Remote Public Safety Program Manager - 75% Travel

Motorola Solutions; Yuma (AZ); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

10 Paid Holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead large public safety software deployment initiatives from inception to completion. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets, and align project strategy with customer goals.

Remote position based in the United States, with 75% travel expectations. PMP certification and strong Microsoft Project skills are required to drive risk assessment and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience directing project teams and multiple disciplines.
• Proven ability to manage large, complex programs from inception to close.
• Excellent communication with customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates the work activities of project teams.
• People management experience a must; may be responsible for managing other project managers or technical people supporting program objectives as direct reports.
• Capable of managing/supervising other disciplines/technology within a project.
• Communicates with key customer stakeholders.
• Can comprehend and participate with sales on the overall strategy of the project to increase revenue.
• Defines and develops program scope, objectives, detailed plans, budgets and metrics for large projects and/or portions of complex projects.
• Manages projects from inception to completion (or transition), including tracking and evaluation of project performance.
• Responsible for adherence to program plan, quality metrics and budgets for projects.
• Identifies and mitigates risks; develops and implements risk mitigation plans.
• Allocates project staff with required competencies to meet project objectives.
• May manage challenging vendor relationships.
• Identifies and manages program enhancements and process improvements.
• Conducts project reviews throughout the life of the project.
• Proactively gathers lessons learned throughout the project.
• Utilizes best practice project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.
• Responsible for allocating all necessary resources to ensure projects meet financial and customer satisfaction goals.

Skills

People management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Budgets

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Motorola Solutions is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead large public safety software deployment initiatives from inception to completion. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets, and align project strategy with customer goals.

Remote position based in the United States, with 75% travel expectations. PMP certification and strong Microsoft Project skills are required to drive risk assessment and on-time delivery.