Senior Public Safety Program Manager (Remote)

Motorola Solutions; California; Remote; USD 105,000 - 115,000; 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

and more!

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead large Public Safety deployments within the Command Center portfolio. You will direct cross-functional teams, manage budgets up to $10M, and coordinate with public sector stakeholders to deliver mission-critical software solutions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in public safety program management, strong leadership, and PMP certification is preferred. The role requires travel and a readiness to work remotely from the United States.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Public Safety and Project Management experience.
• Must be able to obtain a background clearance as required by government customers.
• Willingness to travel up to 75% as preferred in this role.

Responsibilities

• Leads large programs up to $10M.
• Directs and coordinates the work activities of project teams.
• People management experience is a must; may manage other project managers or technical staff.
• 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.
• Conducts needs assessments and requirements gathering.
• 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).
• Responsible for adherence to program plan, quality metrics and budgets for projects.
• Recommends corrective actions and implements changes.
• Identifies and mitigates risks; develops risk mitigation plans.
• Procures internal and external resources.
• Allocates project staff with required competencies to meet project objectives.
• Acts as primary interface to internal teams.
• May manage challenging vendor relationships.
• Responsible for direct communication to relevant senior stakeholders.
• Leads moderately-complex communications and/or negotiations with internal or external clients.
• May provide input into proposal preparation, statements of work and specifications.
• Identifies and manages program enhancements and process improvements.
• Conducts project reviews throughout the life of the project.
• Creates a motivated team environment with support, engineering, other SI resources and resources from other departments, as needed.
• 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

Public Safety Experience

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Team Leadership

Travel Readiness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associates or Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Engineering, IT, Management, or Technology

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Motorola Solutions is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead large Public Safety deployments within the Command Center portfolio. You will direct cross-functional teams, manage budgets up to $10M, and coordinate with public sector stakeholders to deliver mission-critical software solutions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in public safety program management, strong leadership, and PMP certification is preferred. The role requires travel and a readiness to work remotely from the United States.