Job Title: Product Manager (Remote)
Location: Montpelier, VT
Duration: 3+ Years
Position OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Product Manager to provide technical leadership, stakeholder coordination, and product oversight for a large-scale Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation initiative. This role will serve as a key member of project governance and delivery teams, supporting technical decision-making, vendor coordination, system implementation, data migration, release management, and continuous process improvement.
The Product Manager will work closely with state agencies, local education agencies, EHR vendors, project leadership, and other stakeholders to ensure successful project execution and delivery.
Key Responsibilities: - Serve as a member of the Steering Committee and Core project teams.
- Act as the assigned technical lead on the project team.
- Coordinate with state agencies, local education agencies, EHR vendors, and other stakeholders to address questions, resolve issues, and communicate findings to the project team.
- Participate in project meetings and maintain alignment with project vision and objectives.
- Provide direct technical support to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) acting as EHR IT Analysts, EHR Implementation Leads, and other state and school staff.
- Provide oversight of data migration activities and implementation of interfaces between the School Based Services Electronic Health Record System and other systems.
- Contribute to Agile and Hybrid project practices and methodologies.
- Research industry trends and best practices applicable to project goals.
- Communicate technical risk, complexity, sizing considerations, and implementation impacts to project stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the State Project Manager to evaluate technically feasible solutions that align with project priorities.
- Support infrastructure and platform-related decisions.
- Oversee release management processes, including review and release activities associated with project go-live cohorts.
- Maintain overall quality of technical solutions.
- Explain technical concepts and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
- Mentor and support technical resources across both state and vendor teams as appropriate.
- Identify, prioritize, and communicate technical debt, risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Work with vendors to address technical questions through research, evaluation, prototyping, and technical analysis.
- Partner with business, project management, and procurement leadership to monitor vendor performance.
- Participate in retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate with vendors to review and develop system documentation and training materials.
- Resolve technical blockers and support issue resolution.
- Evaluate vendor products and market offerings to support implementation of IT modules.
Required Skills: - Product management experience supporting complex technology initiatives.
- Technical leadership experience within cross-functional project teams.
- Experience working with Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience coordinating with vendors, business stakeholders, and technical teams.
- Knowledge of data migration and system integration initiatives.
- Experience supporting release management processes.
- Ability to assess technical risks, complexity, and solution feasibility.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Experience producing and reviewing technical documentation and training materials.
Training & Certifications Required: - The selected resource must successfully complete and maintain the following required training and certifications as applicable:
- Annual Cyber Security Training
- CJIS Training
- HIPAA Training
- Annual State Compliance Training
Preferred Certifications: - PMP Certification
- IIBA Certification
- Prosci Certification