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ATC · 2 months ago

Product Manager (Only locals)

Des Moines, IA

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

ATC is seeking a Product Manager responsible for coordinating various information technology initiatives for the Iowa Department of Education. The role involves managing technology teams, vendors, stakeholders, and ensuring successful project outcomes in a mission-driven environment supporting statewide educational data systems.

Internet

No H1B

Responsibilities

Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks

Provide guidance to project team members throughout the project life cycle and confer with project staff to outline work plan

Work with agency leadership, subject matter experts and program consultants to analyze and document business requirements and communicate details to technical staff

Work with technical staff to define data and system design, and coordinate the design, development and testing of technical systems and services

Maintain project management documentation including risk and mitigation activities, keeping aware of the status of the project and the need to employ mitigation measures for compliance with project objectives and timelines

Verify all system documentation is complete and testing is successful before approvals for live implementation are made

Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel and vendor representatives to ensure project goals are accomplished and are in line with business objectives

Monitor project activities to ensure quality and integrity of deliverables. Perform change control

Qualification

IT project managementProduct ownershipProject management methodologiesProject management certificationCommunication skillsLarge project managementExperience in State government

Required

Five or more years of progressively responsible IT project management experience

Experience with major defined project management methodologies, e.g., waterfall, agile, hybrid

Experience in a product ownership role

Demonstrated experience working with diverse teams and managing a variety of IT projects, including technology infrastructure, data systems, application deployments, or similar services

Knowledge of project management methodology and experience or familiarity with major program management approaches (for example, PMI, agile, etc.)

Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Experience managing large and complex projects

Certification in project management (e.g., PMP)