IT Project Manager II

Salary: $101,416.00 - $177,477.00 Annually
Location : Wake County, NC
Job Type: Time-Limited Full-Time
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Department: Office of the State Controller
Division: OSC Information Technology
Opening Date: 05/15/2025
Closing Date: 5/21/2025 5:00 PM Eastern
Job Class Title: IT Project Manager II
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Section: OSC Information Technology
Salary Grade: DT12

Description of Work
The Office of the State Controller
INTERNAL POSTING - Available only to current permanent and temporary employees of the N.C. Office of State Controller

The mission of the Office of the State Controller (OSC) is to protect the financial integrity of the State and promote accountability in an objective and efficient manner.
The foundational principles of the office are Integrity/Ethics, Objectivity and Accountability. OSC's overall goals are to optimize operational execution, manage risk effectively and efficiently and foster a high-performance culture. OSC will provide excellent customer service while achieving those goals. The State Controller is the State's Chief Fiscal Officer. The Controller serves as an independent resource to protect the financial integrity of the State and to promote accountability in an objective and efficient manner through accounting, disbursing, payroll, internal control, eCommerce, and financial reporting systems. The basis for the Controller's authority is statutory.

Description of Work:

This position reports to the Deputy State Controller for Information Technology and oversees technical projects for the Office of the State Controller. The position assists all levels of management with strategic and project planning; and represents the Office externally as needed. The employee has the responsibility for planning and execution of OSC technical projects. Key project management responsibilities include creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and managing the triple constraints for the projects (Scope, schedule and cost). The employee will deploy project management skills and tasks to represent and support OSC with external stakeholders implementing new technology, including the Office of State Human Resources (OSHR), the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM), and others as required. Initial project responsibilities will include OSHR's Human Capital Management (HCM) Phase 1, which includes Recruitment, Onboarding, Offboarding, Position Description Management, Org Charting, and the related workflow and reports.
Responsibilities include:

• Gain a full understanding of OSC's existing systems functionality, data structures, and integrations as they relate to the scope of assigned projects

• Obtain a full understanding of the project deliverables including the defined scope of work, project timeline, work breakdown structure, and activity dependencies to align project plans with OSC's enhancement, routine, and system hygiene initiatives

• Develop professional relationships with project partners, vendors, and systems integrator project teams

• Represent OSC in detailed scope discussions/design meetings and involve the OSC team as needed to collect information, analyze proposals, etc. to ensure the final design and scope are acceptable to OSC and do not introduce additional risk to our current operations

• Manage data conversion and interface testing activities

• Provide regular updates to OSC leadership on project status

• Ensure go-live and hyper-care periods are seamless for OSC resources, and that the on-going interfaces do not add material workloads to OSC teams

• Develop planning strategies to meet long-range goals and objectives

• Arrange and assign work to use resources efficiently

• Establish work unit operating standards and procedures to comply with state and federal rules and regulations and agency practices, procedures, and principles

• Ensure all budget and timelines are met by creating project plans, schedules and working with project teams to meet the deliverables

• Serve as the management liaison resource between the State Controller and the Office of State Human Resources

• Facilitate the collection and refinement of requirements for state technology related projects and managing implementation and completion of Office of the State Controller project life cycles
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

NOTE: The knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA'S) and Minimum Education and Experience are REQUIRED in order to be considered qualified for this vacancy. Therefore, you MUST provide supporting information within the body of your application that clearly demonstrates your possession of the KSA's and the minimum education and experience requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and commit to a course of action in order to accomplish short and long-range goals, consistent with the vision of the Office of the State Controller

• Demonstrated ability to plan project activities and related work; understanding of software tools and measurement methods; ability to select appropriate tools and measurement methods based on project characteristics

• Demonstrated ability to effectively express ideas in oral and written form

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of agencies and project stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and allocate resources, plan procurement and oversee budget and contracts

• Demonstrated ability to supervise projects and recommend changes to standards of practice for fiscal and/or business systems

• Demonstrated ability to focus on appropriate issues, consult with others and deal with potential impact of decisions

• Demonstrated ability to think and work independently

• Demonstrated familiarity with matrix management skills (cross agency / cross functional discipline)

Management Preferences

• An active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings state that you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or a related IT field, Business Administration, Project Management, or closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in IT project management or technical project management related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
NOTE: Transcripts must be uploaded to NEOGOV and attached to your application to receive credit for any training and educational requirements,
in order to qualify for the position.

All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
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The Office of the State Controller
3514 Bush Street
Raleigh, NC 27609

Once the position has been filled, all on-line applicants will be notified via the e-mail provided at the time of application.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL. "SEE RESUME" OR "SEE ATTACHED" WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.
For permanent and time-limited appointments: Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.