Associate Division Director, IT PMO & Governance

Salt Lake County•Salt Lake City, UT

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Provides strategic and operational leadership for the County’s Information Technology Project Management Office (PMO) and staff, including enterprise portfolio governance, project delivery oversight, prioritization, and execution of technology initiatives supporting County objectives. Establishes and maintains project and portfolio management frameworks, governance practices, methodologies, and delivery standards across the IT organization. Partners with County leadership, agencies, stakeholders, and technology teams to align technology initiatives and investments with organizational priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an Information Technology or Business field, or other closely related field, plus eight (8) years of related experience leading organizational transformation, modernization initiatives, or portfolio governance functions, of which three (3) years must have been supervisory or administrative; OR an equivalent combination of twelve (12) years of related education and experience, of which three (3) years must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity related education and experience.
Education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience.
This position requires residency in Utah or a willingness to relocate to Utah.
Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, Lean or related certifications required.
Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience in government, public sector, or highly regulated environments preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides enterprise leadership for the County’s IT portfolio governance, PMO operations, and strategic project delivery functions.
Leads enterprise portfolio planning, intake, prioritization, resource alignment, investment governance, and strategic technology planning activities in support of County priorities and operational objectives.
Builds and maintains effective working relationships with County agencies, executive leadership, vendors, and external partners to support enterprise objectives and successful delivery outcomes.
Directs project management and business analysis activities ensuring consistent application of Agile, Hybrid Agile, and Waterfall methodologies.
Monitors portfolio and project performance, including risks, dependencies, schedules, scope, resource utilization, organizational readiness, and delivery outcomes.
Supports organizational change management, business readiness, and operational transition activities associated with enterprise initiatives.
Promotes continuous improvement, innovation, operational maturity, and service excellence within the PMO.
Develops and maintains PMO governance frameworks, methodologies, standards, policies, procedures, performance metrics, and executive reporting practices.
Evaluates portfolio and operational performance using KPIs, metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting tools.
Facilitates executive governance committees, portfolio reviews, and decision-making processes to support accountability, transparency, and effective stewardship of public resources.
Leads, mentors, and develops PMO personnel and promotes a collaborative, customer-focused, accountable, and results-oriented culture.
Oversees enterprise technology portfolios, programs, and strategic initiatives supporting operational, infrastructure, cybersecurity, modernization, and digital transformation objectives.
Assists in the development and management of operational and capital budgets supporting technology initiatives and PMO operations.
Partners with IT and Information Security leadership to support enterprise risk management and ensure compliance with cybersecurity, privacy, disaster recovery, regulatory, and operational resiliency requirements.

Benefits

12 Holidays
up to 24 vacation days
12 sick days
one personal day every year
Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option
Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year
Flexible Spending Account
100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
Tuition Reimbursement