PMO Manager (Information Technology Project and Portfolio Manager 2)

State of Oregon

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Opportunity Awaits, Apply Today! PMO Manager (Information Technology Project and Portfolio Manager 2) As the Manager of Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO), you will lead a team who is accountable for on time, in-budget delivery of IT Enterprise business critical projects as defined in the overall organizational strategic plan. Leads and motivates a team of Project Managers and support staff, develops, and enhances enterprise-wide and internal project processes, and provides leadership throughout the entire lifecycle of required projects. Supervise and leads a group of Enterprise Project Managers and support staff Initiate and set goals for EIS PMO programs/project according to the strategic objectives of the organization. The EPMO Manager provides thought leadership and project portfolio level reporting to the Executive Leadership team. Define, communicate, and execute the vision and strategies for effective project management across the organization Provide oversight and guidance to the EPMO team for the effective and timely execution of projects Leads & Facilitates governance for the EIS project portfolio and each individual project.

Requirements

• Six years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience; OR Three years of related experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Related experience is defined as: professional experience as a program/project leader, assigning and reviewing work of professional staff (e.g., developers, engineers, etc.) including project responsibility for developing goals and objectives, project evaluation, and monitoring and controlling or preparing a budget.
• In the "Work History" section on your application, you must clearly describe your experience

Nice To Haves

• Ability to decompose a project into distinct work packages and determine appropriate resource requirements for each work package
• Ability to distinguish user requests from the underlying business needs and distinguish solution ideas from requirements.
• Knowledge and in-depth understanding of contemporary requirements elicitation, analysis, specification, verification, and management practices and the ability to apply them in a fast- paced business environment.
• Demonstrated expertise of product management concepts and how products are positioned and developed with concepts around waterfall and agile management.
• Proven skills in the effective use of Microsoft Project, Project Portal and Microsoft Visio
• Requires demonstrated extensive experience in project management principles, processes, and techniques per PMBOK methodologies within an enterprise information technology environment.
• Ability to work with and through people to establish goals, objectives, and action plans.
• Strong general business acumen, including financial management skills.
• Excellent leadership capabilities, strong judgment, and the ability to work effectively with and influence clients, team members, management, and external groups.
• Preference will be given to those candidates with the Project Management Professional Certification awarded by the Project Management Institute

Responsibilities

• Plan the programs from start to completion involving deadlines, milestones, and processes.
• Develop or approve budgets and operations.
• Devise evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determine the need for improvements.
• Supervise all program and project managers involved to provide feedback and resolve complex problems.
• Discover ways to enhance efficiency and productivity of procedures and people.
• Apply change, risk and resource management principles when needed.
• Read reports prepared by managers, policy, quality & process staff to determine progress and issue.

Benefits

• This position is eligible for hybrid work , in-office work will be required.
• Terms of hybrid work and the work schedule will be discussed and agreed upon with the successful candidate and hiring manager.
• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, and a competitive benefits package.
• Advancement and learning opportunities that will help grow your career with the State of Oregon.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees