NYS Office of Information Technology Services · 9 hours ago
Project Manager 2 (NY HELPs) - 10435
Albany, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$87K/yr - $110K/yr
3+ years expNYS Office of Information Technology Services is seeking a Project Manager 2 to work within the Programs and Planning bureau of the Chief Strategy Office. The role involves managing small to medium-sized projects, ensuring deliverables are met, and collaborating with various stakeholders to align business needs with project scope, schedule, and quality.
Cyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyIT Infrastructure
No H1B
Responsibilities
Assist and manage small to medium sized projects throughout the project/product management lifecycle (Initiating through Closeout) following ITS and industry standard methodologies (Agile, Hybrid) and ITS approved Secure System Development Lifecyle (SSDLC)
Assemble and establish project/product implementation team and create/manage central project/product repository site (SharePoint/Teams) for all PM artifacts
Develop and manage Project/Product Management Plan to be used/followed for project/product implementation and releases (e.g., Project/Product Scope, Schedule, Budget, Quality, Scope, Resource, Communications, Change, Risks/Issue Mgmt Plan)
Develop and manage Project/Product PM logs & registers ( e.g., Stakeholder/Risks registers, Issues, Action Items, and Decision Logs)
Develop detailed project scope statements and documents project requirements for complex large projects by eliciting project goals, information needs, and relative project priorities from end users, subject experts, and others
Develop and/or monitor project schedules using MS Project, identify milestones, dependencies, and critical paths, and identify alternatives for accommodating resource conflicts and/or compressing schedules, if required, and any risks associated with those alternatives
Develop project/product meeting artifacts (e.g., Agenda/Meeting Notes/Outcomes)
Coordinate and lead/facilitate project meetings with various cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., project team, sponsors, and relevant client representatives) to review project proposal, goals, intended deliverables, and project progress/risks/issues/changes
Develop/perform project/product status reporting/distribution following established Communication Plan (e.g., cadence and target audience)
Manage project/product record in the service delivery system (ITSM) and ensure upkeep and accuracy of information for data quality & integrity
Manage project/product performance metrics concerning/measuring overall health using the key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure project/product deliverables/releases are on-track and executing established plan to revolve any variances
Participate in IT product/solution research and documentation of proposals with cost benefits analysis with ITS SMEs. Assist with collaboration sessions/meetings, requirements gathering/JAD sessions, and document session outcomes and follow up on action items as required
Participate in evaluation of system requirements, analyzing current/future states, processes, functions, and models as required. Collaborate with SMEs in, roadmaps/forecasting, procurement, partnership opportunities and alternatives
Research and manage resource alternatives and potential solutions to meet ITS and Client Agency Business needs
Participate in the design, development and/or refinement of standard templates to support project/product management to align with changing industry standards
Plan and conduct project analysis sessions, such as periodic phase reviews, post-deliverable reviews/lessons learned and project closeout sessions
Prepare project portfolio or project inventory reports
Organize and maintain a project management library, project tools repository, or a project management website
Assist higher-level Project/Product Managers or program area managers on more complex projects
Perform all other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree and three years of professional experience in project management which must include planning and at least three other of the management process groups: origination (including governance/work intake, portfolio management, capacity/demand planning); initiating; executing; controlling; and, closing
This experience must include the development of project management deliverables, such as scope statements, schedules, budgets, quality plans, risk plans, and communication plans
Current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM); or current certification from the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Procurement and Contract Management, or a related field
A minimum of five years of recent experience in procurement, sourcing, contracting, or purchasing
Experience leading IT Procurement, encompassing SaaS, cloud services (AWS, Azure, etc.), infrastructure, and professional services contracts
Experience with high dollar and/or complex procurements, supply chain dynamics, and/or public-sector procurement
Technical Procurement Knowledge
Project management skills
Benefits
Holiday & Paid Time Off
Health Care Benefits
New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
NYS Deferred Compensation
Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
And many more.
Company
NYS Office of Information Technology Services
New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) is transforming how State government delivers services to New Yorkers and local governments.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gary Moore
CTO, Enterprise ITS - WorkPlace Solutions - Nano Tech
Venkatesh Nattanmai
Deputy Chief Technology Officer - Service Delivery
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