Sr. Product Manager, Future Systems Platforms

Sr. Product Manager, Future Systems Platforms Full-time Shift: Day Max. Salary Region 2: 215600 USD Max. Salary Region 1: 253700 USD Ways of Working: Onsite - This job is fully onsite. Employee Type: Employee Min. Salary Region 1: 176300 USD Global Job Level (HCM): Professional 4 (11) Min. Salary Region 2: 149900 USD It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive . As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care , our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion —have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world. The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life. If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare , you’ll find your purpose here. Primary Function of Position You will become a member of the da Vinci® Multiport Global Product Management team helping to lead development and support multiple generations of system platform solutions across their lifecycle. This is an individual contributor role and will report to a Group Product Manager. As an upstream strategic and product management expert, you will work with cross‑functional partners to guide successful product launches and provide strategic expertise throughout the product development and global launch phases. You will become a key development and design stage stakeholder for multiple projects and will be a global system portfolio expert helping to guide future portfolio strategy recommendations and budgeting. Responsibilities for this role will be heavily focused on discovering and translating customer and clinical insights into user needs and product requirements, driving cross‑functional alignment, and stewarding decisions through medical device design controls with strong rigor and communication. First 12 Months Core Duties Customer Needs: Build a VOC engine spanning surgeons, OR staff, and admins; synthesizing into problem statements and user journeys. Define and maintain user needs, scenarios, and priority jobs‑to‑be‑done for console and tower. Requirements: Convert user needs into product requirements (functional, performance, safety, usability, service, and integration requirements) with rationale and acceptance criteria for console and tower. Cross‑Functional Alignment: Build trusted partnerships with engineering, clinical, human factors, industrial design, and regulatory teams—becoming the recognized authority on console and tower system direction. Drive human factors studies and incorporate findings into design iterations. Clinical Grounding: Develop deep understanding of surgical workflows, surgeon ergonomics, and OR environment constraints through direct observation and physician engagement. Trade offs: Make disciplined trade‑off decisions between features, timeline, cost, and regulatory complexity. Develop final product definition considering customer needs, technical acumen, and business decisions (which may include I&A and other business units). System Integration: Ensure component subsystems requirements enable seamless integration with the system and broader platform architecture. Roadmap Clarity: Establish clear prioritization frameworks and development milestones that balance innovation ambition with regulatory and manufacturing realities. Required Skills and Experience Demonstrated prior experience in essential job duties noted above. Required Education and Training Minimum 4 years in a medical device role with 8 or more years cumulative professional experience. Working Conditions Portions of travel are required to be in a hospital operating room during live surgery. Must be able to attain hospital credentialing to access facilities. Preferred Skills and Experience MBA Product Management experience in Medical Device Industry Professional engineering experience in highly regulated industry (example med device) preferred in software or hardware development Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role. Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws. U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer: In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status. Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process). For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws. This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge and skills. Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the candidate’s qualifications, consistent with applicable law. We provide market‑competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target base compensation ranges are listed. #J-18808-Ljbffr Intuitive