Project Manager - US Remote (Central US Region)

Motorola Solutions

1d•$90,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. The Central Software Deployment and Integration team delivers solutions to the public safety customers in the Central US ranging from North Dakota in the northwest to Kansas in the southwest to Michigan in the northeast south to Kentucky and all states in between. We are committed to providing solutions that will allow customers to focus on their mission, and enable them to respond faster with smarter and safer decisions. We deploy and support products such as Computer-Aided Dispatch, Records Management Systems, Jail Management Systems, and Mobile Data Computing, among other offerings. The Project Manager will report to the Regional Deployment/Services Manager and will be responsible for managing the deployment of complex public safety solutions for Computer-Aided Dispatch, Mobile computing, Records Management, and Jail Management. The Project Manager is expected to lead and manage deployments across a wide range of customers including Statewide, Regional, County, and City level public safety jurisdictions. The Project Manager will manage a team of individual contributors across a number of disciplines providing leadership, guidance, mentoring, and support throughout all phases of the project. This position is a remote position, however, candidates are required to be located in the Central US Region. Position will travel 25% - 50% of time in Central US. This position is subject to working in high security areas governed by the US Department of Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy" and therefore requires successfully passing a more stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers.

Requirements

Required Skills: High School Diploma, Technical Certification, Associate's, or Bachelor's degree, with experience in one of the following areas: Project Management, Program Management, Business Operations, Communications, Finance, IT, Solutions, or Technology.
Must be able to obtain a background clearance as required by our government customers.
Candidates are required to be located in the Central US Region.
Position will travel 25% - 50% of time in Central US.

Responsibilities

Leads highly complex, large public safety applications (CAD/Mobile/Records/Jail) projects
Leads and directs the work activities of the project team across organizational boundaries
Drives strategic relationships between internal and external teams
Resolves issues between internal and external groups
Responsible for the profit level for all projects under their control
Establishing and maintaining a project budget and schedule
Establishing and maintaining a communication plan with project teams and customers
Establishing and executing a risk assessment and mitigation plans
Establishing and maintaining a quality plan
Approving invoices
Providing system integration quotations and statements of work
Responsible for creating, distributing, and presenting various project status reports and results
Works with the Project Management Office to identify and implement process improvement and best practices across the Project Management discipline
Participate in pre-contract evaluation of contract terms and scope in order to evaluate and mitigate potential risks/gaps
Participation in pre-contract oral presentations and customer negotiations