Software Product Manager (Product Owner) – Interoperability ART

About the role

Roche is looking for a Product Owner (referred to as SW Product Manager) for the Agile Release Train "Interoperability ART" in the Standardization & Components chapter, which delivers reusable software platform components connecting IVD devices and software. The role sits in Sant Cugat, Spain, within a SAFe ART, and requires strong stakeholder management and a high degree of self-organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Elicit features with stakeholders and prioritise the backlog in line with the International Product Managers.
• Help the team understand business needs and the customer perspective, break features into stories, maintain and prioritise the backlog, validate stories against acceptance criteria and take ownership of defects.
• Support the development team on product topics and build relationships with affiliates and stakeholders, including external Point of Care teams (instrument, solution, application) and other ART teams, to elicit requirements and manage timelines.
• Contribute 10-20% of working time to the sub-chapter organisation: share knowledge and skills, lead capability initiatives and continuously improve processes for quality and efficiency.

Required profile

• University degree in informatics, electronics, bioinformatics or a comparable field.
• 2-4 years of experience in agile software development.
• Fluent written and spoken English and Spanish.
• Interpersonal communication, influence and problem-solving skills, able to handle multiple projects.
• Experience in a similar position; SAFe and communication protocol experience (POCT1-A, HL7, ASTM) are a plus.