About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring a Product Manager / Product Owner (PM/PO) to own product direction and delivery for a dedicated engineering team. This hybrid role, based in Lancaster, PA, combines strategy, discovery, backlog ownership and release management in an AI-accelerated engineering environment.

• Own product vision and roadmap for your team’s area, aligned with company strategy and market needs.
• Lead customer and stakeholder discovery (operations, client services, sales) and translate findings into prioritized, ready-to-build work.
• Perform market and competitive research to identify differentiation and closing opportunities.
• Define measurable success metrics for initiatives and track outcomes.
• Write clear product backlog items (PBIs) with acceptance criteria, business rules and edge cases that engineers and AI development tools can act on.
• Prioritize work by business value, customer impact and technical constraints; lead grooming and sprint planning.
• Validate delivered work meets acceptance criteria and intended business outcomes before sign-off.
• Partner with engineering to use AI-assisted development workflows: rapid prototypes, AI-generated specs/tests, and smaller incremental deliveries.
• Identify opportunities to embed AI into products and internal workflows to improve operational value.
• Manage releases and communicate roadmap, progress and tradeoffs to leadership and stakeholders.

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Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or combined PM/PO role.
• Proven ownership of a product area end-to-end: strategy, roadmap, backlog and delivery.
• Strong experience writing PBIs, acceptance criteria and prioritizing backlogs.
• Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Practical experience using generative AI or AI assistants in product work and comfort working with engineering teams that use AI coding tools.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed, collaborative, and able to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Authorization to work legally in the United States; willingness to submit to a background check.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, fulfillment or warehouse management systems (WMS).
• Experience with AI-assisted or agentic software development workflows or building AI features into products.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).

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Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off and paid holidays

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Location & Work Model

• This position is hybrid and will require some time in-office at the Lancaster, PA headquarters.
• The role requires close collaboration with operations and client-facing teams; occasional travel to other sites or client locations may be required.

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Why Join Confidential Client

• Work at the intersection of logistics and software to deliver meaningful operational impact.
• Help shape AI-enabled product workflows and accelerate delivery through modern engineering practices.
• Be part of a collaborative team culture that values innovation, trust and shared success.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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