IA-DOM-DOIT-TS3- Product Owner/Portfolio Manager

Product Owner/Portfolio Manager (Hybrid)

Primary Location: Des Moines, Iowa

V-Soft Consulting is currently hiring for a Product Owner/Portfolio Manager for our premier client in Des Moines, Iowa.

Education And Experience »

• Experience in Project management: planning/managing scope, budget, timeline, resources; coordinating project activities: 5 years.
• Experience in Product ownership, portfolio management: 2 years.
• Experience in Requirement elicitation, documentation and articulation between teams: 5 years.
• Proficient understanding of the software development lifecycle and related methodologies: 5 years.
• Experience partnering with vendor project teams, managing relationships and vendor management: 5 years.
• High quality documentation: project plans, status updates, presentations, requirements, user stories, process maps, instructions: 5 years.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills across technical teams and business stakeholders, specifically to leadership - setting/resetting expectations: 5 years.
• Guide stages of agile software development, including user story development, sprint planning, and prioritization of the product backlog.: 3 years.
• IT vendor management: 3 years.
  
  

What You’ll Do

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of IT products and applications, ensuring successful completion and alignment with business needs for both internal and external users.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with client/business teams, establishing regular communication and fostering trust to ensure successful collaboration and issue resolution.
• 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.
• Serve as a Product Owner to guide products through all lifecycle stages, ensuring efficiency, quality, and alignment with strategic goals.
• 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.
• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to define and track performance metrics, ensuring all products and processes meet state, federal, and IT governance requirements.
• 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.
• Facilitate agile meetings and lead sprint reviews, user story development, ensuring team alignment on priorities and presenting outputs to stakeholders.
• 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.
• Partner with DoIT supervisors to allocate appropriate technical resources, monitor team performance, and provide ongoing support to fusion team staff.
  
  

Interested?

Qualified candidates should send their resumes to sgarikapati@vsoftconsulting.com

V-Soft Consulting Group is recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America, V-Soft Consulting Group is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India, Canada and the U.S. V-Soft is known as an agile, innovative technology services company holding several awards and distinctions and has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks.

As a valued V-Soft Consultant, you’re eligible for full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), a 401(k) plan, competitive compensation and more. V-Soft is partnered with numerous Fortune 500 companies, exceptionally positioned to advance your career growth.

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