EXAMINATION INFORMATION: Examination Number: 9-0804-D, Job Bulletin Number: 25-07

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT: Open Competitive Job Opportunity

COMPENSATION: $11,997.08 - $18,158.51 Monthly.

Placement within this salary range depends on qualifications. This position is subject to the provisions of the County's Management Appraisal and Performance Plan (MAPP).

ABOUT LACERA:


The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) administers and manages the $81+ billion retirement fund for the County of Los Angeles. We provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to eligible County Employees and their Beneficiaries, and collect, deposit, invest, and manage retirement funds collected from the County, Outside Districts, and County Employees.

LACERA is one of the largest county retirement associations in the United States with over 194,000 Members. Our Membership is comprised of individuals from a diverse range of careers, age groups, and ethnicity - all contributing to the greater welfare of Los Angeles County.

LACERA is located in Gateway Plaza at 300 North Lake Avenue in the beautiful City of Pasadena. The building is easily accessible from the Foothill Freeway (210) and the Metro Lake Station. We offer convenient free parking for staff members in our secure structure adjacent to the building in addition to a robust rideshare program providing commuting alternatives such as ride-matching, vanpool, carpool, parking services and more. Prioritizing health, well-being, and sustainability, Gateway Plaza is a Class “A” office building, LEED Gold Certified and EPA Energy Star Certified. With a Walkability Score of 91, LACERA staff members are able to easily enjoy the approximately 150 shops, food, and dining options that make up the popular South Lake Avenue District.

Our Members dedicate their careers contributing to the welfare of Los Angeles County. For their service, the County contributes to their promised benefits, and LACERA is dedicating to serving them in return throughout their career and their life afterwards.


Benefits include a cafeteria benefit plan (14.5%-17% of monthly salary), annual leave, defined benefit retirement plan, Savings Plan (401k), Deferred Compensation Plan (457), 13 paid holidays per year, savings plan, a hybrid work schedule, tuition reimbursement, and a ride share program.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Information Technology Manager II - Project Management Office (PMO Manager) will oversee the Project Management Office (PMO) within the Systems Division, including six subordinate project managers, an approximate budget of $3 million, and various projects and systems while reporting to the Chief, Information Technology (CIT). The PMO Manager will set and maintain a standard repeatable process for project completion and support and advocate for the project managers in the PMO. They will track the progress of important technology projects at LACERA and ensure they make it to completion. They will hold vendors accountable to project milestones and deadlines and be comfortable interfacing with legal when necessary. The successful candidate for this role will be an experienced project management professional with a proven track record of managing both vendors and internal staff members. They will be a motivated and organized leader who is eager to participate in organizational change management. This candidate will have a foundational comprehension of network architecture, business process design, disaster recovery, and software development as well. This position is also expected to give presentations to Executive Management, other departments within the organization, and to the Board of Trustees at monthly meetings.

The Project Management Office (PMO) oversees all new technology projects, ensuring that projects make it from approval to completion. The PMO works closely with the Information Technology Coordinating Council (ITCC), an oversight body responsible for significant technology and system recommendations for incorporation into the Proposed Budget. It was established to ensure that the efficient and effective use of technology, collaboration across the organization, and strategic plan goals are achieved.

Upcoming projects, challenges, and opportunities:

• Mainframe Migration
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solution
• Project Portfolio Management Solution
• Virtual Mailroom

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE will have the knowledge of, ability to, and/or will be:

• Project management methodologies
• Conflict resolution and strong written and verbal communication
• An inclusive, effective, engaging, and inspirational leader and team member
• Responsive, collaborative, and customer-service-oriented
• Large-scale resource management for projects with 200+ end users
• Flexible in their approach to managing projects
• Detail-oriented
• Perseverant and determined
• Excellent resource planning, including organization and time management skills
• Change management

Vacancy Information: The current vacancy is in the Systems Division; however, the resulting eligible list for this examination can be used to fill other vacancies in LACERA, as they occur.

Work Schedule: This full-time position is required to work a 5/40 schedule (e.g. an eight (8) hour day, Monday through Friday), with occasional nights and weekends in emergent situations. LACERA offers a hybrid work environment, and this position may be eligible to telework up to three (3) days per week.

This position is an exempt position as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act and not eligible for overtime.
To view the complete job description for this classification, please click here.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

OPTION A: A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field, -AND- Five (5) years of progressively responsible, full-time, paid experience in a centralized Information Technology organization*, performing information systems analysis and design, application development, network administration or operating systems analysis; of which two (2) years must be in a management capacity.

OPTION B: Three (3) years of experience at the level of Information Technology Manager I, LACERA, or Information Technology Specialist I, LACERA.

