IT Project Manager

Description

Please note: The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates’ qualifications within the budgeted salary range of $124,000 - $155,000 annually. However, there is the potential for longevity, growth, and salary progression for the individual once employed.

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support the One Washington program, the largest IT transformation in Washington state history. In this role, you will manage projects within an assigned workstream portfolio, applying project management best practices to plan, coordinate, and monitor activities that support successful project delivery.

As a key member of the One Washington project management team, you will oversee project operations, track progress, analyze project information, and collaborate with stakeholders to help deliver strategic technology solutions that advance the program’s goals.

One Washington (OneWA), led by the Office of Financial Management, is an enterprise-wide transformation project focused on replacing 1960s-era technology with a cloud-based Workday solution for finance, procurement, budget, HR, and payroll processes. OneWA is a long-term, yet extremely fast-paced project anticipated to fully implement all phases by 2030. The project’s core business hours are Monday through Friday, and all project positions are full-time.

We offer some flexibility in schedules oriented around core business hours with prior supervisory approval. However, it is very common to work beyond the typical 40‑hour workweek to meet the rigorous operational needs and business deliverables required for the go‑live timelines.

• Lead and manage project information technology for the setup of the Enterprise Resource Planning system that will support all state agencies, higher education, the Legislature, and the Governor.
  • Provide leadership, consultation, and oversight to the project team members and business partners through the duration of the project.
• Establish and collaborate on IT plans of action, setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.
• Work closely with the One WA IT functional area and internal OFM IT to determine project needs and risks
• Perform complex tasks in the area of expertise, leverage technical expertise to take advantage of new opportunities, solve difficult work problems, and accomplish challenging goals.
• Develop IT required project documentation, including but not limited to plans to manage the project integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement, and technology proofs of concepts.
• Responsible for managing information technology change, risk, and quality management processes through the lifecycle of the project.
• Communicate key project information (i.e., issues, risks, changes, accomplishments to internal and external partners.
  • Collaborate with the One Washington Project Management Office Director, Executive Program Director, and Chief Technology Officer to determine needed project controls.
  • Ensure there is an ongoing common understanding of the purpose of the project and the project objectives by all stakeholders. Communicate and collaborate with contractors and state staff.
  • Report out on project statuses verbally and in writing.
• Develop and implement project management standards, processes, best practices, and templates.
  • Provide project management services, including status, projection, and budget updates, lead meetings, drive projects/tasks to completion, manage governance, and gateways.
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