Pending Board Approval - November 2024

Division: MiTech/MiDataHub
Position Type: 
12 Month (Grade 18T)
Work Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm

Summary:

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of technical projects for the MiDataHub team. This role involves managing technical specifications, guiding implementations, and ensuring project goals are achieved. The TPM will define project requirements, assess completed deliverables, and provide regular updates to the executive director and advisory committee throughout the project lifecycle.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the technical strategy for the Michigan Datahub, including defining objectives, deliverables, and timelines for technical programs.
• Act as the technical product owner for data specifications, leading the creation and management of data standards and frameworks to ensure data integrity, consistency, and alignment with the Michigan Datahub’s goals.
• Develop a comprehensive technical roadmap to proactively achieve goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including staff, advisory committees, state representatives, and contractors.
• Manage and supervise the execution of technical projects, ensuring they are completed within established parameters.
• Identify potential risks and create strategies to mitigate them effectively.
• Provide technical guidance and support to development teams and integrated vendors.
• Maintain thorough documentation of program plans, processes, and outcomes.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and partners, ensuring their deliverables and performance meet program objectives.

Must have knowledge of and comply with the policies and procedures contained in the Kalamazoo RESA handbook.

Education and/or Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of application programming in multiple languages
• 5+ years administering/tuning Microsoft SQL Server or Postgres 
• 2+ years Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Certificates, License, Registration:

• Project Management Certification or Coursework (Preferred)

Other Skill & Abilities:

• Embraces and supports KRESA philosophies related to diversity, inclusiveness, and anti-racism
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Expertise with SQL DB and/or educational data systems operations, integrations and State reporting
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Collaborative leadership
• Works in a team-oriented fashion
• Ability to efficiently use computer and applicable software
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret data
• Ability to write reports, correspondence
• Maintains confidentiality
• Adapts to frequent changes in the work environment
• Uses equipment and materials properly
• Practices safe work habits

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to reach with arms and hands, stand, walk and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:  

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.

It is the policy of Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency that no discriminating practices based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation or sexual identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category be allowed during any program, activity, service or in employment. The following position at Kalamazoo RESA has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy: Executive Director of Human Resources. Contact information: 269-250-9200, 1819 E. Milham Ave, Portage, MI 49002.