Budget Director - Human Services Manager 4

Minnesota Department of Human Services; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is seeking a Budget Director to lead the agency’s fiscal planning and legislative budget activities, directing the development of the biennial and supplemental budgets and coordinating capital budgets.

Reporting to DHS leadership, you will supervise a team of budget professionals, provide policy analysis, and partner with the Governor’s Office and Legislature to secure funding and maintain fiscal discipline.

Qualifications

• Minimum managerial experience: three years managing programs including strategic planning and directing the work of staff.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to convey budget information to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the agency's lead legislative budget expert to provide guidance and strategies to the Governor’s Office, Legislature, DHS Commissioner, and agency leadership.
• Direct the development of the Governor's biennial, supplemental, and capital budgets for the Department of Human Services.
• Monitor and analyze legislative budget proposals and coordinate between agency budgets and legislative proposals to support initiatives.
• Supervise DHS staff working on capital budgets, federal funding processes, and data analysis.
• Provide leadership for the Budget Analysis Division and oversee agency-wide fiscal policy and planning.

Job description

• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 08/20/2026
• Closing Date: 09/14/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Human Services Dept / DHS Manager
• Division/Unit: DHS-Central Office / Office of CFO
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $51.89 - $74.31 / hourly; $108,346 - $155,159 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 220 - Manager/Unrep
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Executive
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

• Job ID: 96495
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 08/20/2026
• Closing Date: 09/14/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Human Services Dept / DHS Manager
• Division/Unit: DHS-Central Office / Office of CFO
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $51.89 - $74.31 / hourly; $108,346 - $155,159 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 220 - Manager/Unrep
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Executive
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The Department of Human Services is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at the start of employment. DHS does not participate in E-Verify.

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

• This position is eligible for telework for applicants who reside in Minnesota or in a bordering state, with supervisory approval and satisfactory performance. If you live in a state bordering Minnesota, you must live within 50 miles or less from the primary work location to be eligible for telework.

This position serves in a key leadership role as Budget Director for the department, which has an annual operating budget of over $25 billion. This position directs all legislative budget activities at the Department of Human Services (DHS) and is responsible for securing legislative funding and necessary authority to finance the state human services system. The Budget Director is responsible for managing and directing all aspects of the development of the agency’s biennial and supplemental budget for the Governor budget package, supervising and supporting a team of legislative budget directors serving the agency’s administrations, and directing the development of the agency’s capital legislative budget. The position oversees the development and implementation of fiscal policy, decision making and planning for the agency, including policy decisions impacting the agency’s operating budget, oversight over federal funding sought and utilized throughout the agency, and fiscal analysis provided to the legislature.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

• Serve as the agency's lead legislative budget expert so that expert technical advice, guidance and strategies are provided to the Governor’s Office, Legislature, DHS Commissioner, DHS executive management, Budget and Legislative Work Group, and agency directors to achieve the goals of the agency and the Governor’s Office.
• Direct the development of the Governor's biennial, supplemental, and capital budgets for the Department of Human Services.
• Direct the monitoring and analysis of legislative budget proposals and coordinate linkages between the Agency's legislative and budget proposals to ensure that the appropriate strategies are in place to support program and policy initiatives.
• Provide supervision and oversight to DHS staff working on capital budgets, agencywide federal funding processes, and data analysis.
• Provide agencywide leadership on projects, committees, and issues impacting the agency’s operating budget.
• Provide overall leadership for the Budget Analysis Division, including overseeing agencywide fiscal policy and planning work and supervision of staff.
• All DHS Leaders are expected to demonstrate and develop the five (5) competency themes from the Enterprise-wide Leader Competency Model:
• Leading Self
• Leading Others
• Leading the Organization
• Leading Outside the Organization
• Getting Work Done

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month, day and year for each job held.

Managerial Experience

Three (3) years of financial experience managing programs including strategic planning and directing the work of staff.

Experience must demonstrate

• Knowledge and experience in state and federal budget processes and legislative procedural rule and the ability to comprehend complex budgeting and accounting problems to recommend specific and alternative actions.
• Leadership skills and experience to successfully lead and manage agency initiatives, develop and implement innovative solutions to complex issues, and motivate others who do not report directly in developing and completing projects/programs.
• Experience working with diverse points of view and incorporating them both internally and externally when prioritizing initiatives, making decisions, and developing strategies.
• Experience delegating or assigning responsibilities or providing developmental opportunities to team members.
• Experience with budgeting and financial management.
• Excellent oral and written skills to convey budget and budget-related information to a broad range of internal and external parties.

Preferred Qualifications

• A thorough knowledge of Minnesota state budgetary and accounting practices and principles and extensive knowledge of statewide Budget Information System (Biennial Budget and Capital Budget modules) in order to direct the budget preparation activities.
• Ability to identify internal and external pressures/roadblocks