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IT Product Manager

Abbott · WI · $61,300–$122,700 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 12, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about an internal IT product you managed. Who were the users, and how did you know it was serving them well?

What they are checking: Whether they treat internal tools as products with real users and outcomes, not just project deliverables.

Tell me about a release that went badly. What happened and what did you change afterward?

What they are checking: Whether they own failures and improve the process rather than blaming engineering or the business.

How do you keep an agile team motivated when the work is mostly maintenance and fixes?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead without authority and keep morale up during less exciting stretches.

What would you do

How do you build and prioritize a backlog when several business teams all say their request is urgent?

What they are checking: Whether they have a clear, defensible way to rank work instead of giving in to whoever pushes hardest.

A stakeholder asks for a feature you believe won't solve their actual problem. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they dig into the real need and can push back respectfully with evidence.

About the work

How do you write a user story and acceptance criteria that engineers can build from without a lot of back and forth?

What they are checking: Whether they can turn business needs into clear requirements that reduce rework for the team.

What's the difference between a product manager and a project manager in an IT setting, in your view?

What they are checking: Whether they understand product ownership means outcomes and priorities, not only timelines and status reports.

Systems here may support a regulated diagnostics business. How does computer system validation affect how you plan releases?

What they are checking: Whether they know that validated systems need documented testing and change control, which shapes release timing.

How do you work with vendors when part of your product is a third-party platform?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage vendor roadmaps and limits as part of their own product planning.

What metrics would you track to show leadership that your product is worth the investment?

What they are checking: Whether they connect product work to measurable business value like time saved or errors avoided.

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The full job description

As published by Abbott.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: 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 contribution. • Tuition 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 recognized as one of the best big companies to work for, as well as one of the best places to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity The Product Manager will partner closely with assigned product and business team members to define solutions that are in line with customer needs and business objectives. This position will work with the business stakeholders, development teams, design and other cross functional teams to facilitate their product area roadmap, and drive the product development. Their responsible product area could be a set of digital solutions or customer experiences. The product manager will drive the business requirement gathering, understand the problem space, define user stories, acceptance criteria, and ultimately verify that the work generated by the development teams meets the stakeholders’ requirements. The Product Manager will support the product teams by participating in projects of low to medium complexity. This position supports ensuring that business, user, and technology needs are met through continuous analysis, iteration, solutioning, and delivery. What You'll Work On Include, but are not limited to, the following: • Support being the voice of the customer for stakeholders for one product area to ensure their needs are heard and that the delivery teams are getting the support needed. • Translate user and business needs into high-level requirements for work assignments of low to medium complexity by utilizing a structured process for gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing change to assess and recommend solutions based on cost vs. benefit analysis and parallels to overall business strategy. • Assist in defining acceptance criteria for product features of low to medium complexity, and ensuring they are understood by the delivery team. • Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure product success. Monitor product performance, analyze data, and make data-driven decisions to improve product outcomes. • Maintain detailed documentation, such as gap analyses, business process flow charts, decision tables, features, and business requirements document to aid in the development and refinement of new analytical tools and processes. • Provide input and support during implementation phase, composing standard operating procedures (SOPs), and participating in design reviews and walk throughs. • Collaborate closely with Quality Engineering (QE) to ensure the product meets high standards of quality, performance and reliability by defining the product requirements and acceptance criteria, which are then used by the QE team to develop test plans and test cases. • Monitor product performance after implementation to ensure efficiency of operations and proactively provide continuous improvement recommendations. • Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer support teams to ensure successful product development and launch. • Facilitate communication and alignment across departments to achieve product goals. • Actively participate in all squad ceremonies. • Review work completed by the squad, provide feedback, and accept work, as applicable. • Assist in the management of the product backlog by grooming and prioritizing, while ensuring work is in line with product strategy and OKRs. • Develop and maintain relationships with customers and business partners to drive satisfaction. • Ability to collaborate and operate in a cross-cultural and complex matrixed environment to build consensus across functions. • Communicate product updates and releases to internal and external stakeholders. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. • Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork. • Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization. Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Marketing, Business, Finance or field as outlined in the essential duties; or High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and 4 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree. • 4+ years of relevant professional experience as outlined in the essential duties. • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and product management tools • Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. • Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. Preferred Qualifications • Proficiency with workforce management and business applications such as Calabrio, Concur, XTRAC etc. The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. JOB FAMILY: IT Services & Solutions Delivery DIVISION: ONCO Cancer Diagnostics LOCATION: United States > Madison : 1 Exact Lane ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: No MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

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