Procurement Business Partner (Remote from anywhere in CO)

Salary: $95,000.00 - $110,000.00 Annually
Location : Statewide, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: EGBPRO2 (10/26)
Department: Governor's Office of Information Technology
Opening Date: 10/16/2026
Closing Date: 10/26/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Primary Physical Work Address: (Remote from anywhere in CO)
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
Type of Announcement: This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description of Job
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About the role
Today a request passes through several hands, and each person sees only their step. In this role one person owns the whole journey for a portfolio, such as SaaS tooling, health and human services, or another area we define. As our new Procurement Business Partner you will learn your users and your vendor market deeply. You work with users and OIT Delivery Pods to shape the problem before choosing a path, then carry it through scoping, sourcing, evaluation, negotiation and award. You stay accountable afterward, through onboarding and renewal.

You are a problem solver first and a compliance expert second. You know what the law requires, you can tell it apart from habit, and you are willing to challenge a step that adds delay but no protection.
What you will do

• Own a portfolio. Know the agencies, users, vendors, existing agreements and renewal calendar for your area, and plan ahead rather than react to rush requests.
• Start with the user. Run short discovery conversations in partnership with delivery teams, and write scopes and evaluation criteria around the outcome they need rather than a vendor or product they already picked.
• Choose the best path, not the habitual one. Weigh existing vehicles, price agreements, cooperative contracts and new solicitations for fit, speed and value, and explain the choice in plain language.
• Make the work visible. Ensure your partners have a clear timeline and proactive status updates, so no one has to chase.
• Question every step. Separate what is statutorily required from preference and tradition, and propose removing or simplifying what is not required. Document the reasoning. Make risk informed decisions regarding what is required and when waivers or alternatives should be sought.
• Work in short cycles. Deliver in small increments, learn from each procurement, and bring what you learn back to the team.
• Work as part of a product team. Partner with product managers, service designers and delivery managers in the pods, and with finance, contracts and legal, as one team around the agency's problem.
• Manage vendors for outcomes. Stay involved after award so the vendor delivers what the agency needed, and use that experience in the next procurement.
• Use modern tools. Use automation, templates and AI-assisted drafting and research to cut manual work, and share what works.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows:

Minimum Qualifications:
A minimum of three (3) years of of experience in IT procurement, asset management, software licensing, technology sourcing, or vendor management.

Experience in public-sector or complex enterprise procurement, covering the full cycle from requirements through contract award.

Working knowledge of state procurement rules, or the ability to learn them quickly and apply them with judgment.

A track record of improving a process, a result or a relationship by questioning how things have always been done.

Strong facilitation and plain-language writing, including turning vague needs into clear requirements.

Comfort with ambiguity, and the judgment to know when to move fast and when to stop and consult.

Fluency with modern digital tools, and curiosity about using automation and AI to remove manual work.

Substitutions:

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in IT, SaaS, cloud or health and human services purchasing.

Experience with user research, human-centered design, agile or product delivery methods.

Experience negotiating complex or high-value technology contracts.

Experience with market research and vendor management
Conditions of Employment:
OIT employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state agency locations where they might perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process. Post-employment background checks will be required for specific agencies as business needs dictate, which may include a polygraph exam, fingerprint-based criminal history search, reference checks, and a drug test.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

Supplemental Information
If this posting indicates "remote from anywhere in CO" in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.
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Visit our How to Apply webpage to learn more about our application process and what to expect after you apply.
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Please detail how your skills and experience align with the minimum requirement of three (3) years of of experience in IT procurement, asset management, software licensing, technology sourcing, or vendor management.
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Please describe how you learned of this job opening.
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The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) complies with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. While a wide salary range is posted, specific criteria (experience, education, state seniority, etc.) will be used to determine any salary offer. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis. It is this salary analysis, rather than any negotiation process, that determines any salary offer.

• Yes, I acknowledge that it is to my benefit to include ALL of my RELEVANT experience in my application work history and I have done that here.
• No, I do not wish to include ALL of my RELEVANT experience, and I understand that this may affect a potential salary offer.

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All remote work must be performed from within the State of Colorado. If you live out of state and are selected for this position you must relocate to Colorado before commencing employment. There is no form of relocation assistance, financial or otherwise, available for any position. Do you wish to proceed with your submission?

• Yes, I understand the above statement.

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If any of the State of Colorado positions listed in your employment history were performed as a contract employee, you MUST list the position/s, State Agency, and the name of the contracting company by whom you were paid during the contract position. If this does not apply, please type "N/A".
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Do you currently require employer sponsorship for a Visa, employer-provided documentation to maintain your Visa, or employer participation in a program for the purposes of immigration status?

• Yes
• No

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In the future, will you require employer sponsorship for a Visa, employer-provided documentation to maintain your Visa, or employer participation in a program for the purposes of immigration status?

• Yes
• No

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Do you currently reside in the state of Colorado?

• Yes
• No

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