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Need Senior Product Manager in Harrisburg, PA - Onsite

Sarum LLCHarrisburg, PA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 19 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

We have a Contract assignment available with our client in Harrisburg, PA.

 

Position: Senior Product Manager

Location: Harrisburg, PA

Duration: 6+ Months

 

Candidates are expected to be in the office in PA 2 days a week (offices available statewide) with one of those days being Wednesday. 3 days can be worked from home/remote.

 

Position Summary

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead the modernization of the CAI application. The CAI application is critical important to resolving complaints from the public with utilities companies. A three year long modernization effort is about to start that will involve the planning and delivery of this exciting project. This role will be responsible for defining the product vision, prioritizing the roadmap, gathering and managing user stories, leading the design, leading the development team, testing and implementation of the product. The Product Manager will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, architects, and vendors to ensure the modernized solution meets current and future business needs while aligning with enterprise architecture, security, and accessibility standards.

 

Key Responsibilities

* Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the CAI application modernization initiative.

* Elicit, document, prioritize, and manage business and functional user stories from stakeholders across the Commission.

* Translate business needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlog items.

* Collaborate with solution architects, developers, UX/UI designers, and vendors to define modern technical approaches(including potential platform, architecture, and integration decisions).

* Prioritize features and technical work based on business value, risk, dependencies, and strategic goals.

* Facilitate agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives) as needed.

* Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the technical delivery team.

* Define success metrics and KPIs for the modernized CAI application and track progress against them.

* Support change management, user adoption, and training efforts related to the modernized solution.

* Ensure the product aligns with Commonwealth and PA PUC standards for security, accessibility (WCAG), data privacy, and compliance.

* Identify risks, dependencies, and impediments and drive resolution.

* Provide regular status updates and recommendations to IT leadership and business sponsors.


Required/Desired Skills

 

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Experience as a Product Manager leading $10M large scale public sector modernization efforts

Required

5

Years

 

Demonstrated experience modernizing legacy applications or leading digital transformation projects

Required

 

 

 

         

 

Strong experience gathering user stories from diverse business stakeholders and converting them into actionable product backlogs

Required

 

 

Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar).

Required

 

 

 

Experience with overseeing and testing of large data conversions

Required

 

 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences

Required

 

 

 

Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage competing demands

Required

 

 

Experience with enterprise application modernization (e.g., migrating from legacy platforms, moving to modern architectures).

Highly desired

 

 

 

Familiarity with Microsoft technology stack, cloud platforms (Azure), or content management systems

Highly desired

 

 

Experience with process improvement and business process reengineering

Highly desired

 

 

 

Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and public-sector compliance requirements

Highly desired

 

 

Previous experience working with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agencies or similar public-sector organizations

Highly desired

 

 

 

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Highly desired

 

 

YAFOS Certification

Highly desired

 

 

 

 

Sarum LLC
68-60 Austin Street, Suite 403,
Forest Hills, NY 11375
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Skills

Scrum
Agile
Jira
Process Improvement

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