Salary: $103,355.20 - $160,201.60 Annually
Location : 1011 Union Street, San Diego
Job Type: Full-Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Department: Information Technology
Division: IT Business Operations
Opening Date: 11/10/2026
Closing Date: 11/24/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Role:The Senior Technology Project Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of IT, data, and modernization initiatives by combining project management, business analysis, and Scrum facilitation into a unified role. Core duties include gathering and documenting requirements, maintaining project schedules, hosting Scrum and coordination meetings, tracking tasks, risks, issues, deliverables, and budget, managing cross-team dependencies, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and improving project intake and prioritization processes. This role will serve as a central point of coordination between business units, developers, data teams, and leadership to ensure IT projects are delivered predictably, transparently, and in alignment with agency priorities.
Annual Salary Range:The offer will be based on the selected candidate's qualifications and experience.
Senior Information Systems Analyst: $103,355 - $160,202
Job Responsibilities- Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of IT and data projects from initiation through closeout.
- Support project intake, prioritization, and alignment with agency goals.
- Gather, analyze, and document business and technical requirements.
- Develop project plans, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), scopes of work, project deliverables, budgets, and schedules.
- Maintain project schedules, track tasks and milestones, and report on progress, risks, and issues.
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and cross-functional coordination meetings.
- Manage cross-team dependencies across applications, data, security, and infrastructure.
- Coordinate project activities with internal departments, external organizations, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
- Ensure documentation, communication, and stakeholder alignment are maintained throughout the project life cycle.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Typical Qualifications - A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course work in information technology, or a related field. A master's degree is desirable.
- Minimum of five years of increasingly responsible, professional information systems experience, including managing IT or technical projects using structured project management methodologies, with some lead or supervisory experience.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices and tools.
- Strong analytical, requirements-gathering, and documentation skills.
- Ability to coordinate technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Experience with project scheduling, tracking, and issue/risk management.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
- Understanding of IT systems, data flows, SDLC, or application development practices.
This recruitment is open for a two-week period or until a sufficient number of applications are received and may close at any time without prior notice.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including:
- Hybrid work options
- 9/80 flexible work schedule
- Pay-for-performance merit increases
- Retirement - Defined Benefit Plan with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
- Retirement - 457 Defined Contribution Plan with Voya
- Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents
- Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents
- Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees
- Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, bus, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER
- Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year, depending on length of service
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SANDAG employees are expected to live within the San Diego region and work in-person in our San Diego office; there are telework options available (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday remote), as well as a 9/80 work schedule (every other Monday off). This is not a fully remote position. Are you able and willing to adhere to the onsite and work schedule described above?
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Will you now or will you in the future require employment visa sponsorship?
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What is your highest level of education?
- Some or no college
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Law Degree
- Other
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How many years of supervisory/management experience do you have?
- None
- At least 1-4 years
- 5 or more years
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How many years of increasingly responsible experience do you have managing IT or technical projects using structured project management methodologies?
- Less than 4 years of experience
- At least 5 years of experience
- At least 6 years of experience
- At least 7 years of experience
- At least 8 years of experience
- At least 9 years of experience
- 10 or more years of experience
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What is your level of experience with Agile/Scrum practices and tools?
- No Experience
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
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Please describe your experience coordinating technical teams and business stakeholders. If you do not have this experience, please indicate N/A.
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Please describe your experience with project scheduling, tracking, and issue/risk management. If you do not have this experience, please indicate N/A.
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