Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. 

Additional Benefits may include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement

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JOB SUMMARY

Provides strategic and operational leadership for the County’s Information Technology Project Management Office (PMO) and staff, including enterprise portfolio governance, project delivery oversight, prioritization, and execution of technology initiatives supporting County objectives. Establishes and maintains project and portfolio management frameworks, governance practices, methodologies, and delivery standards across the IT organization. Partners with County leadership, agencies, stakeholders, and technology teams to align technology initiatives and investments with organizational priorities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an Information Technology or Business field, or other closely related field, plus eight (8) years of related experience leading organizational transformation, modernization initiatives, or portfolio governance functions, of which three (3) years must have been supervisory or administrative; OR an equivalent combination of twelve (12) years of related education and experience, of which three (3) years must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity related education and experience. Education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience.

This position requires residency in Utah or a willingness to relocate to Utah."

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, Lean or related certifications required.

Experience in government, public sector, or highly regulated environments preferred.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides enterprise leadership for the County’s IT portfolio governance, PMO operations, and strategic project delivery functions.
• Leads enterprise portfolio planning, intake, prioritization, resource alignment, investment governance, and strategic technology planning activities in support of County priorities and operational objectives.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with County agencies, executive leadership, vendors, and external partners to support enterprise objectives and successful delivery outcomes.
• Directs project management and business analysis activities ensuring consistent application of Agile, Hybrid Agile, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Monitors portfolio and project performance, including risks, dependencies, schedules, scope, resource utilization, organizational readiness, and delivery outcomes.
• Supports organizational change management, business readiness, and operational transition activities associated with enterprise initiatives.
• Promotes continuous improvement, innovation, operational maturity, and service excellence within the PMO.
• Develops and maintains PMO governance frameworks, methodologies, standards, policies, procedures, performance metrics, and executive reporting practices.
• Evaluates portfolio and operational performance using KPIs, metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting tools.
• Facilitates executive governance committees, portfolio reviews, and decision-making processes to support accountability, transparency, and effective stewardship of public resources.
• Leads, mentors, and develops PMO personnel and promotes a collaborative, customer-focused, accountable, and results-oriented culture.
• Oversees enterprise technology portfolios, programs, and strategic initiatives supporting operational, infrastructure, cybersecurity, modernization, and digital transformation objectives.
• Assists in the development and management of operational and capital budgets supporting technology initiatives and PMO operations.
• Partners with IT and Information Security leadership to support enterprise risk management and ensure compliance with cybersecurity, privacy, disaster recovery, regulatory, and operational resiliency requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Enterprise PMO governance concepts, methodologies, and best practices
• Agile, Hybrid Agile, Waterfall, and portfolio management methodologies
• Organizational change management and operational improvement principles
• Technology modernization, digital transformation initiatives, and enterprise technology principles
• Strategic planning, governance, budgeting, resource management, and portfolio prioritization
• Business analysis methodologies and process improvement practices
• Project and portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, and related platforms
• IT service delivery, software development lifecycle (SDLC), infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise operations

Skills and Abilities to:

• Lead large, complex, cross-functional technology initiatives and enterprise programs
• Communicate effectively with executive leadership, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners
• Influence organizational decision-making and promote accountability across departments
• Establish strong partnerships through collaboration, trust, and customer service
• Manage competing priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Analyze complex organizational and operational issues and develop practical solutions
• Lead organizational change initiatives and promote continuous improvement
• Exercise professionalism, sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality
• Prepare and deliver executive-level reports, presentations, and recommendations