What are the responsibilities and job description for the IA-DOM-DOIT-TS3- Product Owner/Portfolio Manager position at nLeague?
Job Id: 799789
Product Owner/ Portfolio Manager
Location: Hybrid, 200 E Grand Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50309
Client: IA DOM-DoIT
Duration: 02 Months
Job Description
Note: this position renews at fiscal (7/1/26) and is slated to end on 12/31/26
Only submit local regional candidates.
Product Owner/ Portfolio Manager
Location: Hybrid, 200 E Grand Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50309
Client: IA DOM-DoIT
Duration: 02 Months
Job 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.
- 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
Salary : $60 - $65