Enterprise IT Portfolio Manager

Job Title: EPMO Enterprise Portfolio Manager

Job Requisition ID: 45929

Closing Date: 04/08/25

Salary: $9,167.00-$10,833/Monthly

Work Hours: M-F 8:30AM - 5:00PM

Work Location: (Hybrid) 120 W Jefferson St Springfield, IL 62702-5170

Work authorization: US work authorization required at time of application. No sponsorship available. Not eligible for F1 OPT/CPT. Positions are W2 only and cannot be converted to a contract position. If you have questions about your work authorization eligibility, please email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov.

Questions? Email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov

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Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment.

This position serves as the EPMO Enterprise Portfolio Manager- Unit A for the Enterprise Project Management Office.

In this position, you will be appraising, planning, and redesigning enterprise business control, resource management, service delivery/support, and service reporting to identify opportunities for improvement through the application of business process engineering principles and practices.

In addition, you will serve as an EPMO Product Owner and full-line supervisor managing, planning, coordinating, reviewing, directing, and aligning both short-term and long-term portfolio management strategies and processes.

If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply today to join the DoIT team!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Subject to management approval, serves as the Unit A Enterprise Portfolio Manager for the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) with the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), appraising, planning, and redesigning enterprise business control, resource management, service delivery/support, and reporting in alignment with business value priorities, available resources, and the strategic goals of information technology investments
• Directs, coordinates, and reviews the activities of IT Project teams by reviewing, modifying, and implementing existing EPMO objectives, managing, planning, and aligning both short-term and long-term portfolio management strategies and processes needed to support the approved and funded business plans of DoIT and its customer agencies
• Serves as a EPMO Product Owner, managing and prioritizing product backlog, including backlog planning and refining working sessions and guides product development and scrum teams in implementing a product’s vision and roadmap
• Serves as full line supervisor
• Researches, appraises, and makes recommendations to management toward the acquisition, development, and maintenance of process related practices, training, and engineering tools or products
• Conducts and leads process-centric orientation sessions with DoIT teams and agency customers to promote enterprise-wide adoption of and compliance with DoIT/business process engineering sanctioned architecture and practice
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the business process engineering, service reporting, and management area
• Performs all other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in management information systems, information technology, computer science, or a directly related Information Technology field
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or private business Information Technology organization
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience supervising a team of Information Technology professionals in a large and highly complex public or private IT organization

Preferred Qualifications (In Order Of Significance)

• Four (4) years of professional experience in project management including appraising, planning, and redesigning enterprise business control, resource management, and service delivery or support
• Four (4) years of professional experience performing business analysis to identify opportunities for improvement through the application of business process engineering principles, practices, and processes
• Four (4) years of professional experience directing, coordinating, and reviewing the activities of IT Project management teams by reviewing, modifying, and implementing existing EPMO objectives
• Four (4) years of professional experience managing, planning, coordinating, and aligning both short-term and long-term portfolio management strategies and processes
• Four (4) years of professional experience managing and prioritizing product backlog, including backlog planning and refining working sessions
• Four (4) years of professional experience guiding teams and stakeholders in the adoption, implementation, and compliance of new or existing business processes and practices, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices
• Ability to analyze administrative problems and adopt an effective course of action
• Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified

Conditions of Employment

NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.

• Requires the ability to verify identity.
• Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with State of Illinois
• Requires self-disclosure of criminal activity and requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check
• Requires a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel, including occasional overnight stays
• Requires ability to work outside of normal business hours to meet deadlines
• Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties
• Requires ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds. This is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds
• Requires adherence to the revolving door restrictions outlined in 5 ILCS 430/5-45. Consequently, employees should be aware that in the event of receiving a non-State employment offer during state employment or within one year immediately following the termination of State employment, they are required to inform the Office of the Executive Inspector General (OEIG) for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor before accepting such non-State employment. Failure to notify the OEIG may result in the imposition of a fine
• Requires compliance with the provisions outlined in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, necessitating the occupant of this position to file of a Statement of Economic Interest. Pursuant to the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.), specific state officials and employees are required to annually submit Statements of Economic Interest to the Office of the Secretary of State, which will be accessible to the public for examination and copying. Employees subject to this requirement must also file a Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission, as specified in Executive Order 15-09. Failure to submit these statements in a timely manner may result in fines and penalties

The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.