Product Owner / Portfolio Manager (Hybrid Onsite)

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Job Title:

Product Owner / Portfolio Manager (Hybrid Onsite)

Location:

Des Moines, IA

Duration:

6 months

Pay Rate:

$70/hr on C2C/1099 all inclusive (OR) $65/hr on W2

Interview Process:

Either Web Cam or In Person Interview

Note:

INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on [April 29th and 30th

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

Job Description

The client 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.
  
  

Required/Desired Skills

Top Skills & Years of Experience

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

Recruiter Details:

Kris :

Lokesh : Eight three two - Nine nine zero -Two four two six

Sameer : Seven one nine – two three nine – Five five five five

About US:

GSK Solutions Inc. is a premier information technology services company dedicated to delivering exceptional consulting solutions and staff augmentation to our valued clients. With an unwavering commitment to quality, timeliness, and budgetary considerations, we consistently strive to exceed client expectations, building a strong reputation through our reliable execution. Our expertise spans commercial and custom product development, covering information security, software development, consulting, and IT audits. We excel in managing critical, time-sensitive projects for Fortune 500 clients nationwide, ensuring their success is always at the forefront of our mission.