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Job Title

Senior Product Manager, Lingo

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contributionTuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Alameda, CA office in the Lingo Division. Personalized healthcare is the future. Working on Lingo, you will help build a next-generation technology that enables individuals to understand and make decisions about their metabolic health – and help them improve their energy, lose weight or enhance their athletic performance. The Lingo team embodies a start-up culture and mindset with the backing of Abbott, a company with a rich history of healthcare innovation. Join us and grow your career as you help Abbott shape the future of healthcare.

As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Design leadership to define and drive the Lingo product vision and strategy. You will own one of the strategic product pillars, crafting a roadmap of features and guiding them from inception to release. Leading a dedicated product squad of designers, developers and subject matter experts, you will ensure they understand the vision and their roles within the team. The best product vision is only as good as what makes it into the hands of our customers – so you’ll also translate that vision into detailed requirements and stories, manage the backlog, and allocate resources to drive feature delivery. Along the way, you’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the customer experience, identify and fill product gaps, and generate new ideas to drive product engagement. You’ll also manage strategic relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders to create buy-in for the product vision – and work with them to bring that vision to market.

What You’ll Do

Vision and strategy. Own one of Lingo’s strategic product pillars, partnering with Product leadership to set an ambitious and clear vision. Communicate this vision effectively to stakeholders, the team, and across Abbott.Customer insight. Gain a deep understanding of our customers and their needs. Challenge the status quo, find innovative solutions, and drive out-of-the-box ideas to fill product gaps, grow market share, improve the customer experience, and drive growth.Feature Development: Collaborate with Product leadership to establish each feature’s user and business value, support messaging, communication, and customer outreach. Translate the product vision into detailed requirements, stories, and acceptance criteria.Decision Making: Scope and prioritize activities based on customer and business impact. Define and own end-to-end delivery strategy from inception to production.Resource Management: Prioritize and manage the backlog, allocate resources to ensure complete and on-time feature delivery. Maintain a backlog 2 to 3 sprints ahead of the team. Perform acceptance testing on every feature before release.Sprint Planning: Drive sprint release plans with the scrum master, manage interdependencies across the team, and continuously improve the delivery process.Stakeholder Engagement: Meet with stakeholders regularly to review progress and address impediments. Demonstrate a sense of urgency and ownership attitude while working closely with design and engineering teams.Product Lifecycle Management: Analyze product performance, manage improvements, additions, and updates, and shepherd the product throughout its lifecycle from launch to sunsetting.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience5 years of experience as a product manager at a consumer tech company or organization2 years of experience taking well-loved features or products from conception to launch2 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, marketing, and other stakeholders in a fast-paced, agile environmentExperience using customer research, insights, and data to drive decisionsExperience presenting to and influencing internal and external stakeholders, at all levels

Preferred Qualifications

Degree in computer science or another engineering, scientific, or technical disciplineMBA or another advanced degreeDemonstrated leadership and management experienceExperience operating and driving impact in a startup-like environmentHealth tech, fintech, or other experience working within a highly regulated environment

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The base pay for this position is $146,700.00 – $293,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.