the development team.
- Assists product managers with the creation and maintenance of technology roadmaps.
- Provides regular reporting and communication to leadership teams and stakeholders on the status of initiatives and progress against roadmaps.
- Collaborates with stakeholders to identify and understand business problems that can be addressed through technology enhancements.
- Defines and develops user stories and acceptance criteria for needed features in partnership with internal resource teams.
- Identifies and documents business needs by working closely with stakeholders and capturing new features from the user’s perspective.
- Facilitates requirements-building and user story workshops for releases and enhancements; reviews and refines user stories for accuracy; and facilitates stakeholder sign-off.
- Maintains, prioritizes, and continuously refines the product backlog based on evolving customer needs, business priorities, and technical feasibility.
- Facilitates user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions to validate that delivered functionality meets business needs and customer expectations; captures feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Supports the rollout and adoption of enhancements by managing Train the Trainer sessions and partnering with internal teams to ensure customer-facing staff are educated and prepared.
- Collaborates with training, communications, and change management teams to support readiness activities for upcoming releases and functionality changes.
- Develops strong knowledge of company technology products to inform feature development and align with overall vision and strategy.
- Serves as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders regarding technology needs, maintaining strong and collaborative relationships.
- Builds a deep understanding of supported business areas and technologies to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements.
- Drives development of new capabilities, features, releases, and enhancements by partnering with IT; facilitates resolution of open design decisions to keep initiatives on track.
- Supports cross-functional readiness for new technology releases by coordinating across operations, training, support, and marketing teams.
- Defines and clearly communicates the product's value proposition, key benefits, and differentiators to support marketing and sales enablement.
- Collaborates with product marketing, sales, and customer support teams to identify target users, develop customer personas, and refine go-to-market strategies.
- Provides detailed product knowledge, demo scenarios, and real-world use cases to support the creation of marketing materials, campaigns, and customer training resources.
- Gathers and synthesizes customer feedback, pilot results, and usage data to inform marketing narratives, testimonials, and case studies.
- Partners with internal teams during product launches to ensure messaging is accurate, customer-centric, and aligned with the product roadmap.
- Performs additional duties as assigned.
QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; focus on Information Systems, Technical Project Management, or Business
- 5 or more years of product owner experience for a software development team
- 7 or more years of process improvement and/or project management experience, preferably with a technology emphasis or any combination of education and experience to meet the above requirements
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
- Extensive experience working with Agile delivery teams, SaaS platforms, Shared Services, Change Management, Continuous Improvement, and Process Optimization
- Expertise with Agile work tracking tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, VersionOne), MS Excel, and Access
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across departments
- Customer-focused with the ability to offer unique solutions that meet expectations
- Experience interacting with both business and IT teams
- Ability to deliver output under high pressure with challenging timelines
- Demonstrated leadership in managing technology initiatives to advance organizational strategy and goals
- Proven experience in writing, editing, and producing technology requirements in the form of Agile artifacts (Epics, Features, User Stories)
- Strong relationship-building skills with business leadership and cross-functional teams
- Decision-making ability in a dynamic environment
- Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive approach
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organization, multitasking, and project management skills
- Independent self-starter committed to high-quality results
- Analytical skills for information assessment and sound recommendations
- Proactive problem-solving and creative thinking abilities
- Team-oriented with resolution-seeking mindset
If you believe this role is the right next step for your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis.
Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected status.