[Remote] Senior Project Manager West Coast Region - US Remote

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Motorola Solutions is a global community focused on safety and security through technology. The Senior Project Manager will lead complex public safety projects, managing teams and resources to ensure successful delivery and adherence to quality metrics and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Leads large programs or portions of very complex programs up to $10M
• 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
• 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), including tracking and evaluation of project performance
• Responsible for adherence to program plan, quality metrics and budgets for projects
• Recommends corrective actions and implements changes
• Identifies and mitigates risks; develops and implements 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, and estimation of costs
• 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

• High School diploma, Associates, or Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Engineering, IT, Management, or Technology
• 5+ years of Public Safety and Project Management experience managing complex deployments and/or software application deployments for State and Local public safety government agencies
• Must be able to obtain a background clearance as required by our government customers
• Remote position based in the United States
• Must be willing to travel (75%)
• Must have prior people management experience
• Skilled in using Microsoft Project and similar applications for project schedule planning
• Experience with project risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies
• Must be a self-motivated team player able to work effectively with general guidance toward objectives
• Must have excellent interpersonal communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• PMP Certification is preferred
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check, pass and maintain CJIS Security and Privacy: Privileged Role certification requirements

Benefits

• 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
• Referral Payment Plan

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