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Product Owner/Portfolio Manager

InterSources Inc.

Des Moines, IA

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Agile Programming Methodologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Backlog Prioritization, Budget Management, Budgeting, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Customer/Client Research, DOM (Document Object Model), Data Analysis, Delivery Management, Documentation Plan, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Establish Priorities, Financial Management, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), IT Governance, IT Requirements, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information Technology Consulting, International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC), Internet Security, Interoperability, Investment Management, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Metrics, Needs Assessment, Online Marketing, Oracle, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Product Backlog, Product Development, Product Documentation, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Project Planning, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Assurance, Resource Management, Risk Management, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Sprint Planning, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), System Integration (SI), Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, User Experience Design (UXD), User Interface Design, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Web Programming
LOCATION
Des Moines, IA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Title:Product Owner/Portfolio Manager
Location:Des Moines, IA 50309
On-site/Remote/Hybrid: Hybrid
Duration: 6+ Months
Interview Process: Webcam or In-Person
No of submissions: 3
No of Positions: 1

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The Department of Management (DOM), Division of Information Technology (DoIT), is seeking a Product Owner/Portfolio Manager.

Job Description:
The Department of Management (DOM), Division of Information Technology (DoIT), is seeking a Product Owner/Portfolio Manager. The position involves close collaboration with business and IT management, oversight of cross-functional fusion teams, and a commitment to continuous improvement driven by performance data and user feedback.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage a portfolio of IT products and applications, ensuring successful completion and alignment with business needs for both internal and external users
  • Serve as a Product Owner to guide products through all lifecycle stages, ensuring efficiency, quality, and alignment with strategic goals.
  • Work with business SMEs, internal teams, external agencies, and vendors to define product scope, identify IT-enabled solutions, and support procurement and implementation processes.
  • Create and prioritize product backlogs and maintain roadmaps that align with long-term IT strategies and changing user and state needs.
  • Oversee product releases, ensure readiness for deployment, monitor performance, gather feedback, and manage risks affecting delivery or budget.
  • Collaborate with business and IT leadership to define and track performance metrics, ensuring all products and processes meet state, federal, and IT governance requirements.
  • Manage relationships with vendors and service providers, overseeing performance, resolving issues related to interoperability, and ensuring adherence to service level agreements (SLAs) and availability targets.
  • Oversee product IT financials, including budget planning and monitoring, while providing leadership with regular updates on product status, risks, and strategic roadmap progress.
  • Lead and manage cross-functional fusion teams, ensuring effective collaboration among IT, vendors, and business units to deliver solutions that align with business needs and budget constraints.
  • Partner with DoIT supervisors to allocate appropriate technical resources, monitor team performance, and provide ongoing support to fusion team staff.
  • Facilitate agile meetings and lead sprint reviews, user story development, ensuring team alignment on priorities and presenting outputs to stakeholders.
  • Use feedback and metrics to identify product needs and collaborate on acceptance criteria, testing, and feature delivery.
  • Collaborate with Executive Technology Officers (ETOs) and product teams to prioritize and manage product development efforts, ensuring alignment with agency needs and effectively transitioning products to enterprise services.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with client/business teams, establishing regular communication and fostering trust to ensure successful collaboration and issue resolution.

Skills:
  • Experience in Project management: planning/managing scope, budget, timeline, resources; coordinating project activities. Required 5 Years
  • Experience in Product ownership, portfolio management Required 2 Years
  • Experience in Requirement elicitation, documentation and articulation between teams Required 5 Years
  • Proficient understanding of the software development lifecycle and related methodologies Required 5 Years
  • Experience partnering with vendor project teams, managing relationships and vendor management Required 5 Years
  • High quality documentation: project plans, status updates, presentations, requirements, user stories, process maps, instructions Required 5 Years
  • Demonstrated strong communication skills across technical teams and business stakeholders, specifically to leadership - setting/resetting expectations Required 5 Years
  • Guide stages of agile software development, including user story development, sprint planning, and prioritization of the product backlog. Required 3 Years
  • IT vendor management Required 3 Years

About Us:
InterSources Inc, is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud and Oracle partner company.

About the Company

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InterSources Inc.

It’s all about harnessing the real power of data. InterSources Inc was founded in 2007 providing intelligent data solutions to clients across industries and geographies.

Over the years, we have built products on Business Intelligence & Big Data platform simplifying and transforming the way business intelligence and real-time data analytics empower Corporations and end-users using Softwares like Tableau, Business Objects, MicroStrategy, etc.

In the process, we have enabled companies to use data analytics to help better understand, predict and influence consumer behavior, identify new market opportunities as they emerge, provide to users the data they need, alert the user when and why key business metrics have changed and enable them to make smart decisions.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2007
WEBSITE
https://www.intersourcesinc.com/