Portfolio Manager (Remote from anywhere in Colorado)

State of Colorado; Colorado; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking government organization as an IT Portfolio Manager, where you'll lead strategic initiatives and drive impactful projects. This role emphasizes collaboration and innovation, allowing you to manage relationships with key stakeholders while ensuring project success. With a focus on equity and inclusion, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the improvement of services for all Coloradans. If you're passionate about technology and public service, this is the perfect chance to make a difference in your community.

Benefits

Flexible Work Schedule

Health Benefits

Retirement Plans

Professional Development

Work-Life Balance

Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IT and project management.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills.
• Experience with budgeting and resource management.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships across OIT, customers, and vendors.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to your team.
• Analyze portfolio performance and recommend changes.

Skills

IT Project Management

Relationship Building

Negotiation

Collaboration

Communication

Organizational Skills

Budget Management

Resource Planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Relevant IT Certifications

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Together, we innovate for a stronger Colorado

The work of employees at the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is challenging and diverse because the needs of agencies, customers and Coloradans constantly evolve. But our focus never changes: improve the lives of all Coloradans through innovation and collaboration. We're building one of the nation's leading government IT organizations by reimagining how we support agencies, building first-of-their-kind applications, and creating an inclusive, collaborative culture, together. Join us in the important work of providing equitable access to services.

We believeequity, diversity, and inclusiondrive our success, and encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.We know it's important to support each other, and that means having a healthy balance of work and personal time, andbenefitsthat allow us all to have fulfilling lives.

Watch thisvideoto learn about how OIT is thinking differently!

IMPORTANT NOTE:Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, OIT’s hiring team considers only the contents of your application to review your qualifications. Please do not include any attachments (such as resume or cover letter) with your application as these itemsare not used by OIT’s hiring team.

Are you a strategic team leader with excellent communication abilities? As our new IT Portfolio Manager, you will be the authority for an assigned service portfolio, offering your expert opinion on project portfolio process, progress, risks, and challenges. You will develop implementation plans, analyze portfolio performance, and recommend changes to achieve goals and proactively identify opportunities for improvement, all in support of OIT's strategic plan.

Some of your important job duties will include:

Managing relationships across OIT, customers, and vendors to develop a thorough understanding of core business functions.

Representing the Enterprise PMO to agency leaders, explaining and advocating for EPMO processes.

Providing leadership for your team, mentoring them on tasks and helping them remove barriers inhibiting progress.

Leading project intake efforts for assigned portfolios.

Understanding the project portfolio and its associated progress, risks, and challenges.

Analyzing key trends and issues from complex detailed information.

Budgeting and resource management.

Ensuring processes, projects and service requests are executed as designed.

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows:

Minimum Qualifications:

A minimum of eight (8) years experience that includes a combination of IT and/or IT project management for large, complex projects and/or project portfolio management, and demonstrated strong relationship building and management skills, negotiation, collaboration, communication, and organizational skills.

Experience must also include:

Using a variety of development methodologies and/or a technical discipline

Understanding an organization's enterprise solutions and offerings.

Project/program/portfolio resource planning, reporting, prioritization and budgeting.

Leading projects and programs within and outside IT and with external providers.

Experience as the principal team leader representing your organization to customer sponsors.

Understanding of IT service and project management, including metrics and tracking.

Substitutions:

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

Relevant IT certifications (e.g., PMP, Scrum, ITIL, ADKAR, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).

Working comfortably in situations of ambiguity

Knowledge of software development methodologies, system implementation and integration and/or a technical discipline.

Effective working in a matrix organization.

Ability to manage multiple projects with geographically dispersed teams simultaneously.

Public sector experience.

Conditions of Employment:

OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state entity locations where they might be required to perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.

Positions supporting some agencies such as the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety will also require a pre-employment drug test.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

If this posting indicates “remote from anywhere in CO” in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.

Our application process and what to expect after you apply are described in the videos foundhere.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the applicationprocess, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in theemployee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requestedaccommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and requirereasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewingfor this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at [e-mail] or call [phone].

This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology does NOT offer sponsored Visas for employment purposes.