Remote Product Owner Jobs in Connecticut (NOW HIRING)

Scope: 
The CSI R&D SaaS team within CooperSurgical 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.
 

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 DevOps 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:
.On-site from an office in Trumbull, CT or Livingston, NJ or Fully Remote
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.

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you'll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at www.coopersurgical.com to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CooperSurgical about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at CooperSurgical via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of CooperSurgical, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by CooperSurgical for this position and a valid agreement with CooperSurgical is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the CooperSurgical agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  If you are interested in applying and require special assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at talent.acquisition@coopersurgical.com.

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.