Product Owner/Portfolio Manager

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We do have a below role with State of Iowa and the location is Des Moines, IA (Hybrid) for the position of Product Owner/Portfolio Manager (799789). Please go through the below job description and let me know interest.

Job Title : IA-DOM-DOIT-TS3- Product Owner/Portfolio Manager

Location : Des Moines, IA 50309

NEED LOCALS ONLY

Provide three (3) professional references [REQUIRED] on the candidate's resume with Contact Name, Title, Contact, and Relation to the candidate.

INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on [April 29th and 30th] Only submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided.

Short Description:

The Department of Management (DOM), Division of Information Technology (DoIT), is seeking a Product Owner/Portfolio Manager.

Complete Description:

Note: this position renews at fiscal (7/1/26) and is slated to end on 12/31/26

Only submit local regional candidates.

The Department of Management (DOM), Division of Information Technology (DoIT), is seeking a Product Owner/Portfolio Manager. The position involves close collaboration with business and IT management, oversight of cross-functional fusion teams, and a commitment to continuous improvement driven by performance data and user feedback.

Key Responsibilities:

· Manage a portfolio of IT products and applications, ensuring successful completion and alignment with business needs for both internal and external users

· Serve as a Product Owner to guide products through all lifecycle stages, ensuring efficiency, quality, and alignment with strategic goals.

· Work with business SMEs, internal teams, external agencies, and vendors to define product scope, identify IT-enabled solutions, and support procurement and implementation processes.

· Create and prioritize product backlogs and maintain roadmaps that align with long-term IT strategies and changing user and state needs.

· Oversee product releases, ensure readiness for deployment, monitor performance, gather feedback, and manage risks affecting delivery or budget.

· Collaborate with business and IT leadership to define and track performance metrics, ensuring all products and processes meet state, federal, and IT governance requirements.

· Manage relationships with vendors and service providers, overseeing performance, resolving issues related to interoperability, and ensuring adherence to service level agreements (SLAs) and availability targets.

· Oversee product IT financials, including budget planning and monitoring, while providing leadership with regular updates on product status, risks, and strategic roadmap progress.

· Lead and manage cross-functional fusion teams, ensuring effective collaboration among IT, vendors, and business units to deliver solutions that align with business needs and budget constraints.

· Partner with DoIT supervisors to allocate appropriate technical resources, monitor team performance, and provide ongoing support to fusion team staff.

· Facilitate agile meetings and lead sprint reviews, user story development, ensuring team alignment on priorities and presenting outputs to stakeholders.

· Use feedback and metrics to identify product needs and collaborate on acceptance criteria, testing, and feature delivery.

· Collaborate with Executive Technology Officers (ETOs) and product teams to prioritize and manage product development efforts, ensuring alignment with agency needs and effectively transitioning products to enterprise services.

· Build and maintain strong relationships with client/business teams, establishing regular communication and fostering trust to ensure successful collaboration and issue resolution.

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Experience in Project management: planning/managing scope, budget, timeline, resources; coordinating project activities

Required

5

Years

Experience in Product ownership, portfolio management

Required

2

Years

Experience in Requirement elicitation, documentation and articulation between teams

Required

5

Years

Proficient understanding of the software development lifecycle and related methodologies

Required

5

Years

Experience partnering with vendor project teams, managing relationships and vendor management

Required

5

Years

High quality documentation: project plans, status updates, presentations, requirements, user stories, process maps, instructions

Required

5

Years

Demonstrated strong communication skills across technical teams and business stakeholders, specifically to leadership - setting/resetting expectations

Required

5

Years

Guide stages of agile software development, including user story development, sprint planning, and prioritization of the product backlog.

Required

3

Years

IT vendor management

Required

3

Years

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Andrew

Sr Technical Recruiter

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