Director of Enterprise Project Management (Austin)

WHO WE ARE:
TWC has a noble public service mission: we connect people with careers all over the state. While our headquarters are in Austin, we have offices statewide. We're a Family Friendly Certified Workplace with great work-life balance, competitive salaries, extensive opportunities for training and development, and fantastic benefits.

TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, now or in the future, for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals currently on H-1B, F-1 (OPT/CPT), or H-4 visas. You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocate to Texas.

WHO YOU ARE:
We are searching for a collaborative, results-oriented executive leader to serve as our Director of Enterprise Project Management. In this high-impact role, you will champion the strategic direction and successful delivery of cross-functional technology and business transformation initiatives across the agency. The ideal candidate brings extensive executive experience in enterprise technology portfolio governance, business analysis, and large-scale systems modernization. You are an agile champion capable of meeting teams where they are and guiding non-technical program areas, project managers, and executive sponsors through iterative delivery. With outstanding diplomatic and problem-solving skills, you excel at bringing together diverse stakeholders, breaking down organizational silos and partnering closely with our Information Technology (IT) Division to ensure mission-critical initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. This role reports to the Deputy Executive Director to ensure an agency-wide focus on quality of cross-functional technology projects.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:
The Director of Enterprise Project Management performs advanced to highly advanced (senior-level) managerial and operational work directing the agency's enterprise project management strategies, governance frameworks, and delivery standards. The Director provides strategic leadership to spearhead agency-wide modernization efforts, transition teams toward agile delivery methodologies, and establish structured requirements gathering processes across all agency divisions. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the exercise of initiative and independent judgment.  

YOU WILL BE TRUSTED TO:
- Direct and oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of major enterprise technology and modernization projects across diverse programmatic divisions and administrative departments.
- Modernize enterprise project management processes to increase operational throughput and project quality.
- Facilitate the agency's progressive transition to an agile and hybrid development environment.
- Strategically evaluate and balance current project caseloads, active operational demands, incoming project requests, and future enterprise roadmap initiatives against agency resource capacity and legislative deadlines.
- Build an active, trusted partnership with IT Division leadership to ensure technology initiatives are coordinated, on time, and on budget.
- Serve as the primary executive facilitator and escalation point for complex, high-risk project challenges, mediating conflicting priorities across diverse stakeholder groups to reach consensus and action.
- Prepare and present clear, data-informed dashboards that include KPIs and metrics related to project performance, briefs, and status presentations for the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, and Commission leadership.
- Maintain a reliable, predictable work schedule on-site; occasionally work outside regular business hours during major release windows or urgent executive priorities; perform other duties as assigned.

YOU ARE A GREAT FIT WITH:
- Demonstrated track record driving consensus and resolving complex, high-stakes issues involving multiple divisions and competing stakeholder interests.
- Hands-on experience leading and managing agile and hybrid development projects, as well as developing curriculum or coaching project managers and business stakeholders through agile transitions.
- Proven ability to balance active project caseloads with future pipeline planning and organizational resource allocation.
- Outstanding communication, negotiation, and executive presentation abilities, with a proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes for executive leadership.
- Strong team leadership skills, with demonstrated success coaching, supervising, and developing professionals.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Agile certifications (PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, SAFe) are strongly preferred.
- Experience with the Texas Department of Information Resources Project Delivery Framework and management of Major Information Resource Projects (MIRPs) in Texas is very valuable for this role.

YOU QUALIFY WITH:
Director III
- Experience: Six (6) years of full-time experience in the oversight and direction of an agency program; or in strategic planning and policy development and implementation, three (3) years of which must have been in an administrative management or supervisory capacity.
- Relevant academic credits may be applied toward experience qualifications for this position. 

Director IV
- Six (6) years of full-time experience in the oversight and direction of an agency program; or in strategic planning and policy development and implementation, four (4) years of which must have been in an administrative management or supervisory capacity. 
- Relevant academic credits may be applied toward experience qualifications for this position. 

YOU GAIN:
- A Family Friendly Certified Workplace.
- The opportunity to lead meaningful modernization initiatives that directly impact millions of Texans.
- Competitive salary: $10,500.00 – $13,800.00 / month (commensurate with qualifications).
- State of Texas Defined Retirement Benefit Pension Plan.
- Optional 401(k) and 457 investment plans.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Generous paid leave, including annual vacation, sick leave, family care leave, and paid state holidays.
- Additional benefits for active employees can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits 

VETERANS:
Use your military skills to qualify for this position or other state opportunities! Go to Texas Skills to Work to translate military work experience and training courses into civilian job qualifications. You can also review military occupational specialty codes (MOS) on the State Auditor’s Office crosswalk here: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_ProgramManagement.pdf 

HOW TO APPLY: 
To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and apply online at www.workintexas.com or on Taleo (Job Search). TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, now or in the future, for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals currently on H-1B, F-1 (OPT/CPT), or H-4 visas. You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocate to Texas. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. A position utilizing this classification will be designated as security sensitive according to the Texas Labor Code, Section 301.042.