Technical Product Owner

Scope:
The CSI R&D SaaS team within Cooper Surgical is dedicated to developing and maintaining cutting-edge SaaS software solutions for cryopreservation and inventory, storage, donations, and billing management for fertility clinics and patients worldwide. As a Technical Product Owner on the CSI SaaS team, you will be responsible for the maintenance and future development of these products.

Job Summary:

As a Technical Product Owner - Software, you will play a significant role in building, maintaining, enhancing, and supporting customer-facing software products and internal applications. This position will be responsible for guiding the software product's technical roadmap, feature prioritization, and ensuring alignment with customer requirements and business goals. Responsibilities:
* Define the vision and strategic direction for the team's products aligned with business objectives and market demands. Create and own a comprehensive product roadmap aligned with this vision.
* Collaborate extensively with internal and external stakeholders and translate user needs into clear product requirements.
* Craft detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for development sprints.
* Manage and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment with evolving requirements and business goals.
* Serve as a bridge between the engineering team and other departments, fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment on technical requirements, timelines, and priorities.
* Actively participate in agile meetings to maintain transparency on progress, impediments, and successes.
* Monitor and evaluate product progress across all stages and communicate product updates.
* Own and maintain comprehensive product documentation, including user guides, and release notes. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* At least 8 years of experience as a Technical Product Owner for Agile teams in Software Development environment.
* Familiarity with Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology, with a proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality software solutions.
* Significant experience in writing user stories and acceptance criteria, maintaining and prioritizing product backlog.
* Strong technical background with good understanding of software development methodologies, solution architecture and cloud technologies.
* Familiarity with Dev Ops practices, version control, test automation, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) best practices.
* An outcome focused mindset including process discipline and drive for timely project completion.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Agile Product Owner certification is a plus. Work Environment:
* Occasional domestic and international travel (< 10%)
* On-site from an office in Trumbull, CT or Livingston, NJ.

Experience:

* Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience

Education:

* Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related technical field.
* Master's degree preferred.