[Remote] Principal Product Owner, Remote Sales Capabilities

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Medtronic is a leader in global healthcare technology, focused on addressing challenging health problems. The Principal Product Owner will support the execution and improvement of remote sales capabilities, translating business needs into practical solutions and coordinating with various stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of remote sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of remote sales tools, enhancements, and process improvements by helping define work, coordinate priorities, and maintain execution focus across the agile pod
• Translate business needs into clear feature definitions, user-focused requirements, and actionable backlog items in partnership with stakeholders and delivery teams
• Help manage backlog readiness, sequencing, and scope decisions to ensure work is aligned to business value, feasibility, and release timing
• Support release planning and delivery coordination to help ensure solutions are implemented effectively and with minimal disruption to the business
• Collaborate closely with Remote Sales, IT, Sales Enablement, Training, Communications, Marketing, Operations, and other commercial partners to align on priorities, dependencies, and expected outcomes
• Act as a day-to-day coordination point across functions to surface risks, clarify decisions, and keep work moving across business and technical teams
• Build shared understanding of business needs, customer needs, scope, value measures, and success criteria across stakeholders and the agile pod
• Support effective operating rhythms, communications, and follow-up to ensure stakeholders remain informed, aligned, and prepared for upcoming changes
• Partner with enablement, training, and communications teams to support launch readiness and sustained adoption of new tools, enhancements, and processes
• Help develop role-based communications, training inputs, support materials, and feedback mechanisms that enable successful adoption within remote and distributed teams
• Identify adoption barriers, user pain points, and change impacts, and work with partners to address them through practical, business-focused solutions
• Support feedback loops from the field to inform enhancements, improve user experience, and strengthen long-term value realization
• Help define desired business outcomes, success measures, and adoption indicators for remote sales capabilities and related initiatives
• Track and communicate progress against key measures such as adoption, usage, efficiency, stakeholder satisfaction, and operational effectiveness
• Partner with business and technical teams to identify improvement opportunities, reduce friction in workflows, and strengthen the overall remote sales experience
• Use qualitative and quantitative feedback to inform prioritization decisions and continuous improvement recommendations
• Contribute to the evolution of remote sales capabilities by helping assess business needs, identify opportunities, and support roadmap discussions for future enhancements
• Support a balanced approach that aligns broader capability strategy and standardization with the practical needs of U.S. businesses and field teams
• Help ensure solutions are designed with scalability, usability, and business relevance in mind, with awareness of where global alignment is needed and where local flexibility may be appropriate
• Work across adjacent capability owners and partner teams to ensure a coordinated approach to tools, processes, and stakeholder experience

Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 8+ years of relevant experience in sales enablement or sales support or equivalent experience
• OR Associate's Degree with 6+ years experience
• OR Baccalaureate Degree with 4+ years experience
• Direct experience supporting remote sales, inside sales, virtual engagement, commercial excellence, or field support capabilities
• Experience in healthcare, medical device, life sciences, or other regulated commercial environments
• Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) certification
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification
• Exposure to cross‑functional commercial, operations, enablement, product, project, or transformation initiatives in a matrixed organization
• Global collaboration experience working with peers across multiple time zones, including shared services or center‑of‑excellence operating models
• Demonstrated ability to gather business needs, translate them into clear requirements or work items, and support delivery through structured planning and coordination
• Proven ability to partner with business stakeholders and technical teams to prioritize work, manage dependencies, and support execution against defined timelines
• Capability to leverage reporting, dashboards, and business performance metrics to support decision‑making and continuous improvement
• Track record of partnering with sales enablement, training, communications, or IT teams to drive adoption of new tools and processes
• Organizational discipline with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and drive progress in fast‑paced environments
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, adjust priorities as new information emerges, and maintain focus on practical business outcomes
• Working knowledge of Agile, hybrid delivery, or product operating models, including backlog management, release planning, user story development, and value measurement concepts
• Familiarity with tool adoption, process improvement, training coordination, communications, or change management initiatives in commercial or customer‑facing environments
• Analytical mindset with experience using metrics, feedback, and business context to support prioritization and operational improvements
• Proficiency with collaboration and planning tools such as PowerPoint, Teams, Excel, SharePoint, Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), Smartsheet, or similar platforms
• Experience partnering with sales enablement, training, communications, or IT teams to drive adoption of new tools and processes
• Experience with reporting, dashboarding, or business performance analysis to support decision-making and continuous improvement
• Exposure to global teams, shared services, or center-of-excellence models supporting region-specific business needs
• Experience working in a global setting with peers across multiple time zones and geographies
• Experience supporting cross-functional commercial, operations, enablement, product, project, or transformation initiatives in a matrixed environment

Benefits

• Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)
• Health, Dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Paid sick time (for Temporary employees, as required under applicable state law)

Company Overview

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