Office of Information Technology Service (ITS) is seeking a
Specialist III
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Product & Technology Ownership: Lead the delivery of innovative products, collaborating with stakeholders to define the vision, value proposition, and key outcomes. Align products and technology initiatives with business goals and ensure consistent progress toward that vision.
- Strategic Alignment: Work closely with the Technical Director to ensure that all initiatives align with the organization's strategic objectives, prioritizing feature development based on business impact and customer needs.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with product owners, UX designers, engineers, and other stakeholders to translate user needs into actionable delivery plans. Drive clarity and ensure everyone shares a common understanding of product objectives and priorities.
- Technical and Product Leadership: Provide technical and product guidance to cross-functional teams, including development, architecture, and UX. Foster collaboration and ensure the teams are working effectively towards delivering valuable outcomes.
- Agile & Lean Methodologies: Promote Agile and Lean principles to create a culture of continuous learning, adaptation, and improvement across all product teams. Focus on iterative delivery and ensuring customer feedback drives product development.
- Value-Driven Delivery: Emphasize user value in all product decisions. Champion features that deliver the most value to customers and eliminate unnecessary work that does not contribute to product success.
- Product Metrics & Outcomes: Establish and track product success metrics (KPIs) to assess the value delivered, user engagement, and other key performance indicators. Use insights from metrics to drive improvements in product delivery and user satisfaction.
- Continuous Improvement: Lead efforts to optimize team performance and product quality, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing new strategies for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
- Team Collaboration & Leadership: Cultivate a culture of innovation and teamwork across delivery teams. Encourage open communication and support a collaborative environment that enables the successful creation of user-centric products.
Mandatory Qualifications:
- Level III- More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects with 2 or more years in a leadership role as a Specialist
- Twenty or more years of experience managing product and technology delivery, including successful delivery of large-scale digital products.
- Fifteen or more years of experience working closely with senior technical leadership, such as Technical Directors, CTOs, or CPOs, to align product and technology outcomes with strategic goals.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Fifteen or more years of experience leading cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, UX designers, QA, and product owners.
- Ten or more years of working experience in delivering impactful digital products in an Agile environment, with experience in both product and technical leadership roles.
- Fifteen or more hands-on experience in optimizing product delivery processes to ensure efficient resource allocation and high-quality outputs.
- PMP, PgMP, CSM or Agile certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
Work hours and location:
- Designated Work Location: 60 Broad Street, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10004
- Position Anticipated Start Date: 11/23/2024
- Anticipated Duration of the Engagement: 28 months (11/23/2024 - 3/22/2027)
Spruce Technology, Inc. is a mid-size, award-winning (Inc 5000, SmartCEO, Entrepreneur of the Year) technology services firm with a steadily growing portfolio of commercial and government clients. Spruce provides innovative technology solutions, specialized IT staff, and IT strategy consulting nationwide. Spruce maintains partnerships with major technology vendors and continually develops leading-edge offerings in service areas such as digital experience, data services, application development, infrastructure, cyber security, and IT staffing.
Spruce Technology, Inc. is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of Spruce Technology, Inc. to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.
