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CPW PROGRAM MANAGEMENT I /Business Technical Product Owner- (Denver, CO)

Salary

$101,352.00 - $116,400.00 Annually

Location

Denver, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

PMA 32175 05/25

Department

Department of Natural Resources

Division

Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Opening Date

05/15/2025

Closing Date

5/29/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

Cayla Phythian [email protected]

Salary Note

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

Hiring Pay Rate

Please note that all employees new to the State Personnel System are paid on a bi-weekly basis.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

OPEN TO STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENTS ONLY

Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It’s our mission to manage and conserve Colorado’s natural resources for the benefit of people today – and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.

We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado’s natural resources for today – and tomorrow.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

+ Medical and Dental plans

+ Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans

+ Paid life insurance

+ Short- and long-term disability coverage

+ Employee Wellness programs

+ Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Health Savings Accounts

+ 11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave

+ Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options

+ Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system

+ Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/pslfFlow.action#!/pslf/launch) .

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (http://cpw.state.co.us/)

Our Mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.

The Business Operations Unit exists to serve as CPW’s business professional liaison with the Office of Information Technology (OIT), vendors, and partners for all CPW projects and services that have a technology component. This unit provides services to plan, manage, and oversee the business operations side for all technology projects and systems; provides representation and advocacy of CPW’s business needs and goals; coordinates with CPW staff and OIT, Vendor and partner staff in the management of the agency’s technology applications, technology support contracts, business data analysis; develops and tracks CPW’s specific technical project expenses to remain within budget as assigned; and ensures accuracy of invoiced services and good, coordination and support. These services are essential to CPW’s mission in managing Colorado’s wildlife and outdoor recreation resources now and in the future.

Description of Job

The Business Technical Product owner is a professional who makes use of their technical knowledge to bridge the gap between the business and technical aspects of IT systems. The Business Technical Product owner will serve as the technical expert for CPW for the sales system (IPAWS), hunt draw system, and the data replica for these systems. This position will carry technical information into the discussions about strategic aspects of the product, understanding the features and capabilities of the systems as well as having an understanding of the business processes and ecosystem. The position will bridge the business and IT Development gap, who can communicate with both parties but comprehending requirements (business or technical), explain technical terms to the business and business needs to the IT developers. The position will have an unique mix of soft and technical product owner skills including project management, tech expertise, communication, problem solving, decision making, analytical capabilities.

Specific job duties include but are not limited to:

Business Technical Expert on Hunt Draw, Ipaws, CPW Rep

Acting as the senior authority or lead for the Business Operations Unit on the sales (IPAWS), Hunt Draw, and data replica (CPW REP) systems for the agency. Create, gather, and maintain documentation on system architecture, business processes, interfaces, and other pertinent system artifacts. Understand the business flows for major sales processes, registrations, reservations, licensing as well as the process for the hunt draws for each species. Comprehend the architecture and design of the different IT systems in order to understand capabilities and limitations.Attend regular meetings throughout the year with business and partner teams. Actively participate in meetings and discussions. Create and/or gather documentation for current and future processes and system architecture. Maintain and ensure current documentation is accurate. Key mover in updating and changing the IT systems supporting these business processes to modernize technology, simplify processes allowing for better application design and maintenance, and ensuring sustainability of critical systems.

Business technical advisor

Will be the technical advisor for CPW and the business units during any system design or modification, working with the IT partners. Participating in all technical discussions of the systems, understanding the software development lifecycle and agile development processes. Helping and advising business product stakeholders with important technical decisions Understanding and even helping in sprint planning and resolving technical doubts. Enhancing the efficiency of the team by determining how complex systems share data. Assist stakeholders in determining and managing technical user stories. Provide suggestions for continuous product improvement. Provide consulting on other projects outside of the Hunt Draw, Ipaws, CPW Rep as needed. Expected to be point of contact if there are system outages, both planned and unplanned in a call-back situation.

Business Liaison

Will be the business side technical expert of the system and work closely with vendors and partners in times of crisis, outages, and major issues from discovery to resolution. Will coordinate with various teams to produce after action reports and create plans to mitigate future similar issues. Will also assist with vendors, partners and CPW in issue tracking and prioritization. Act as the CPW point person on any high priority incidents, outages, or major issues with vendors and partners. Organize communications across all parties to ensure stakeholders are up to date. Follow up and ensure after action reports, lessons learned, and mitigation strategies are developed and implemented.

