Product Manager – Application Modernization

LingaTech, LLC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

LingaTech, LLC seeks a Product Manager to lead a large-scale application modernization initiative in a hybrid work model. You will drive strategy, roadmap development, and requirements while coordinating between business stakeholders and technical teams to align with enterprise objectives.

Success in this role requires strong stakeholder engagement, experience with public-sector modernization, and a proven track record delivering complex transformations with security and accessibility in mind.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience as a Product Manager leading large-scale modernization efforts (public sector).
• Experience modernizing legacy applications or leading digital transformation projects.
• Strong ability to elicit, document, and prioritize user stories from diverse stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
• Experience overseeing and testing large data conversions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills to manage competing demands.
• YAFOS Certification or equivalent credential.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the modernization initiative.
• Elicit, document, prioritize, and manage business and functional user stories from diverse stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into actionable backlog items and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, designers, and vendors on approaches and integrations.
• Prioritize features based on value, risk, dependencies, and objectives.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
• Define KPIs and track progress against goals.
• Support change management and user adoption related to the solution.
• Ensure security, data privacy, accessibility, and compliance standards are met.

Skills

Product leadership

Legacy modernization

User stories

Agile/Scrum

Data conversions

Communication

Prioritization

YAFOS Cert

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Hybrid Work Schedule: 2 days a week in office

Job Overview

The Product Manager will lead a large-scale application modernization initiative, overseeing product strategy, roadmap development, requirements gathering, and delivery. This role will serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring the modernized solution aligns with business objectives, enterprise architecture, security, and accessibility standards.

Job Duties

• Define and manage the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the application modernization initiative.

• Elicit, 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 evaluate technical approaches, architecture, platforms, and integration strategies.

• Prioritize features and technical work based on business value, risk, 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.

• Define success metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) and track progress against established goals.

• Support change management, user adoption, and training initiatives associated with the modernized solution.

• Ensure the product aligns with applicable security, data privacy, accessibility, and compliance standards.

• Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and impediments, driving resolution as needed.

• Provide regular status updates, progress reports, and recommendations to IT leadership and business sponsors.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5 years of experience as a Product Manager leading large-scale, $10 million public-sector modernization efforts.

• Demonstrated experience modernizing legacy applications or leading digital transformation projects.

• Strong experience gathering user stories from diverse business stakeholders and converting 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 data conversions.

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

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

• YAFOS Certification.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise application modernization, including migrating from legacy platforms and transitioning to modern architectures.

• Familiarity with the Microsoft technology stack, cloud platforms such as Azure, or content management systems.

• Experience with process improvement and business process reengineering.

• Knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.1, and public-sector compliance requirements.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.