WHO WE ARE:

Service, Respect, and Connection are core to the individual and collective TRS experience. We know that great service rests on a foundation of relationships that connect us all to an empowering and rewarding career. At TRS, we’re inspired by our community who bring authenticity and commitment to our mission to improve the retirement security of public education employees and retirees throughout Texas.
As a group of achievers, we tap collaboration and innovation to raise the bar in performance, administering and counseling pensions and healthcare benefits to ensure certainty for the future of our members. We invite you to join us, where both personal and career growth are respected and where you can make a difference in our members’ lives every day.
The Enterprise Program Management Project Manager Senior is responsible for leading individual projects and programs that align with strategic and enterprise-level directives for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). The incumbent will lead the planning and managing of enterprise-level projects from initiation through implementation and project closure, and assist with ongoing improvement efforts. This position will proactively work with the Enterprise Program Management team, Information Technology staff, Information Security staff, vendors, and agency employees.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Project Management, Management Information Systems (MIS), Strategy, Business, or a closely related field.
• High school diploma or equivalent and additional full-time experience in project and program management, systems analysis and design, managing large, strategic, enterprise-wide projects or programs and utilizing a defined project management methodology or related experience may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Five (5) years of full-time directly related, progressively responsible experience in project and program management, systems analysis and design, managing large, strategic, enterprise-wide projects or programs and utilizing a defined project management methodology or similarly related experience.
• A master’s degree or doctoral degree in a directly related field may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience managing medium to large projects and programs.
• Experience working in a Texas state agency
• Experience with state government, federal, or complex private sector organizations.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI
• Experience creating project related RFO/RFPs.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Project portfolio management principles and practices; and project management software tools such as MS Project, ServiceNow, and/or Microsoft SharePoint.
• Microsoft Office Suite with a high level of proficiency in Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.
• Project management methodologies including short and long-range planning, program assessment, evaluation, and recommendations, and practices applicable to projects that are highly complex in scope.
• Agile practices.
• Organizing, and coordinating work to effectively meet frequent and/or multiple deadlines.
• Prioritizing and managing multiple tasks simultaneously and managing conflicting priorities and demands.

SKILLS IN:

• Project and program initiation, planning, and management
• Leading project and program teams, and organizing, directing, and motivating staff to meet project goals and objectives.
• Conducting research, consolidating findings, and utilizing the knowledge gained to create or adapt processes and procedures based on best practices.
• Developing sound business cases and return on investment (ROI) calculations.
• Addressing changes in scope and budget.
• Communicating complex project and program related information to varied audiences, including preparing and delivering complex planning documents, reports, presentations, proposals, and bid specifications.
• Negotiation and facilitation of large group meetings with internal and external resources.
• Collaborating with technical and functional teams to develop technical assessments and other documents needed in support of the solution.
• Providing quality customer service.
• Managing large procurement efforts.
• Developing SOWs for RFO/RFPs.