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications

Eight (8) years of relevant experience in System development, senior software developer, management in technology, technical product owner, IT system analyst or occupation related to the work assigned to this position

OR

A combination of related education in Engineering, Business, Program Management/Project Management, Computer Science, Applied Computing, Computer Engineering, IT, Math and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to Eight (8) years

Substitutions

+ Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Current or former State experience relevant to this position

+ Current or former Colorado Parks and Wildlife experience

+ Conflict Resolver

+ Effective escalator

+ Empathetic

+ Creative

+ Positivity

+ Flexibility

Required Competencies

+ Organizational and time management skills

+ Strong level of written and oral communication skills

+ Strong multi tasking skills

Conditions of Employment

+ State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application.

+ Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license if operating a State vehicle.

+ Limited travel to other CPW locations.

+ Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position. (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will

disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).

APPEAL RIGHTS:

It is recommended that you contact the Human Resources Specialist listed below to resolve issues related to your possession of minimum qualifications. However, if you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([email protected]), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

The Assessment Process

+ All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement.

+ Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.

+ Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important todocument in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement .

+ Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication.

+ This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Natural Resources is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, at [email protected]

ADAAA Accommodations

Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request accommodation, please contact our Benefits Specialist at [email protected] at least five business days before the date that any accommodation will be required to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.

E-Verify

DNR uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more aboutE-Verify (http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify) , including your rights and responsibilities.

Toll–Free Applicant Support - Technical Help

If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV at 855-524-5627, Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). The Human Resources Office will be unable to assist with technical issues.

The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.

01

The Colorado Constitution, Article XII, Section 13 requires that APPLICANTS for state classified government jobs be residents of Colorado at the time of application, unless this requirement is waived by the State Personnel Board (DPA). A residency waiver was not issued by DPA for this announcement. For more information, please see the FAQ's at: https://careers.colorado.gov/how-to-apply. Are you a current Colorado resident?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Current and former State Personnel System employees who were disciplinarily terminated, resigned in lieu of termination, or who were deemed to have resigned without notice (Board Rule 7-5, Automatic Resignation) must disclose this information on the application.

+ I am not a current or former State of Colorado classified employee.

+ I am a current or former State of Colorado employee but have NEVER been disciplinarily terminated, resigned in lieu of termination, or deemed to have resigned without notice (Board Rule 7-5, Automatic Resignation).

+ I am a current or former State of Colorado employee and have been disciplinarily terminated, resigned in lieu of termination, or deemed to have resigned without notice (Board Rule 7-5, Automatic Resignation). NOTE: Failure to disclose this information and/or falsification of Application materials may result in being removed from consideration for this position.

03

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify you application from the current position (if not applicable, please enter "N/A"):

04

Do you have a degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management/Project Management, Computer Science, Applied Computing, Computer Engineering, IT, Math or a field related to the position?

+ Yes, I have a degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management/Project Management, Computer Science, Applied Computing, Computer Engineering, IT, Math or a field related to the position.

+ No, I DO NOT have a degree in Engineering, Business, Program Management/Project Management, Computer Science, Applied Computing, Computer Engineering, IT, Math or a field related to the position.

05

Please explain how your degree relates to this position. Please include your degree type and major. If you do not have education related to this position please put N/A.

06

Please select which range most accurately reflects your years of experience in System development, senior software developer, management in technology, technical product owner, IT system analyst or other areas related to the work outlined for this position in the job description:

+ No experience yet

+ 0 to less than 2 year

+ 2 year but less than 4 years

+ 4 years but less than 6 years

+ 6 years but less than 8 years

+ 8 years or more

07

Please describe how your professional experience and/or education translate to your ability to successfully perform this position's job functions, particularly experience related to program administration/management; staff supervision; budget development and monitoring; and experience establishing goals, objectives, procedures and performance expectations (please do not state "see resume"):

08

Please describe your professional experience in technical product ownership or systems analysis.

09

Please provide an example of how you mitigated a conflict between a technical vendor and the business unit staff during an implementation project or during operations.

10

Can you describe your experience with Agile software development?

11

Explain why you are very interested in working for the Business Operation section at Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

12

All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts. Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement. Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions since responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication. This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.

+ I acknowledge this receipt of this notice.

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