New Product Introduction (NPI) Product Owner (US Remote)

Motorola Solutions; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Bonus Plans

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with Company Match

10 Paid Holidays

Generous Paid Time Off Packages

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Parental & Family Leave

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking an experienced Product Owner for the Global IT New Product Introduction (NPI) domain. You will partner with business and IT leads, drive dialogue on offers within guard rails, and translate cross‑business requirements into IT specs for development teams.

You’ll own the product roadmap, work with CX to craft simple NPIs experiences, and collaborate across functions to accelerate value. Strong executive communication and agile delivery are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of professional IT experience.
• 5+ years of Product Owner experience.
• Evidence of executive communication and agile delivery proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leads and IT peers to understand demand and translate into IT requirements.
• Own a clear and compelling vision of the product and its roadmap.
• Collaborate with CX to build the simplest experiences for NPIs.
• Drive cross‑sell opportunities across mergers and acquisitions.
• Prioritize features with business partners and deliver on time/budget.
• Implement engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures as measured by business goals and satisfaction.
• Define and enable delivery metrics and reporting.
• Maintain the product backlog and ensure continuous backlog refinement.
• Translate changing business needs into practical functional requirements.

Skills

Executive Communication

Decisive Leadership

Collaborative Mindset

Agile Proficiency

Analytical Rigor

Professional Integrity

Passionate Advocacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We are a global close‑knit community united by a relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster collaboration that is critical for safer communities, schools, hospitals, businesses and ultimately, nations. Connect with a career that matters and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Our IT organization isn’t just here to support our business. We are here to reinvent it by changing the way our customers, partners and employees interact with our company. We look for people who bring great ideas and make our partners’ ideas better: intellectually curious advisors who focus on outcomes to creatively solve business problems, embrace change and accelerate it.

Job Description

The desired candidate will be a vital part of the Global IT team with a proven track record of designing, troubleshooting and problem‑solving to address challenges and opportunities within the New Product Introduction (NPI) domain. The candidate will work with business and IT leads, and with the development team in the planning, design and development of new projects. They will partner with the Product and IT teams, drive dialogue on streamlining offers within guard rails, understand cross‑business requirements that form a product or solution, participate in scrubs of items that form the product and feature pipeline, and drive integrated customer experience solutions for how customers access or leverage our ecosystems. The role requires close collaboration with developers and cross‑functional IT subject matter experts. It is for a person passionate about improving business processes and helping our partners envision the future and how we enable it.

Scope of Responsibilities and Expectations

• Partnering with business leads and IT peers to understand demand and offers, and driving dialogue on streamlining offers within guard rails
• Accountable for working with business partners and IT peers to understand their requirements and translating those into IT requirements for the development teams
• Partner with the CX team to build the simplest experiences for NPIs
• Focus on enabling cross‑sell offers with the business functional area, especially across the recent mergers and acquisitions
• Accountable for product roadmap, market analysis and competitive analysis
• Collaborate effectively with both business and IT partners across all functions through prioritization cadences to meet commitments; work through issues and challenges to complete tasks on time and within budget
• Translate rapidly transforming business needs into functional requirements, including proposing alternative solutions or options for implementation
• Implement engagement review and quality assurance procedures as measured by goals and business satisfaction
• Identify, define and enable managed delivery metrics and reporting
• Own a clear and compelling vision of the product
• Ensure alignment with business objectives and find exponential breakthroughs
• Responsible for maximizing the value of the product and monitoring adoption
• Responsible for continuous maintenance of the product backlog
• Accountable for prioritization of features with the business product partner

Behavioral Characteristics & Skills

• Executive Communication: Ability to articulate technical and business concepts to diverse audiences, from developers to executive leadership
• Decisive Leadership: Identifies opportunities or obstacles quickly and acts decisively to resolve them
• Collaborative Mindset: A strong team player capable of fostering a positive, high‑energy environment for geographically dispersed or cross‑functional teams
• Agile Proficiency: Extensive experience with Agile methodologies for project delivery and sprint management
• Analytical Rigor: Strong aptitude for perceiving complex problems and developing sound, data‑driven alternatives
• Professional Integrity: High degree of professionalism with the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
• Passionate Advocacy: A proactive enthusiast for problem identification and business process improvement

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of professional IT experience
• 5+ years of Product Owner experience

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Salary

Target Base Salary Range: $160,000 USD - $170,000 USD. Pay within this range varies and depends on job‑related knowledge, skills and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

Remote Information

Note: This position is remote, but candidates capable of a Chicago hybrid schedule (1‑2 days per week) are preferred.

Our U.S. Benefits Include

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.