Key Responsibilities
* Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the 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 application and track progress against them.
* Support change management, user adoption,and training efforts related to the modernized solution.
* Ensure the product aligns with 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.