Technical Lead II / Product Owner

Technical Lead II / Product Owner
Pay Rate: $48-$67/hour
Location: Onsite in Oro Valley, AZ
1 year contract with potential for extension and/or permanent placement

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.

Your Role

• 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.

Who You Are

• 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.
• You have a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Preferred 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

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