Agile Product Owner

Vicarious Surgical is hiring an Agile Product Owner to join our team in Waltham, MA. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the software and electrical technical product roadmap and vision for Vicarious Surgical’s robotic platform, working as the software liaison between the software development/electrical teams and the cross functional stakeholders.

Vicarious Surgical is a next generation robotics company developing a disruptive technology with the goal of increasing the efficiency of surgical procedure, improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.

Responsibilities

Establish backlog to collaboratively define and communicate the priorities for the software development teams

Write Requirements and User Stories to enable testing and clear acceptance criteria for engineering deliverables

Establish key Objectives for Sprints and Program Increments

Establish Critical Milestones and cross functional dependencies

Collaborate with various stakeholders, including, Product Development\,, Marketing, Quality and Regulatory Affairs team members and leadership

Balance short-term goals with a long-term vision, considering program and business needs along with technical feasibility

Manage the scope of the Product and make trade-offs using data driven decision making

Continuously refine the software and electrical backlog based on changing needs and technical feasibility

Collaborate and facilitate requirements definition for the Product

Lead and drive software integration activities and release planning

Gain cooperation and commitment from people through influence, not authority

Report on metrics like backlog maturity, scope changes, etc.

About You

Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline

5-7+ years of experience working as a Software or Systems Engineer, Product Owner or Product Manager in complex device software development; more specific experience with robotics systems, medical devices, and/or UI/UX software development on is helpful

Proven success leading and inspiring small and large teams

Expertise with Agile or Scaled Agile methodology

Desired Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager or Release Train Engineer

Strong ability to define visions, roadmaps, strategies and effectively prioritizing and managing product backlogs

Together, we share a love for learning and we are passionate teachers. As a company, we set ambitious goals and individually, we share in that ambition. At the office, we enjoy each other’s company during monthly socials and company celebrations.