Product Owner/Portfolio Manager (773928)

Tri-Force Consulting Services, Inc.

Job Location:

Iowa, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 5years

Posted on: 15-08-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title-Product Owner/Portfolio Manager (773928)

Client:The Department of Management(DOM) (State of Iowa)

Location:Grand Avenue Des Moines IA 50309

NOTE:Either Web Cam or In-Person Interview

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.

This Product Portfolio Manager will be responsible for managing fusion teams which typically consist of a QA BA PM and a couple of developers. These teams represent the smallest functional unit for a project. The Product Owner is accountable for the overall product and serves as the central point of communication for all projects under that product. They will coordinate with the PMO Application Development and other stakeholders to communicate project needs priorities and resource requirements.

This is an opportunity to work in a mission-driven environment supporting Iowa s public service agencies and citizen-facing services such as those supporting the Department of Education Department of Natural Resources or others.

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.

Required Skills:

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

"If you are: bright motivated skilled a difference-maker able to get things done work with minimum direction enthusiastic a thinker able to juggle and multi-task communicate effectively and lead then we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit."

About Us:

Since 2000 Tri-Force Consulting Services () has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing software development (web and mobile apps) systems integration data analytics system automation cybersecurity and cloud technology solutions for government and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity increasing efficiencies through automation and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing core values: integrity diligence and technological excellence. Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nations fastest-growing companies.

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

Education

B.S. in Information Technology or Business Administration Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) ITIL v4 Foundations PMP (optional if you have it)

Job Title-Product Owner/Portfolio Manager (773928) Client:The Department of Management(DOM) (State of Iowa)Location:Grand Avenue Des Moines IA 50309NOTE:Either Web Cam or In-Person InterviewThe Department of Management (DOM) Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is seeking a Product Owner/Portfo...