Job Description

Limit submittals to local/regional candidates who can work onsite 2-3 days/week. Agencies who misrepresent a candidates location will be disqualified from the selection process.
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) provides
adaptable, secure, and cost-effective technology services and solutions for the
Department of Management [DOM] and its Partners. We manage all State of Iowa
Executive Branch IT assets, projects, and resources, as well as providing
technology and expertise to support Iowa’s citizens and families. DOM DoIT does
this by consistently delivering top tier performance and value to citizens as a
trusted partner and service provider.
DoIT is committed to the pursuit of creative and innovative
solutions that enable our agency to help Iowans achieve healthy, safe, stable,
and self-sufficient lives through the programs and services we provide. We
strive for an IT culture that identifies the newest, most effective solutions
through discovery, open discussion and collaboration. We have fun together,
care about each other, and take pride in the solutions we provide. We believe
in continuously optimizing our processes, refining our solutions, and improving
ourselves for the benefit of the Iowans we serve.

The project manager will be responsible for adhering project
management governance on multiple current and future projects. Additionally,
the PM will be accountable for generating project schedules,
identifying/staffing needed resourcing, completing the procurement of vendor
products / implementation services, and submitting funding requests as
required. The PM will manage the delivery efforts and report status of each
within a common project reporting mechanism. The PM will work with multiple
business and platform areas across the State, potentially including upper-level
state government committees. The Project Manager will conduct project meetings
and is responsible for project tracking and analysis, ensuring adherence to
quality standards and project deliverables.

The PM will be part of a PMO team responsible for all
aspects of IT project governance, assessment, management, and control. The
ability to gather and define requirements; build a project plan; identifying
resource needs; and transparent, clear communications across all levels of
stakeholders. Essential is the ability to multi-task on continually changing
and morphing priorities as prescribed by leadership in response to department
and legislative direction.

Duties

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Ability to work within a project governance
structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)

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Ability to interact with, educate, learn from,
and drive business and IT teams.

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Ability to work effectively under very broad
direction with general supervision.

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Ability to motivate team and meet deadlines in a
fast-paced and challenging environment.

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Ability to gather and organize multiple
simultaneous complex business process scenarios.

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Ability to break down complex tasks into
actionable work items, sequenced appropriately.

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Ability to manage scope creep with a focus on
delivering a minimum viable product.

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Excellent organizational, presentation,
interpersonal and team building skills.

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Excellent time management and project
planning/strategizing skills

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Strong verbal and written communication skills

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Demonstrated experience with managing client
expectations, implementing service improvement initiatives.

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Demonstrated experience managing multiple
parallel work efforts.

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Track project progress, monitor and modify
project schedules and provide status updates to project team. Escalate issues
to management and/or appropriate leadership as appropriate.

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Provide insight and knowledge into improving
processes related to portfolio, project and program management.

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Other duties or tasks as assigned by management.

Required Skills

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Direct management of system integration
projects.

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Experience managing stakeholder expectations and
priorities.

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Experience working within a project governance
structure (methodology, required templates and reporting).

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Extensive experience with planning, managing and
tracking multiple major impact projects.

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Strong process development skills, w/ the
ability to learn and understand concepts in order to interpret, document and
formalize procedures.

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Strong process and gap analysis skills.

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Excellent project management skills, w/ the
ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a
cross-functional environment.

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Demonstrated experience with working with
business users to gather and document business requirements.

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Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage
multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting
established deadlines.