OPTION C: Five (5) years of progressively responsible, full-time, paid experience in managing the design, development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of a large complex information systems program in a large, multi-service public or private sector organization.

Special Requirement Information:

*Centralized IT organization is defined as that which is responsible, under the direction or guidance of a Chief Information Officer or Chief Technology Officer, for providing comprehensive IT services including analysis, design, acquisition, and/or development, implementation, maintenance, or support of information systems; and in which the work performed is in direct relationship to the IT requirements and initiatives of the overall company or major organization unit.

PHYSICAL CLASS II– Light: Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.

Other Requirements: Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Technical experience and background in:

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solutions
• Project Management Applications, such as Microsoft Project and Jira
• Project Portfolio Management Applications, such as Triskell or Clarity
• IT Service Management Solutions, such as ServiceNow or Cherwell
• Collaboration tools, such as Confluence and SharePoint
• Business Process Design Solutions
• Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity
• Software Development
• Project Management Certification (PMP)

To receive credit for the above desirable qualifications, your application must clearly describe your experience.

Those applicants, who meet the Minimum Requirements AND most closely match the desired qualifications, will be invited to participate in the examination process.

EXAMINATION CONTENT: This selection process will consist of:

Part I: A qualifying evaluation of application information and the desirable qualifications.

Only the highest qualified applicants as determined under Part I, will be invited to continue in the selection process under Part II.

Part II: An Appraisal (Oral) Interview weighted 100%.

The appraisal (oral) interview will assess the applicant's knowledge, experience, and general ability to perform the essential functions of the position.

APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR HIGHER ON EACH OF THE WEIGHTED PORTIONS OF THE EXAMINATION IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE LIST.

All notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add CChan@lacera.com, lauren@wbcpinc.com, and info@governmentjobs.com, to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail. Test scores/results cannot be given over the telephone.

DO NOT select "Off" under Email Preferences within your profile or click "Unsubscribe" on our notices if you would like LACERA to notify you regarding your application status, test schedules, and other important information pertaining to your candidacy for this position.

LACERA will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.

Those candidates which are determined eligible for hire under the Los Angeles County's Civil Services Rules may be invited to the selection process which may be comprised of a selection interview and/or job-related assessments.

ELIGIBLE INFORMATION: The names of candidates receiving a passing grade will be placed on the list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

Application must be submitted online. If you wish to be considered, please attach your resume which details your experience.

Applicants can check the status of their applications at any time by logging into their account on www.governmentjobs.com.

The acceptance of an employment application depends upon whether or not an applicant has provided adequate information that clearly demonstrates meeting the Minimum Requirements for the position as stated above. Please complete the application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and completely. Information provided in the supplemental questionnaire must be reflected in your resume to be considered.

Failure to provide complete information on the employment application and resume will impact the assessment of an applicant's qualifications and acceptance in the selection process. Failure to provide the appropriate documentation may result in your application being rejected as incomplete and will removed from consideration.

EDUCATION:
In order to receive credit for any college course work, or college degree, such as an Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate degree, or for completion of a certificate program, you must include a legible copy of the official diploma, official and/or unofficial transcripts, or an official letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization or official certificate(s) at the time of filing or within five (5) business days from application submission date.

Applicants must provide the appropriate attachments during application submission, email the documentation to humanresources@lacera.com within five (5) business days of filing. Please include the examination title and number on the documentation.

Failure to provide the appropriate documentation may result in your application being rejected as incomplete and will be removed from consideration.

RESUME: Your resume must be attached during the submission of your application.

Your employment history on your resume should be listed in order beginning with the most recent.

For each job held, provide the name and address of your employer, your job titles, beginning and ending dates, description of work performed, and reason for leaving.

If you have worked in more than one position for one employer, list each job title and/or area of assignment separately on your application to demonstrate your experience in various assignments/occupational areas.

Part-time experience will be evaluated on the basis of its fractional equivalent of a 40-hour workweek.

All required experience must be paid.

This position may require working evenings, weekends, and holidays.

TO APPLY ONLINE GO TO: www.lacera.com and click on the Careers link.

Faxed, emailed, or hardcopy (paper) applications will not be accepted.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES: For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

Candidate(s) who complete examination process with acceptable results will be considered by the Department hiring authority. Upon an offer of employment, a comprehensive background investigation will be conducted, which includes verification of experience, and/or education, credit history, and fingerprinting through the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.

Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Classification Specification, Minimum Requirements, and/or Desirable Qualifications serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED. Applications may be rejected at any stage of the examination process.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO)
LACERA is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. LACERA will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

Requests for accommodation: humanresources@lacera.com
Teletype Telephone: (800) 899-4099
Department Contact Name: Connie Chan
Department Contact Telephone: (626) 831-9826
Department Email: humanresources@lacera.com