Job Title: IT Project Manager
Job Location: Des Moines, IA(Hybrid)--Local candidate only
Job Description
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
Direct management of system integration and/or technology projects Required 8 Years
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities Required 8 Years
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting) Required 8 Years
Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects. Required 8 Years
Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts to interpret, document and formalize procedures Required 8 Years
Strong process and gap analysis skills Required 8 Years
Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment Required 8 Years
Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements Required 6 Years
Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines Required 6 Years
Working experience with Agile Projects Required 3 Years
Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations and implementing change management initiatives Required 3 Years
Project Overview:
The department is seeking a Project Manager to drive technology projects to completion while ensuring adherence to established budgets, business plans, process, procedures and requirements while working closely with business unit personnel, Business Analysts and Architects. The project manager will be responsible for adhering to project management governance on multiple current and future projects. Additionally, the PM will be accountable for generating project schedules, identifying/staffing needs, 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 to the Project Sponsors and the PMO Director. The PM will work with multiple business and platform areas including Information Technology and 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.
Job Responsibilities:
Direct management of system integration and/or technology projects
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities
Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates and reporting)
Extensive experience with planning, managing and tracking multiple major impact projects.
Strong process development skills, w/ the ability to learn and understand concepts to interpret, document and formalize procedures
Strong process and gap analysis skills
Excellent project management skills, w/ the ability to multitask and manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment
Demonstrated experience with working with business users to gather and document business requirements
Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and project activities simultaneously while meeting established deadlines
Working experience with Agile Projects
Demonstrated experience with managing client expectations and implementing change management initiatives