Product Owner (SAFe Agile) - Software / Technical

Product Owner (SAFe Agile) - Software / Technical

Location: Oro Valley, AZ - onsite

Duration: 1 year extendable

Overview
Join our team as a SAFe Agile Product Owner and take a central role in shaping the software that powers state-of-the-art medical instruments used in pathology labs. In this position, you will be the voice of customer for a dedicated software development team. You will guide the delivery of customer-centric features, translating complex user workflows and design principles into tangible solutions . This is a unique opportunity to apply your leadership and technical acumen to drive innovation and directly influence products that have a meaningful impact on patient care.


What You'll Do
- Guide Project Execution: Serve as the key liaison between stakeholders and the development team, coordinating technical solutions and ensuring the team s work aligns with strategic priorities.
- Define and Accept Deliverables: Own the team backlog, from creating design concepts and user stories to formally accepting the team s deliverables based on performance against design specifications and acceptance criteria.
- Champion Customer-Centricity: Leverage your deep knowledge of design principles and user needs to ensure the team is building the right solution to solve the right problems.
- Foster a Collaborative Culture: Provide servant leadership and guidance to a self-organizing technical team, participating in design reviews and fostering an environment of continuous improvement and innovation.



MUST-HAVE Qualifications

- You bring 5 10 years of experience in a software development environment , with a proven ability to guide technical teams and projects.
- You possess strong problem-solving skills and can navigate the complexities of large-scale system design and implementation.
- An excellent communicator, you excel at building alignment and translating needs between technical teams and business stakeholders.
- You have a working knowledge of Agile principles and industry best practices for software delivery.



Good-to-Have Qualifications
- Software delivery experience - Experience and confidence to work with the team to make sure the customer gets what they want
- Strong communication and coaching skills - The ideal candidate is able to easily work cross-functionally; is able to tailor his/her approach based on the audience (e.g., business stakeholders vs technical stakeholders); can have the tough conversations needed to push the project forward and gain alignment; has a can do, proactive approach and can get things done
- Experience creating and successfully managing a backlog
- Direct experience working as a Product Owner in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is highly preferred.
- A background in software architecture or technical design would be a significant asset in this role.
-Project management experience, especially in a software delivery role, is a plus