Senior IT Project Manager (IT Project Manager 2)

Office of Information Services

The Office of Information Services (OIS) works to support the business functions and the delivery of health, human, and employment services through the application of information technology. OIS supports the delivery of programs to millions of recipients through the development and round-the-clock operation of automated information systems. Due to the number of end-users and technologies supported, OIS is one of the largest and most complex IT organizations within Ohio state government. Learn more about the Office by visiting the ODJFS OIS webpage.

What You Will Do

As a Senior IT Project manager within the organization, you will bring your project management experience and training to the organization to oversee projects—facilitating project health, best practices, and efficiency. You will be positioned within the Employment Resources section among a group of other Project Managers working to fulfill the function of the Portfolio Management Office.

Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Serve as a project manager within the Office of Information Services (OIS) Portfolio Management Office (PMO).
• Receive and maintain an assigned collection of 4-8 active, concurrent projects across diverse, interesting lines of business e.g. Office of Information Services, Employee and Business Services, Office of Child Support, Finance, etc.
• Establish relationships with Business Relationship Managers and business sponsors to learn the business goals/objectives/needs for each assigned project.
• Meet and facilitate the discussion of regular status meetings.
• Collaborate with the assembled project team where the entire team identifies the best solution to fulfill the business area’s needs, the technical solutions to be built, and the specific tasks to be performed to design, build, test, deploy, and support those solutions.
• Exercise your existing project management skills and continue to build skills in scope management, schedule management, project team management, risk management, stakeholder management, and project status reporting.
• Collaborate with the project team to exercise problem-solving skills as issues and challenges arise e.g. project delays, ambiguous scope, infeasible scope, project extensions, inadequate resources, etc.
• Communicate skillfully, clearly, and regularly through virtual meetings, virtual discussions, emails, status reports, and instant messaging.
• Maintain entries on project tasks, task members, issues/risks, and status reporting within centralized, online project and portfolio management centralized platform (Clarity®).
• Collaborate with a team of fellow project managers to search for ways to innovate and continually improve the organization’s processes and skills.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Schedule: Full-time

Hours: Standard workdays are Monday through Friday. Hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Location: This position will be headquartered in an ODJFS Facility in one of the following cities - Columbus, Akron, or Dayton. This determination will take into account the proximity to the applicant's home address.

Rhodes State Officer Tower - 30 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Akron - 172 S. Broadway Street, Akron, OH 44308

Dayton - 6680 Poe Avenue, Dayton, OH 45414

Travel: Occasional travel within the state of Ohio.

PN(s): 20080186

Option 1

The candidate, at minimum, must have the following:

• 12 months employment for the State of Ohio as Project Manager 1, 63381 or IT Project Manager 1, 63384.
  
  

Option 2

• 4 years experience in project management (i.e., management & development of project/program requirements, design, development, testing/pilot, training & full scale implementation), with experience to be commensurate with project/program &/or position description on file (e.g., Business Relationship Manager)
• 12 months experience in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.
  
  

Option 3

• Successful completion of 2 year post-secondary education majoring in business administration, public administration, computer science/information technology, social science, or health, with major being commensurate with project to be assigned.
• 12 months experience in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.
• 12 months experience in project management (i.e., management & development of project/program requirements, design, development, testing/pilot, training & full scale implementation).
  
  

Option 4

• The equivalent of the minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.
  
  

Tips For Your Application

When completing the different sections of this application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined in this job posting. We cannot give you credit for your Work Experience and Education & Certifications if you do not provide that information in your online application. Information in attached resumes or cover letters must be entered into your application in the appropriate Work Experience or Education & Certification sections to be considered.

Pay Information

This position is in the State of Ohio’s E1 Pay Schedule, Pay Range 16. Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be the minimum salary of that pay range (step 1, currently $47.90 per hour). These ranges provide a standardized pathway for pay increases. With continued employment, new hires move to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. Cost of Living Adjustments increase wages in these ranges each fiscal year. The current step progression wages are in the table below.

Pay Range 16

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Hourly

$47.90

$50.15

$52.90

$55.88

$58.94

$62.31

$64.87

$67.90

Annual

$98,800

$104,312

$110,032

$116,230

$122,595

$129,605

$134,930

$141,232

Months of Employment

At Hire

6 Months

18 Months

30 Months

42 Months

54 Months

66 Months

78 Months

Organization

Job & Family Services

Agency Contact Name and Information

odjfscareers@jfs.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

Apr 19, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO

Compensation

$47.90

Schedule

Full-time

Classified Indicator

Unclassified

Union

Exempt from Union

Primary Job Skill

Project Management

Technical Skills

Customer Service, Information Technology, Project Management

Professional Skills

Attention to Detail, Customer Focus, Organizing and Planning, Written Communication

Agency Overview

Who We Are

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) supports Ohioans and their families through the following programs:

• Cash and Food Assistance
• Employment Services and Workforce Development
• Unemployment Insurance
• Adult Protective Services
• Child Support
  
  

Public service is an honorable way to serve the community in a hands-on dedicated way. You can make a difference in someone’s world!

Guiding Principles

• We will be a leader in customer satisfaction.
• We will have a reputation that attracts and retains talented, diverse, and dedicated employees.
• We get better at what we do every day.