Product Manager (m/f/x) - MedTech Venture

• Due to the global nature of the role, the East Coast (EDT) is the most ideal time-zone to be located in.

Olympus, one of the largest medical technology companies globally, in collaboration with BCG Digital Ventures, is building a new Digital Unit that will be tasked with innovating and building three new strategic products that will expand on its product offerings and impact across the globe.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping detect, prevent, and treat disease, furthering scientific research, ensuring public safety, and capturing images of the world. Olympus medical solutions and products are used to provide better diagnostic outcomes for millions of patients across the globe.

The new Digital Unit will focus on experimenting, incubating and bringing to market new technological offerings and digital products that will not only enhance Olympus's position in the market but spearhead the development of new technologies that will reconceptualize the experience for both patients and medical professionals globally.

The Product Manager plans, steers, organizes and coordinates project execution for products being developed in the digital unit. This Product Manager will report into the Head of Product and will also closely partners with Chief Product Officers (CPOs) as well as cross functional R&D teams to align on development goals and determine a unified product strategy.

In addition, the Product Manager will also oversee their digital project's roadmap, deliverables, KPIs, and budget as well as tracks progress with the Head of Digital's Chief of Staff.

In your role as Product Manager, you will:

• Work closely with CPOs and cross functional initiative teams and serve as the face of a product to the CPO and business unit.
• Articulate and develop a cohesive vision and strategy including the business value of building, supporting and developing the Digital Unit.
• Create and manage an actionable product roadmap, ensuring feasibility with respect to business objectives and alignment to overarching platform governance.
• Continuously communicate with all stakeholders, including business managers and development teams to maintain the vision and overall alignment to the platform roadmap.
• Keep abreast with the product roadmap, good practices and new trends.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure development and delivery timelines are met.
• Conduct risk and quality management assessments at a product level.
• Create and maintain the product backlog based on evolving requirements and good practice, ensuring that changes align with broader business objectives and are prioritized based on product vision.
• Map out dependencies to ensure development of a realistic and efficient plan.
• Pilot product resource use, monitor progress and ensure that project KPIs, schedule and budget are respected.
• Engage with business stakeholders to collect requirements and to present project for approval.
• Work with the development team to identify, define and organize activities, as well as oversee all stages of product creation including design and development.
• Monitor and evaluate product progress and identify any areas with the potential for improvements.
• Prepare and maintain product documentation (user and technical).
• Develop user stories that articulate end user needs, leverage these to improve overall product outcomes.
• Engage early with IT managers to plan and prepare roll-out, coordinate key stakeholders for project roll-out where necessary.
• Support and engage in any change management activities related to the product.

A successful Product Manager for this role should have:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, or other related field (or equivalent and related experience).
• Extensive experience with project management tools and progress reporting infrastructure.
• Understanding of digital & analytical technologies.
• Relevant experience in product management.
• Certified Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Coach (Preferred).
• Experience leading projects in Agile and DevOps environment.
• Experience leading digital projects.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects.
• Ability to influence and drive results in cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable organizational skills.

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