Senior Product Portfolio Manager

The Iowa Department of Management (DOM), Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is seeking a Senior Product Portfolio Manager to join our team, supporting the Iowa Health and Human Services agency. In this role, you will be accountable for an assigned portfolio of IT products, guide other product management staff within that portfolio, and serve as a key partner between agency business units and DOM DoIT. This is an opportunity to help agency business units deliver real value through technology.

What You Will Do:

• Lead an assigned portfolio of technology products and services, ensuring alignment with agency priorities, enterprise strategies, and business outcomes.
• Partner with agency leadership, business stakeholders, and Executive Technology Officers to define priorities, evaluate solutions, and guide technology investments.
• Manage the full product lifecycle, including strategy, roadmap development, prioritization, delivery, release planning, and continuous improvement.
• Provide lead-worker guidance and mentorship to product management staff while supporting effective delivery across the portfolio.
• Lead cross-functional Fusion Teams and coordinate business, technical, and vendor resources to successfully deliver technology solutions.
• Monitor portfolio performance, financials, risks, and compliance requirements, providing recommendations and regular updates to leadership.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience managing technology products and overseeing the full product lifecycle from strategy through delivery and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading complex portfolios, programs, or technology initiatives and balancing competing priorities.
• Ability to build strong partnerships and facilitate decisions among business leaders, stakeholders, and technical teams.
• Experience providing leadership, mentoring, or day-to-day guidance to product management or technology professionals.
• Knowledge of agile product management practices, governance processes, budgeting, and vendor management.
• Strong communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering business value through technology.

Working Arrangement: This position requires onsite work in Des Moines, IA each week. Employees meeting all expectations of their work responsibilities may request remote work and develop a hybrid/remote schedule collaboratively with their manager. Please note, candidates for this position must reside in the state of Iowa at the time of starting the role.

Employer Highlights: The Department of Management, Division of Information Technology provides adaptable, secure, and cost-effective technology services and solutions to support the agencies across the State of Iowa, trusted partners, and citizens. We are responsible for managing all IT assets, projects, and resources to deliver top-tier technology support and expertise across the enterprise. Our strength is driven by the skills, talents, and diversity of our people. We have a great total compensation package for all of our full-time employees, including:

• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC)
• Flexible Working Environment- Work from Home Opportunities
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance

Background Check Requirements:

• After a conditional offer of employment has been made, and as the final step in the hiring process, candidates for this position will be subject to a background investigation, which may include but may not be limited to a verification of a candidate’s education, previous employment/work history, contact of personal references, motor vehicle records, and a criminal history check (including through Federal, State, or Local criminal justice agencies).
• Information gathered as part of such background investigation will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by Iowa Code section 22.7, 8B.4A, and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations; provided that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such information shall be available to candidates upon request.

E-Verify and Right to Work The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Job Classification: Information Technology Enterprise Expert 1 Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to six years of full-time work in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security.

• All of the following (a and b): (a) Eight years of full-time work experience in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security; and (b) Either of the following:• Eighteen semester hours from an accredited college or university in one or more of the specialty areas listed in part a; or

• Certification from an authorized educational institution/major computer or software producer in one or more of the specialty areas listed in part a.

• A total of ten years of education and/or full-time experience in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as an Information Technology Specialist 5.

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