IT Project Manager

Overview

Are you an experienced and results-driven IT Project Manager who thrives on taking initiative and driving projects to successful completion? Do you go beyond planning and scheduling to actively remove obstacles, motivate teams, and ensure progress? If so, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

The Project Management Office (PMO) is a collaborative, mission-driven team responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of high-impact IT projects. We are committed to building strong partnerships across the enterprise and sharing knowledge and resources to support the Franchise Tax Board’s modernization efforts. Your contributions will directly support FTB’s mission of helping Californians meet their tax obligations—funding vital programs that benefit communities across the state.

The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is seeking a confident, motivated, proactive Project Manager who is passionate about leading IT projects, influencing outcomes, and delivering exceptional customer service. This role involves creating plans and setting milestones, taking ownership, making decisions, and leading with confidence to keep work moving forward. It offers a hybrid telework schedule and the opportunity to lead meaningful, high-visibility work that shapes the future of public service technology in California.

The mission of TSD is to securely deliver and support information technology solutions and services essential to the success of the FTB’s mission. By acting on our TSD mission, we will realize our vision of a collaborative and diverse team of IT experts who further innovation and empower our business partners to accomplish their goals.

• Lead and manage a portfolio of complex IT projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are met.
• Develop and implement risk‑management plans, and mitigate identified risks.
• Own project scope changes, ensuring alignment with project objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Lead cross‑functional teams, facilitate collaboration sessions, and drive outcomes.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, management, and vendors.
• Use project‑management tools (e.g., MS Project) and methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall.
• Communicate clearly and translate complex concepts into business‑friendly language for stakeholders, sponsors, and executive management.

• Experience in managing complex IT projects, including scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Ability to lead and make decisions confidently, influencing stakeholders and keeping projects on track.
• Experience developing risk‑management plans and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Experience managing scope changes and ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Experience establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with all levels of staff, management, and vendors.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams, facilitating collaboration sessions among various stakeholder groups to drive outcomes.
• Ability to lead and guide a team while promoting a supportive work environment.
• Experience using project management tools (e.g., MS Project) and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
• Strong understanding of IT systems, software development life cycle (SDLC), infrastructure, and emerging technologies.
• Ability to communicate clearly and translate complex concepts into business‑friendly language.

• Job Code #: JC-510119
• Position #: 564‑221‑1402‑XXX
• Working Title: IT Project Manager
• Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I
• Salary Range: $6,513.00 – $8,729.00 (Class
  
  A); $7,163.00 – $9,599.00 (Class
  
  B); $7,864.00 – $10,537.00 (Class
  
  C)
• Number Of Positions: Multiple
• Work Location: Sacramento County
• Telework: Hybrid
• Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Department Website:

Human Resources Contact:
Classification and Hiring Unit
(916) 845‑3608

Hiring Unit Contact:
Mary Hamel / IT Workforce
(916) 845‑2326

Reasonable Accommodations: interview scheduler at the time of scheduling.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodations questions:
Department's EEO Office.
EEO Office: (916) 845‑2860

California Relay Service: 1‑800‑735‑2929 (TTY), 1‑800‑735‑2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

All eligible applicants will receive consideration.