
Associate Director, Digital Product Owner
Uwi (AI Recruiter by HeroHunt.ai)
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $221,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Own and prioritize the product backlog; write clear user stories and acceptance criteria; lead sprint ceremonies and day-to-day delivery decisions.
- Translate customer, SME, and business needs into high-value features; prioritize based on impact, ROI, and experience improvements.
- Conduct interviews, journey mapping, and root-cause analysis to frame problems, validate hypotheses, and identify optimization opportunities.
- Partner with global commercial, operations, service, marketing, and regional teams to align requirements and drive portal adoption.
- Understand portal architecture and systems (ERP, CRM, LIMS); collaborate with architects and technical teams to ensure scalable, secure, compliant solutions.
- Manage external vendors and platform partners, ensuring high-quality delivery, roadmap alignment, SLAs, and escalation resolution.
- Ensure all features meet security, privacy, data integrity, and pharma/life-sciences standards; support governance and change control processes.
- Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and timelines clearly; ensure alignment with stakeholders and leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or Life Sciences preferred.
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in digital product management or eCommerce within a large organization (B2B preferred).
- Agile or Scrum certification required.
- Experience working with eCommerce platforms, content management systems, and digital experience tools (deep expertise; platform-agnostic).
- Strong technical aptitude and comfort working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Life sciences/biotech experience preferred but not required.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with proven effectiveness across diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
- Strong understanding of customer needs, market dynamics, and competitive trends.
- Excellent strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions and with global teams.
- Thrives in a transparent, open feedback culture with high professional standards.
- Proactive, self-directed, and committed to continuous improvement.
- Willingness to travel across North America up to 10%.
Benefits
- Performance-related bonus.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance.
- 401(k) matching plan.
- Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Paid time off (PTO).
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
product backlog managementuser story writingacceptance criteria developmentroot-cause analysisjourney mappingdigital product managementeCommerceAgileScrumdata integrity
Soft skills
communication skillspresentation skillsstrategic thinkinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationproactiveself-directedadaptabilitycommitment to continuous improvement
Certifications
Agile certificationScrum certification