IT Advanced Project Manager

Job Details

• Job : 95174
• Location
  :
  St. Paul
• Telework Eligible
  :
  Yes #LI
  - Hybrid
• Full/Part Time
  :
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary
  :
  Limited
• Who May Apply
  :
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted
  : 06/30/2026
• Closing Date
  : 07/06/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit
  :
  Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit
  :
  Human and Social Digital Svcs (HSDS)
• Work Shift/Work Hours
  :
  Day Shift
• Days of Work
  :
  Monday
  - Friday
• Travel Required
  :
  No
• Salary Range
  : $39.73 - $67.92 / hourly; $82,956 - $141,816 / annually
• Job Class Option
  :
  Project Management
• Classified Status
  :
  Unclassified
• Bargaining Unit/Union
  : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• End Date
  : 08/01/2028
• FLSA Status
  :
  Exempt
  - Professional
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
  No

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well‑being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of MNIT’s Human and Social Digital Services (HSDS) team, which supports agency teams at these state agencies:
Department of Human Services (DHS), MNsure, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), and Direct Care and Treatment (DCT). The MNIT HSDS team combines development and IT operations with a Dev Ops approach to ensure the reliable and efficient delivery of critical technology systems that serve counties, families, and individuals across Minnesota.

In this role you will strategically structure and coordinate complex IT programs and projects that span MNIT divisions supporting DHS, DCYF, DCT, MNIT Enterprise, MNIT Security, ensuring shared priorities, aligned direction, and effective delivery across the human services technology landscape.

This position provides program‑level coordination and IT relationship management across MNIT HSDS and partner divisions to ensure alignment on enterprise initiatives, shared technical platforms, and statewide technology direction. The incumbent will translate cross‑division and agency priorities into coordinated plans, identify and manage cross‑agency dependencies, and support delivery of initiatives that impact the broader human services technology environment. In addition, this position manages projects as needed using recognized project management methodologies, ensuring that scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are met.

This role combines high‑level program leadership with strong relationship‑building and communication skills to advance work in environments with multiple stakeholders, governance structures, and interdependent systems.

This position is temporary and includes full state fringe benefits; it is anticipated to last 24 - 36 months.

This position requires an employee to be onsite at 540 Cedar Street, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with some opportunity to perform work from a telework location. Telework for Minnesota IT Services is available on a limited basis. Employees will be required to meet current telework eligibility requirements.

To qualify, candidates must clearly show all of the following qualifications in their resume. Resume tips available here:

This position requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience performing IT project and program management functions, including extensive experience leading complex, multi‑team or multi‑system IT programs that include modernization and/or cloud transformation initiatives spanning multiple technologies or enterprise solutions.

Experience must include:

• Coordinating work across multiple technical or business teams, divisions, or agencies, including managing interdependencies, risks, and shared priorities.
• Understanding IT service delivery environments, including Dev Ops principles, operational readiness, and the integration of development and operations…