IT Manager - Project Management Office
County of Marin San Rafael, California, United States
- Location: San Rafael, California, United States
- Categories: Administration and Management, Information Technology and Communication Services, Project Management
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: May 23, 2026
Job Description:
IT Manager - Project Management Office
Description
ABOUT USAbout the Information Service and Technology (IST) Department : Connecting people and government through innovative, accessible technology solutions.
- Customers: Enable departments through partnerships, responsiveness, and innovation; prioritizing their needs and fulfilling their expectations.
- Solutions: Be Innovative Business Leaders who identify opportunities early and apply technology to drive better, faster public services.
- Hybrid (telework/onsite) work schedules
- Options for Alternative Work Schedules (such as 4-5/9’s)
- A culture of public service collaboration and work/life balance
- Training and career development opportunities
- County benefits such as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
ABOUT THE POSITION
There is one fulltime vacancy for an IT Manager in the Project Management Office (PMO) of the Information Services and Technology Department (IST).
Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the PMO Manager is responsible for advancing modern project and portfolio management practices that enable strategic delivery, organizational agility, transparency, and continuous improvement across County technology initiatives. The individual in this position promotes effective project and portfolio management practices across the organization and collaborates extensively with IST leadership, leaders and employees from other County departments, and other key stakeholders.
The PMO Manager will help guide enterprise technology modernization efforts by fostering innovation, continuous improvement, and collaborative delivery practices. They also supervise a team of project managers and project coordinators, taking an active role in performance management, coaching, team building, and employee development.
This is an opportunity to help shape how technology projects are delivered across Marin County, while supporting innovation, collaboration, and improved public outcomes.
Remote Work Options: Some duties for this position may be performed remotely and options for a hybrid (telework/onsite) work schedule are available. However, the successful candidate must be able to report to County facilities for various meetings and work assignments upon short notice, as needed, and when deemed appropriate.
ABOUT YOU
The ideal candidate possesses exceptional interpersonal, collaboration, and leadership skills, supported by strong analytical abilities and technical expertise in project and portfolio management methodologies, tools, and delivery practices. Specifically, they are significantly experienced in the following:
- Project portfolio management.
- Delivering projects on time and on budget.
- Supervising and/or leading professional staff in a team environment.
- Building collaborative partnerships across business and technical teams.
- Facilitating strategic planning, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment.
- Promoting innovation and modern service delivery practices.
- Managing competing priorities in dynamic environments.
- Using data, metrics, and dashboards to support portfolio decision-making.
- Providing reports and conducting presentations for senior leadership and project stakeholders.
- Staying current and updated with Project Management Institute (PMI) best practices and making recommendations regarding advancements and changes.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
- Business Process Reengineering (BPR).
- Business processes, operating practices, and the organizational structure of a public-sector agency.
- Business system and performance management.
- Organizational and technology change management practices.
- Design and implementation of new business processes.
- Long term strategic management and technical planning.
- Principles of networking, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility, and Information Security.
- Principles of customer support and service.
- Contract requirements, project management and budgeting within a public-sector business.
- Records management and documentation principles and standards.
- Technical fields relevant to the business unit.
- Techniques and principles of employee leadership, management, and motivation.
- Testing standards and procedures.
- Application architecture and associated communication protocols.
- Work planning and status reporting.
- Apply technology to provide business solutions.
- Supervise, train, evaluate, and motivate project team members; and provide overall operational direction by assigning and prioritizing tasks, supporting effective performance, and meeting project deadlines.
- Develop project plans and strategies and reallocate resources as necessary to meet timelines; analyze, chart, and work on complex business processes and issues which significantly impact the enterprise.
- Make presentations and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and conduct effective meetings.
- Manage the implementation of continuous improvements of business systems.
- Negotiate contracts with outside vendors; manage County resources to ensure projects are on schedule, within established budget, and expectations for quality have been met.
- Influence and present sound recommendations for effective business leadership and management decisions.
- Solicit and facilitate consensus decision making across teams, resolve conflict, and achieve mutual satisfactory resolution for Countywide benefit.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons contacted in the performance of duties.
- Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and procedural guidelines.
- Work effectively with clients, peers, and support teams to define business requirements, provide support for software, hardware, and applications, and ensure that tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
Minimum Qualifications
Any eight-year combination of recent professional experience and relevant coursework that demonstrates the necessary knowledge and abilities. A typical way of achieving these requirements would be graduation with a bachelor's degree from an accredited program with major coursework in computer science or a related field and four years of work experience related to the assignment. Education and experience must be related to the area of assignment.
- Fifteen (15) semester units of computer science coursework from an accredited program and in a discipline relevant to the assignment is equivalent to a full year of related professional experience that has provided the required knowledge and abilities of the assignment.
- Required education may be substituted with related professional experience on a year for year basis.
- Internships completed in conjunction with coursework are excluded from being credited towards work experience, if they are counted towards educational requirements.
- Recent experience is defined as experience gained, in part, in the last five years or longer, if technically relevant.
All positions require a County Sheriffs background check due to possible access to information where law or County practice defines such a requirement.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
First Round Interviews will be on Wednesday, 06/17/2026 and/or Thursday, 06/18/2026.
All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.
Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list.
The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.
Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
Paper or Faxed application documents will not be accepted. If you need assistance completing an online application, contact us at 415 473-2126 or TTY use 711 for California Relay Service (CRS)
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: The County of Marin is committed to diversity and invites all qualified people to apply, including persons of color, women, and individuals with disabilities. Upon request, reasonable accommodation may be made for persons with disabilities and for religious reasons, where necessary. If you have questions regarding equal employment opportunities or the position announcement, please contact the Human Resources Department at (415) 473-6104 or TTY use 711 for CRS.
PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.
COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage .
Paid Time Off : Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.
Health Plan : Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.
Retirement : Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.
IRS 457 Plan : Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.
Retiree Medical : The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.
For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.
Closing Date/Time: 6/5/2026 11:59 PM Pacific