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Senior Technical Product Owner - Consent Management

Senior Technical Product Owner - Consent Management

Speridian TechnologiesSacramento, CA, US
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Speridian Technologies is recruiting for a Senior Technical Product Owner - Consent Management for our State of California Client, the Department of Healthcare Services, Behavioral Health.

This person will be part of a long-term, fully budgeted, state-of-the-art, extremely vast technical modernization project working with a variety of cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

This is a remote role; however, there will be meetings in the Sacramento area several times a year.  Candidates are expected to work business hours, Monday-Friday, Pacific Time Zone.

Join DHCS’s Behavioral Health Transformation :

  • Where Purpose Meets Innovation Location :  Remote Department :  Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS), Behavioral Health Transformation (BHT) Commitment :  Full-Time Consultant (W2 employee of Speridian or 1099 / IC for Speridian)  Why DHCS?
  • At DHCS we are leading a transformative journey in Behavioral Health, reshaping systems and services to ensure better outcomes for communities across California.
  • Our Behavioral Health transformation initiative is more than a project—it’s a movement to make California a leader in accessible, high-quality health services.
  • We’re setting the stage for a new era of government services built on agile methodologies, cutting-edge technology, continuous improvement, and a relentless commitment to serving the public good.
  • At DHCS, we’re looking for innovators who are passionate about purposeful work and excited by the opportunity to drive lasting change through innovative solutions.

Our core values are what make us successful and define the impact we have on the DHCS program and California’s citizens.  Partnership :

  • Respect Other, Practice Empathy, Earn Trust Ownership :     Take Accountability, Show Reliability, Act with Integrity Grit :    Bring Passion, Exhibit Perseverance, Demonstrate Resilience Value :    Drive Outcomes, Maximize Impact, Keep Improving Description The Product Owner for Consent Management leads the delivery of a statewide digital consent platform that enables compliant sharing of sensitive behavioral health and housing data under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  • This role is central to the Behavioral Health Transformation (BHT) initiative and is responsible for translating legal, policy, and user requirements into actionable product backlogs that support secure, scalable, and user-centered solutions.
  • The Product Owner will work closely with Product Managers, human-centered design (HCD), engineers, policy experts, and county stakeholders to ensure the platform meets the needs of care workers, supports outreach and engagement, and complies with federal interoperability mandates.
  • This role requires a deep understanding of consent workflows, privacy regulations, and the operational realities of field-based care delivery.   Responsibilities Lead with full accountability for the Consent Management backlog.
  • This includes not only maintaining the backlog, but owning its strategic direction and ensuring it reflects the evolving priorities of the Behavioral Health Transformation (BHT) initiative.
  • Backlog Ownership & Prioritization Act as the primary link between legal, policy, technical, and user domains.
  • Translate complex requirements into actionable epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria and measurable outcomes.
  • Prioritize backlog items to align with BHT objectives, compliance deadlines, and user value, while balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term platform scalability.
  • Facilitate backlog refinement and planning sessions with cross-functional teams.
  • Ensure clarity, feasibility, and alignment across engineering, HCD, and policy stakeholders.
  • Proactively manage delivery risks, identify cross-team dependencies, and ensure the team is consistently focused on the highest-value work.
  • Serve as the authoritative voice on what gets built, when, and why.
  • Own the product narrative and delivery outcomes from discovery through deployment.
  • Strategic Alignment & Delivery Collaborate with Product Managers to define and track objectives and key results (OKRs) related to consent capture, usage, and system adoption.
  • Ensure delivery timelines align with BHT milestones and federal interoperability requirements.
  • Partner with Agile Delivery Managers to manage sprint cadence, burn rate, and resource allocation.

    • Platform & Solution Development Support delivery of secure, scalable consent management capabilities, including :

  • Digital ASCMI form workflows Offline mobile consent capture and sync Consent search and audit logging Consent-to-share APIs that follow Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards.  Integration with Master Client Profile and ISL data services Ensure parity between mobile and desktop features and support hybrid workflows such as paper digitization.
  • Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to ensure platform resilience, extensibility, and compliance with privacy and security standards.
  • Stakeholder & Policy Integration Work with county care workers and DHCS program teams to validate requirements and test solutions.
  • Ensure solutions align with behavioral health policy, reporting standards, and privacy regulations (HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2).
  • Facilitate feedback loops from frontline users and route feature requests appropriately.
  • Metrics & Continuous Improvement Define and track success metrics.
  • Use analytics to drive backlog prioritization and product enhancements.
  • Lead discovery and prototyping efforts to validate new features.
  • Promote a culture of continuous learning, iteration, and user-centered design.
  • Collaboration & Leadership Lead agile ceremonies and foster cross-functional collaboration across engineering, HCD, policy, and delivery teams.
  • Champion the voice of care workers and county users in product decisions.
  • Provide thought leadership on consent management best practices, interoperability, and platform governance.   Qualifications DHCS is recruiting for skills that reflect the broader leadership, systems thinking, and cross-functional coordination required for this role, especially given the legal sensitivity and statewide scope of the consent management platform.
  • Experience 8+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, or technical leadership roles, preferably in public sector, healthcare, or other compliance-driven environments.
  • Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams to deliver digital products that manage sensitive data and comply with privacy regulations such as HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
  • Proven experience owning and managing complex product backlogs across multiple delivery channels (web, desktop, API) in an Agile environment.
  • Experience working with government agencies, county partners, or community-based organizations on service delivery or data-sharing initiatives.
  • Background in behavioral health, care coordination, or social services is strongly preferred.
  • Experience with interoperability standards and data exchange frameworks (e.g., FHIR HL7, OAuth 2.0).
  • Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM) platforms and secure authentication protocols.
  • Skills Ability to assess and manage product risk across legal, technical, and operational domains Experience facilitating cross-jurisdictional collaboration (e.g., between state, county, and provider systems) Skill in navigating ambiguity and making decisions with incomplete information Ability to synthesize user research, policy analysis, and technical constraints into cohesive product direction Familiarity with data governance principles and consent lifecycle management Experience coordinating go-to-market strategies for public-facing or field-deployed applications Additional Preferred Skills Ability to assess and manage product risk across legal, technical, and operational domains Skill in navigating ambiguity and making decisions with incomplete information Ability to synthesize user research, policy analysis, and technical constraints into cohesive product direction Comfort working with executive stakeholders and presenting complex topics in plain language Familiarity with data governance principles and consent lifecycle management Ability to lead product discovery efforts in environments with evolving legal or regulatory frameworks Experience coordinating go-to-market strategies for public-facing or field-deployed applications Speridian is an Equal Opportunity Employer  Powered by JazzHR
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