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Systems & Project Management Director
State of Iowa
645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Location
Iowa, 50319
Salary
$54.32 - $77.25
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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March 10, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a top leader in Iowa's Department of Transportation who manages the technology systems and projects that handle vehicle registrations, licenses, and over $1.5 billion in yearly fees, ensuring everything runs smoothly for thousands of users.
The role involves overseeing a team of about 18 people, working with vendors, and making smart decisions on priorities to keep services reliable and up-to-date.
It's ideal for an experienced manager with strong business skills, a focus on teamwork, and a passion for improving public services through technology.
Key Requirements
- Proven senior leadership experience in managing IT systems, projects, and vendor relationships in a business or government setting
- Strong strategic thinking to prioritize system enhancements for compliance, customer experience, revenue protection, and service reliability
- Expertise in project management, including intake, prioritization, tracking, standardized practices, and resource allocation
- Ability to oversee business testing, issue resolution, and production readiness for mission-critical systems
- Skills in vendor management, performance monitoring, and planning for long-term product sustainability with emerging technologies
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to liaise with executives, IT departments, stakeholders, and leadership teams
- Alignment with core values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception
Full Job Description
The Iowa DOT’s Motor Vehicle Division is seeking an experienced, strategic, and business-focused leader to serve as the Systems & Project Management Bureau Director.
This senior leadership role reports to the MVD Director and oversees a bureau of approximately 18 professionals responsible for business governance of the division’s core operational systems, vendor partnerships, and project portfolio.
While supporting the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission of Making Lives Better Through Transportation, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.
This position serves as the business owner of MVD’s mission-critical systems, responsible for the collection of over $1.5 billion in annual transportation revenue through conducting over 300,000 daily transactions, and supporting more than 15,000 authorized system users statewide.
Key ResponsibilitiesSystem Governance & Oversight- Provide business oversight of MVD’s core operational systems delivered through a long-term vendor partnership.
- Set system enhancement priorities to ensure statutory compliance, positive customer/employee experience, revenue integrity, and reliable service delivery.
- Oversee business-side testing, system issue triage, and production readiness processes.
- Lead division-wide project intake, prioritization, tracking, and reporting.
- Establishes and maintains standardized project management practices for all approved division projects.
- Evaluate competing initiatives using criteria such as compliance, risk, customer impact, and available resources.
- Provide clear recommendations on portfolio decisions and resource allocation.
- Serve as the business lead for MVD’s primary system vendor and key product lines.
- Monitor vendor performance and contractual alignment.
- Plan for long-term sustainability of MVD products and services including alignment with emerging technology and national best practices.
- Serve as MVD’s primary business liaison with the Department of Management Division of IT.
- Communicate system priorities, portfolio decisions, and risks to leadership, vendors, and stakeholders.
- Serve as a member of the MVD leadership team, contributing to division-wide initiatives.
As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:
- Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
- Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2025 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
- Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
- Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
- Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).
- We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!
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The Iowa Department of Transportation is an equal-opportunity employer.
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: aa-eeo@iowadot.us
Reasonable accommodation such as interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.
The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.
For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department of Transportation. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section.
Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to six and one-half years of full-time management-level work in finance, human resources, engineering, law, data processing, or program research or evaluation.
2) Ten and one-half years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, data processing, or program research or evaluation.
3) All of the following (a and b): a. Six and one-half years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, data processing, or program research or evaluation; and b. A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.
4) All of the following (a, b, and c): a. Four and one-half years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation; and b. A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and c. A combination of a total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education. 5) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as a Public Service Manager 1.
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