Tax and Incentive Specialist (Program Analyst 2)

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Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, is currently hiring a Tax and Incentives Specialist (Program Analyst 2).  This position provides program and project management support across Business Oregon’s portfolio of business incentive programs, including Enterprise Zones and the newly created Qualified Jobs Creation Tax Credit, established in SB 1507. The Tax and Incentives Specialist will lead program management activities for the Qualified Jobs Creation Tax Credit while also supporting data analysis, reporting, and process improvement across the broader incentive’s portfolio. They will work closely with agency customers, providing technical assistance and support to substantially affect the quality of program benefits and services, and will develop program materials, lead stakeholder outreach, and act as liaison between agency customers and the Regional Services Team

Note: We are committed to fostering a supportive work environment that promotes work-life balance and flexibility. This is a hybrid position that may have the ability to work from home, with the expectation of occasional in-office presence in Portland and/or Salem offices as needed to support business operations.

Here’s what you will do: 

• Provide program development and management support to new and existing incentives, specifically the Qualified Jobs Creation Tax Credit, established in SB 1507 (2026).

• Support program management, data analysis, and reporting needs across Business Oregon’s portfolio of business incentives programs, including Enterprise Zones, the Strategic Investment Program, and other tax incentive Programs.

• Build and manage program processes and systems to receive applications for financial assistance, certifications, and award administration.

• Review and evaluate tax benefit applications for business submitted by private entities to determine eligibility under statute, rules and agency policy.

• Contributes to, evaluates and authors staff reports, complex proposals and other project documentation to monitor different programmatic functions.

• Monitors award recipients to assure project’s compliance with program rules and contractual documents; negotiates and solves problems with contracts and projects; consults with affected parties and amends agreements, as needed, and recommends corrective actions and follows up on recipient response to verify compliance.

• Responds to technical questions from prospective clients and award recipients.

• Reviews and approves fee collection processes in coordination with Operations Team.

• Provide Data collection, analysis, and visualization (such as dashboards, charts, or maps using relevant software) to support management and staff decision making across incentive programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, or a degree related to the agency program that demonstrates the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and two years’ experience coordinating or administering a program
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Any combination of experience or education equivalent to five years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skill requirements listed for the classification.

Requested Skills:

The ideal candidate will possess a combination of some or all the following skills.

If you have these requested skills, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose who will move forward! You do not need to have all these skills to be eligible for this position.

• Project management experience, including coordinating multiple concurrent projects, managing timelines, and working across teams to meet deliverables.

• Experience analyzing and interpreting data to support program evaluation, reporting, or policy decisions.

• Experience interpreting and applying statutes, administrative rules, or regulatory requirements to program or project administration.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical or regulatory information to a non-technical audience.

• Experience providing customer service or technical assistance to external stakeholders, such as businesses, local governments, or community organizations.

• Experience with data visualization tools or techniques (such as Tableau, Power BI, Excel dashboards, or similar) to communicate complex information clearly.

• Familiarity with GIS software or geospatial data analysis (such as ArcGIS or similar tools).

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every one of our requested skills listed.

What Business Oregon does:

Business Oregon is the economic development agency for the state of Oregon. We have about 200 people on our team, and we work with communities and businesses. We use our programs and expertise to help businesses grow, so they can in turn add jobs, diversify the economy, and increase Oregon prosperity. We work with communities to enhance and expand infrastructure and community safety with projects such as water/wastewater systems, seismic rehabilitation for schools, or rural broadband development. This also sets the stage for future business development. Our mission is to invest in Oregon’s businesses, communities, and people to promote a globally competitive, diverse, and inclusive economy, all carried out with an agency strategic plan.

Through a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility we can advance towards our vision of prosperity for all. As the state of Oregon’s economic development agency, Business Oregon advances socio-economic justice by applying an equity lens to our programs, partnerships, and investments, ensuring that our decision-making and resource allocation reflect the needs of all Oregonians. By embedding diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility into our agency’s culture and practices, we work to expand access, dismantle barriers, and promote equitable economic opportunities across the state.

The Economic Development Division (EDD) promotes business and economic development opportunities by removing barriers to business growth and job creation/retention. The EDD services include assisting Oregon businesses and communities to access State incentive programs for public and private sectors.  Incentive programs and assistance include business finance programs, global trade assistance, infrastructure financing and other community and economic development programs.  Recruitment Officers, Regional Development Officers, Global Trade Specialists, analysts, program specialists and coordinators, and loan officers work collectively in partnership with Oregon businesses and local communities to achieve the State’s economic development goals. The Incentives Specialist would work closely with the Incentives Team, Manager, and Coordinator to provide program and project management leadership for the administrative, policy, programmatic and management aspects for Business Oregon’s Incentive programs.

How to Apply

Please Note: Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM PDT/PST on Monday, July 13, 2026.

Complete the following required steps:

• Fill out the application. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday account through the Jobs Hub.

• Attach your current resume and cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that are listed under the “requested skills” section above.

  • Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

  • Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “requested skills” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the requested skills.

  • Clearly demonstrate in your resume and cover letter how you meet all the minimum qualifications and requested skills listed above.

  • Failure to submit the required resume and cover letter may remove your application from consideration.

• Complete the questionnaire. After you submit your application, please go to your Workday inbox and respond to the public records request authorization, and gender identity questionnaire.

  • Answer the checkbox-style questions in the questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit your application, which completes the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• Warning – Workday will timeout after 15 minutes of inactivity and will not save your application progress unless you use the “save for later” function. If you need to take a break, please be sure to click the save for later button to save your progress. You will find your unfinished application in your Workday inbox.

Veterans, Disabled Veterans & State Servicemembers

• Eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources.  Be sure to submit your documentation prior to the close date of this posting to have the preference considered. Click on the Veterans, Disabled Veterans & State Servicemembers link for additional information. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, generous benefit package, 11 paid holidays a year, 3 paid personal days, flexible work schedules, paid leave, employer contribution retirement plan (PERS), and so much more. Learn more about working at Business Oregon and the benefits we offer.

• Planning for your future. Pension plan, and deferred compensation packages.

• Deepening employee engagement by connecting and building strong teams, using enhanced communications, transparency, mentoring, and coaching.

• Care for our people and culture. At Business Oregon, we value community and foster a sense of belonging for our employees. We invest in our employees’ well-being including training and professional development, addressing burnout and other efforts that contribute to healthy, whole employees.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness. If you’re employed by a government agency, you may be eligible. Learn more.

Additional Information:

• Business Oregon does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, all applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's Form I-9, confirming authorization to work in the United States. Learn more.

• Hiring a successful candidate will be contingent upon the results of a criminal background check. Adverse background data may result in immediate disqualification.

• This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current position and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

• Per the Pay Equity Law passed in 2017, a pay equity analysis will be conducted to determine what pay step the successful candidate will be offered. The analysis will be based on the relevant experience, education, training, and certifications documented in the application materials.

• This is a full-time classified non-exempt position and is not represented by a union.

• This is a PERS qualifying position. Employees new to the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) will get a 6.95% base salary increase and will pay a 6% employee contribution to PERS, after an initial six-month waiting period.

• Are you looking to live in and experience Oregon? Learn more about life in Pendleton, Salem, and Portland.

Need help?

We invite you to contact the recruiter for application questions or job-specific questions.

• The recruiter for this position is Caroline LeQuieu, HR Analyst.   If you contact the recruiter, please include the job requisition (REQ) number at the top of this job post.

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone (call or text): (503) 779-8071

It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation for all applicants who may need it. Should you need assistance or accommodation, please contact the recruiter at [email protected] to discuss how we can best meet your needs.

Business Oregon is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

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