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Data Systems Manager - Project Management
Illinois Secretary of StateSpringfield, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 May 2025
💰 $163,392/yr($92,916/yr – $163,392/yr)
About the role
Office of the Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
Job Title: Data Systems Manager – Project Management
Division: Governance and Business Management
Union: IFT
Location: 501 S Second St, Springfield, IL – Sangamon County
Salary: Range $7,743 to $13,616 monthly – commensurate with experience
Benefits: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html
Overview:
Acts as a Project, Program, and Portfolio Manager defining governance, standardizing methodologies, and ensuring alignment between IT projects and business strategy. The Data Systems Manager – PPM will oversee a team of Project Managers and Program Managers responsible for delivering IT initiatives, ensuring project execution meets business objectives, and optimizing the IT project portfolio in collaboration with IT leadership. This role will work closely with the Business Analysis Practice, Enterprise Architecture, and IT Governance teams to drive successful project outcomes.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Education and Experience:
Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years college, preferably with courses in mathematics, statistics, or computer science and four years of progressively responsible professional experience in systems analysis, operations
Job Title: Data Systems Manager – Project Management
Division: Governance and Business Management
Union: IFT
Location: 501 S Second St, Springfield, IL – Sangamon County
Salary: Range $7,743 to $13,616 monthly – commensurate with experience
Benefits: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html
Overview:
Acts as a Project, Program, and Portfolio Manager defining governance, standardizing methodologies, and ensuring alignment between IT projects and business strategy. The Data Systems Manager – PPM will oversee a team of Project Managers and Program Managers responsible for delivering IT initiatives, ensuring project execution meets business objectives, and optimizing the IT project portfolio in collaboration with IT leadership. This role will work closely with the Business Analysis Practice, Enterprise Architecture, and IT Governance teams to drive successful project outcomes.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the establishment and management of a comprehensive Project, Program, and Portfolio Management (PPM) practice by defining governance structures, frameworks (e.g., PMBOK, Agile, SAFe, ITIL), and performance metrics to ensure successful project execution. Collaborate with IT leadership to prioritize projects aligned with enterprise strategy, optimize resource allocation, and implement portfolio management strategies. Work closely with the Business Analysis Practice to enhance project intake processes, define clear requirements, and develop robust business cases, ensuring all initiatives are strategically aligned and deliver maximum value to the organization.
- Lead and oversee a team of Project and Program Managers to ensure the successful execution of IT projects, implementing a governance framework for project intake, approvals, risk management, and reporting. Drive the adoption of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid) to improve delivery efficiency, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. Monitor performance, proactively identify and mitigate risks, and ensure resource capacity planning and budget management align with business priorities and IT capabilities.
- Act as a key liaison between IT leadership, business units, and external stakeholders to drive project success, collaborating with Enterprise Architecture, IT Governance, and Business Analysis teams for integrated IT planning. Communicate project and portfolio status to executive leadership and stakeholders, while guiding Project Managers in facilitating stakeholder meetings, gathering feedback, and adjusting project plans to ensure alignment and success.
- Establish governance mechanisms for project tracking, risk assessment, and benefit realization while driving continuous improvement initiatives through lessons learned and retrospective analysis. Define KPIs and reporting structures to measure project health, program effectiveness, and portfolio performance, ensuring compliance with IT policies, regulatory requirements, and financial controls. Identify opportunities for process automation and AI-driven analytics to enhance project oversight and efficiency.
- Oversee the selection and deployment of project management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, ServiceNow, or Smartsheet, and implement dashboards and reporting tools to provide real-time visibility into IT projects and portfolio performance. Leverage collaboration platforms like MS Teams, SharePoint, and Confluence to streamline communication and documentation, ensuring integration of project management tools with financial systems, business intelligence platforms, and ITSM tools for enhanced project oversight and efficiency.
- Perform other duties as assigned or as required.
Education and Experience:
Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years college, preferably with courses in mathematics, statistics, or computer science and four years of progressively responsible professional experience in systems analysis, operations
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