Statewide IT Program Lead — Agency Partnerships

State of Louisiana

Baton Rouge (LA)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

State of Louisiana’s Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services seeks an Agency Relationship Management professional in Baton Rouge to oversee project deliverables and technology procurement for customer agencies. The role requires coordinating with multiple OTS units to meet business needs of a technical nature and manage funding sources across project lifecycles.

Applicants should have substantial IT/PM/BA experience, education flexibility (degrees or certifications), and the

Qualifications

Five years of experience in information technology, program management, project management, or business analysis; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis; OR
An associate's degree in information technology plus three years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis; OR
A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in information technology, program management, or business analysis; OR
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus two years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis; OR
A master's degree plus two years of experience in information technology, program management, project management or business analysis.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
NOTE: A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Responsibilities

Support OTS initiatives on behalf of customer agencies, ensuring the application of industry-recognized project management best practices, so initiatives are completed on-target, on budget and on time, according to the expectations of the key project stakeholders. Engage customer agency stakeholders to ensure clearly defined project goals and align with agency strategic goals and to ensure the funding sources for the project are committed to the OTS costs throughout the life cycle of the project. Engage OTS operational units to ensure allocation of both required human and technical resources to deliver the required work products according to the project timeline. Maintain consistent communications to all stakeholders throughout the life cycle of the project, with specific regard to project timelines, risks, costs, and other concerns.
Prepare, maintain and report project status according to the requirements set forth in the project charter and subsequent project documents. Assist an OTS Agency Relationship Manager in outreach to customer agency to ensure consistency with OTS messaging to customer agencies in regards to the assigned project.
Cultivate a working relationship with key stakeholders of both the customer agencies and the OTS operational units to ensure continual engagement and commitment throughout the life cycle of projects or endeavor. Participate in strategy meetings with the customer agency and OTS Agency Relationship Manager, as requested. Participate in internal OTS meetings with OTS operational units and OTS Agency Relationship Manager, as requested.
Perform all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed.