Product Manager Application Modernization

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Job Title: Product Manager - Application Modernization
Location: Harrisburg, PA 17120
Duration: 8+ Months
Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week, including Wednesday, and 3 days remote. Onsite work can be performed at available offices within Pennsylvania.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead a large-scale enterprise application modernization initiative. The role will be responsible for defining product vision and strategy, managing the product roadmap and backlog, gathering and prioritizing user stories, and overseeing solution design, development, testing, data conversion, and implementation.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading large-scale public-sector modernization projects, collaborating with business stakeholders and technical teams, and delivering solutions aligned with enterprise architecture, security, accessibility, and compliance standards.
Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the application modernization initiative.
• Gather, document, prioritize, and manage business and functional user stories from diverse stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into actionable user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlog items.
• Collaborate with solution architects, developers, UX/UI designers, and vendors to define technical approaches, architecture, platforms, and integrations.
• Prioritize features and technical work based on business value, risks, dependencies, and strategic objectives.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
• Oversee testing and validation of large-scale data conversions to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Define success metrics and KPIs and monitor product performance and delivery progress.
• Support change management, user adoption, and training activities.
• Ensure alignment with applicable security, accessibility, data privacy, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and impediments, driving resolution as needed.
• Provide regular status updates and recommendations to IT leadership and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Product Manager leading large-scale public-sector modernization initiatives valued at $10 million or more.
• Demonstrated experience modernizing legacy applications or leading digital transformation projects.
• Strong experience gathering user stories from diverse business stakeholders and translating them into actionable product backlogs.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Experience overseeing and testing large-scale data conversions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational, analytical, prioritization, and stakeholder management skills.
• YAFOS certification is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise application modernization, legacy system migration, and transition to modern architectures.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft technology stack, Azure cloud platforms, or content management systems.
• Experience with process improvement, business process reengineering, and workflow optimization.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and public-sector compliance requirements.
• Experience working with Pennsylvania state agencies or similar public-sector organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

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