(Senior) Software Product Manager

Description

At Roche, you can be your authentic self and will be valued for your unique qualities. Our culture fosters personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections. Here, you are appreciated, accepted, and respected for who you are—creating an environment where you can grow both personally and professionally. Together, we aim to prevent, stop, and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare—today and in the future. Join Roche, where every voice matters. The Position As part of the Development Product Management department in the Global R organization, you will join a diverse and talented group of people who share a passion for building products that help people with any chronic disease do what they love—not what their condition requires them to do. We listen to our customers and stakeholders and serve as the bridge between their needs and the development teams. Our diverse experience enables us to break through the boundaries between physical and digital products and deliver integrated solutions. We love what we do—building products, leading teams toward the vision, and keeping them happy along the way. We possess strong knowledge of products and development processes and act as the cross-functional glue to deliver the right products—and do it right. We bring and embrace diversity of experiences, backgrounds, expertise, and cultures. We have all the pieces—from PwD to HCPs to Payers—covering the full end-to-end perspective of what we do. We are looking for a Product Owner with expertise in cloud software, capable of managing the product development roadmap, gathering business requirements, understanding customer needs, and transforming them into user stories to be built by the development team within the Agile SAFe framework methodology. This person must be able to inspire and lead the team to deliver value for users and the business, collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the organization, and be accountable for product or feature delivery. Your Responsibilities * Understands the product outcome and benefits to customers, to the market, and to the business. Also understands agile development processes and the organization’s way of working. * Gathers functional requirements and conceptualizes features that meet customer needs. Ensures non\-functional requirements are also taken into consideration. * Leads product definition in collaboration with the Scrum Master and development team (UI/UX team, architecture, engineering, business analyst…), including other relevant inputs that may affect the product scope (medical affairs, data security, data privacy, and legal). * Owns and facilitates feature and user story refinement and planning sessions within the SAFe framework methodology. * Manages the team’s product backlog and prioritization of user stories, ensuring the product backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all. * Ensures the team remains focused on developing deliverables that provide optimal value for users and the business. * Approves product increments during sprint reviews and acceptance of the final iteration plan. * Is accountable for the definition of done as well as acceptance criteria. * Leads the product development team(s) and guides implementation. * Is responsible for the team vision, product roadmap, and release plan—in close collaboration with other relevant teams and the Agile Release Train. * Coordinates dependencies between teams and other Product Owners, external partners, and shared service interfaces both inside and outside of R. * Is accountable for delivering the product and features according to the release plan. * Manages communication and conflict resolution directly with stakeholders. * Adheres to best practices and company procedures and ensures teams follow them. ​ Who You Are * Hold a BSc and MSc degree in IT (Engineering), Computer Science, or a related field. * Have built experience in product management and development within B2B or B2B2C industries in a global organization. * Have built 10\+ years of experience in the product development lifecycle. * Have built 5\+ years of experience in product management roles, product roadmap strategies, and backlog management for large-scale products. * Have built 2\+ years of experience in the healthcare sector and managing medical device products. * Possess a deep understanding of key technologies, frameworks, and vendors for product development. * Have a technical background enabling successful interaction with development teams, understanding trade\-offs, and exercising independent judgment and decision\-making responsibilities. * Have a deep understanding of the product context and ability to contribute to strategic decisions. * Are able to work with multiple stakeholders to gather business requirements, understand customer needs, and transform them into features or solutions meeting user needs. * Are able to clearly and effectively communicate about software features, solutions, and ideas to teams and customers. * Have experience in relevant specific areas—such as complex cloud\-based applications, mobile applications, or embedded software. * Have demonstrated successful delivery across full product life cycles—from concept to marketable products in iterations—including design transfers to support and launch readiness. * Have experience working with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and scaled agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, Spotify). SAFe certification is a plus. * Have experience with product management, project management, and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Miro, G\-suite…). * Are able to work effectively in large, distributed teams—including third parties across different locations. * Are able to orchestrate multiple disciplines and stakeholders. * Possess strong communication skills, excellent team collaboration, and decision\-making ability. * Are able to work in a fast-paced and changing environment, adapt quickly, and support change management processes. * Demonstrate strategic and analytical thinking, and creative problem-solving skills. * Exhibit a can-do, positive, and proactive attitude. * Are passionate about delivering the best possible solutions to our users—resolving their pain points. * Continuously develop your skills and stay up to date on state-of-the-art product management and development practices. Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Sant Cugat del Vallès. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process. Who We Are A healthier future drives our innovation. More than 100\.000 employees worldwide work together to achieve scientific progress and ensure everyone has access to healthcare—today and for future generations. Through our commitment, over 26 million people are treated with our medicines, and more than 30 billion tests are performed using our diagnostics\-products. We encourage each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and set ambitious goals to deliver life-changing healthcare solutions. Together, we can shape a healthier future. Roche is an equal opportunity employer.