Deputy Executive Director-Portfolio Management & Controls

Salary range is $160k to $280k, with a midpoint of $215k.  New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance.
• ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.
• Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

GENERAL PURPOSE:  

Senior level IT director with a focus on evolving the IT project portfolio management office toward an agency aligned IT division. Builds effective strategic relationships with other departments, while enabling the Portfolio Management & Controls (PM&C) team to deliver effective portfolio management, program management, and project management services, quality assurance services, and IT business controls at a time of rapid agency growth. This position reports to the CIO, and is responsible for a centralized services model representing IT programs and projects, quality assurance, and IT business controls, in alignment with business partners agency-wide.

Under general direction, plans, directs, and manages the Portfolio Management & Controls Office responsible for Information Technology (IT) programs and projects across the agency; Develops, implements, and oversees IT portfolio management, program management, project management, and IT business controls functions. Guides the adoption of Quality Assurance services within IT programs and IT projects. Develops and manages the agency technology investment process, in alignment with the agency technology governance and policy framework.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Leads the enterprise IT PM&C team including portfolio management, program management, and project management services, quality assurance services, and IT business controls. Develops and matures processes and skills to improve the management of projects, programs, and portfolios as well as back-office IT business controls necessary to support the annual budget, technology investments, and other necessary administrative duties such as IT invoices and IT procurement.
• Builds effective strategic relationships with other departments for the purpose of cross-department planning and coordination of business needs aligned to overall agency priorities. Supports close collaboration with Finance, Portfolio Services Office (PSO), and Procurement & Contracts as PPMO services are developed and improved.
• Develops and maintains IT’s alignment with the agency’s System Expansion Implementation Program, ensuring IT deliverables to the expansion program are planned, resourced, and managed in alignment within the overall agency delivery framework. Develops and maintains a business partnership approach including leading IT’s process integration with the agency expansion program.
• Facilitates the IT annual budget cycle in line with current Finance direction.
• Manages the agency technology inves