IT Manager Technical Product Owner

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for top talent for IT Manager, Technical Product Owner (TPO) to shape, deliver, and support the Health Care Compliance (HCC) product portfolio, vision, and roadmap located in New Brunswick, NJ.

At J&J's Corporate Business Technology (CBT), we power J&J employees with technology to shape the future of healthcare. While serving as strategic problem solvers and innovators, we collaborate as trusted allies with leaders and partners across corporate functions, sectors, and regions, aligning business strategies with technology solutions against outcomes that matter. We deliver exceptional user experiences as we simplify, strengthen, and automate the technologies employees use to get their jobs done. As digital leaders, we shape J&J to lead in digital technology – savvy and capable of fulfilling its promise. The technology we deliver fuels J&J as we strive to change the trajectory of health for humanity.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Product Vision & Strategy

• Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and objectives & key results aligned with functional goals.

• Establish and maintain technology roadmaps to deliver business and customer value efficiently.

2. Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the single point of contact for business leadership and partners.

• Understand business requirements and translate them into detailed technical specifications, user stories, and actionable plans.

• Collaborate across product/platform groups to manage dependencies and enablement.

3. Backlog & Prioritization

• Manage and prioritize squad backlogs, balancing business value with technical feasibility.

• Resolve cross-team dependencies and manage demand intake.

4. Delivery & Governance

• Lead all aspects of development, testing, launch, and post-launch support.

• Orchestrate product/platform releases ensuring reliability, compliance, and security.

• Incorporate Cybersecurity and Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) into product roadmap.

5. Financial & Portfolio Management

• Own product-level financial budgets and investment prioritization.

• Align portfolio decisions with organizational goals and optimize capacity.

6. Performance & Optimization

• Drive continuous improvement, rationalization, and reliability performance.

• Resolve issues/incidents and coordinate communications with support teams to restore normal operations promptly.

• Ensure quality and compliance standards are met.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.

Experience and Skills:

• 6+ years of work experience in product management or technical leadership roles.

• Solid understanding of software development lifecycles, APIs, data systems, and modern tech stacks.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience in portfolio optimization and roadmap planning.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.