Senior Product Portfolio Manager

Salary : $95,513.60 - $135,907.20 Annually
Location : Des Moines - 50313 - Polk County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 27-01386
Agency: 532 Iowa Department of Management
Opening Date: 11/12/2026
Closing Date: 11/23/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
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Job Description
The Iowa Department of Management (DOM), Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is seeking a Senior Product Portfolio Manager to join our team, supporting the Iowa Health and Human Services agency. In this role, you will be accountable for an assigned portfolio of IT products, guide other product management staff within that portfolio, and serve as a key partner between agency business units and DOM DoIT. This is an opportunity to help agency business units deliver real value through technology.
What You Will Do:

• Lead an assigned portfolio of technology products and services, ensuring alignment with agency priorities, enterprise strategies, and business outcomes.
• Partner with agency leadership, business stakeholders, and Executive Technology Officers to define priorities, evaluate solutions, and guide technology investments.
• Manage the full product lifecycle, including strategy, roadmap development, prioritization, delivery, release planning, and continuous improvement.
• Provide lead-worker guidance and mentorship to product management staff while supporting effective delivery across the portfolio.
• Lead cross-functional Fusion Teams and coordinate business, technical, and vendor resources to successfully deliver technology solutions.
• Monitor portfolio performance, financials, risks, and compliance requirements, providing recommendations and regular updates to leadership.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience managing technology products and overseeing the full product lifecycle from strategy through delivery and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading complex portfolios, programs, or technology initiatives and balancing competing priorities.
• Ability to build strong partnerships and facilitate decisions among business leaders, stakeholders, and technical teams.
• Experience providing leadership, mentoring, or day-to-day guidance to product management or technology professionals.
• Knowledge of agile product management practices, governance processes, budgeting, and vendor management.
• Strong communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering business value through technology.

Working Arrangement:

This position requires onsite work in Des Moines, IA each week. Employees meeting all expectations of their work responsibilities may request remote work and develop a hybrid/remote schedule collaboratively with their manager.

Please note, candidates for this position must reside in the state of Iowa at the time of starting the role.

We have a great total compensation package for all of our full-time employees, including:

• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC)
• Flexible Working Environment- Work from Home Opportunities
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance

Job Classification: Information Technology Enterprise Expert 1

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to six years of full-time work in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security.
2. All of the following (a and b): (a) Eight years of full-time work experience in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security; and (b) Either of the following:
   1. Eighteen semester hours from an accredited college or university in one or more of the specialty areas listed in part a; or
   2. Certification from an authorized educational institution/major computer or software producer in one or more of the specialty areas listed in part a.
3. A total of ten years of education and/or full-time experience in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
4. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as an Information Technology Specialist 5.

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Have you graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and have experience equal to six years of full-time work in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security?

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Do you meet A and B:(A) Eight years of full-time work experience in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security; and (B) Either of the following: Eighteen semester hours from an accredited college or university in one or more of the specialty areas listed in part a; or Certification from an authorized educational institution/major computer or software producer in one or more of the specialty areas listed in part a.

• I meet A and B
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Do you have a total of ten years of education and/or full-time experience in application development and database management, business analysis, systems and network administration, technical training and reporting, IT vendor and purchasing management, IT project management, IT product management, system testing and quality assurance, mainframe and platform administration, and/or information technology security, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

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Are you a current permanent State of Iowa employee (executive branch) - IF YES - Do you have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as an Information Technology Specialist 5?

• I am a current permanent State of Iowa employee (executive branch) and have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as an Information Technology Specialist 5
• I am a current permanent State of Iowa employee (executive branch) but do not have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as an Information Technology Specialist 5
• I am not a current permanent State of Iowa employee (executive branch)

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