Company Overview

Motorola Solutions is there for our customers when everything is on the line. In extreme moments — when a hurricane lands or when a fire breaks out. And in everyday moments — when a package arrives just in time for the holiday or when a child doesn’t miss the school bus home. 

We unify voice, data, video and analytics in one integrated ecosystem to enable individuals, businesses and communities to work together in more powerful ways. To help people make better decisions, act confidently and be their best in the moments that matter. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions and connect with a career that matters.

Department OverviewThe Software Enterprise Deployment and Integration team is the team that delivers solutions to the public safety sector. We are committed to providing technology and tools which 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.
Job Description

Candidates based in New York or a surrounding state are highly preferred. 

Seeking an outstanding Senior Project manager with extensive experience to manage a world-class NG9-1-1 deployment of Vesta product suite.

• Lead cross-functional teams, focused on delivering ultra-high availability NENA i3 compliant call-handling system

• Manage this critical project through design, staging, verification and transition to maintenance and support

• Partner with a high functioning team and customer partners to deliver a best in class emergency call handling system

• Value is placed on process, results and customer satisfaction. Success is defined by excellence in each

• You must be able to report the news and make the news

• Comfort in building strategies and schedules required 

• You will be expected to communicate with executives and engineers with ease

• This role holds responsibility for both financial performance and functional success and delivery

• Maintain cross-project dashboards and reports and lead internal cross-team project review meetings

• Establish trusted partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Leads large projects / portions of very complex projects. Directs and coordinates the work activities of project team.

• Demonstrates a firm understanding of all nine areas of PMBOK project management and has expertise in two areas. Experienced in running project phases. Is able to oversee development of the complete project plan. Is able to establish, track, and audit project budgets, analyze variances and develop action plans as required.

• The project manager will be accountable for accomplishing the stated project objectives within the stipulated time period and budget. Ensures that the three constraints (quality, cost and time) that face every project are properly managed.

• Involved in the recruitment and management of project staff including project reporting, administration and communication.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of project/program management or engineering experience or a Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years of project management experience

• Experience with at least one of the following: Public Safety communications systems, Cellular infrastructure, Military communications, Civil construction or IT Networks

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (WORD, Excel, PowerPoint & Project)

• PM Masters Certificate a plus. PMP highly desired. PMP and/or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).

• Understanding of local public safety customers, such as police, fire, and emergency medical services is a plus.

• Must be a self motivated team player able to work effectively with general guidance toward objectives.

• Must have excellent interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills

• A seasoned professional having wide-ranging experience - uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways

• Experience in developing and/or using project management best practices, and techniques

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - must be comfortable with public speaking and developing relationships across all levels of the enterprise

• Budgeting and auditing experience strongly desired

• Effective leadership and delegation abilities

• Outstanding time management skills – should be able to multitask and handle multiple projects simultaneously

• Experience with managing a team and dealing with personnel issues a plus

• Effective leadership and delegation abilities

Desired Experience:

• Enterprise IT or large scale infrastructure deployment experience; large scale systems integration management

• Experience with requirements traceability and verification of requirements based testing

• ITIL based process experience

• Project management of design-build-maintain telecommunications networks

• Hands-on experience with waterfall and agile methodologies.

Nice to have:

• Experience with standards and regulations, including but not limited to NIST 800-53, NENA i3

• Experience delivering private-cloud solutions

• Strong understanding of core security technologies and how they relate to or depend on each other, including: Firewalls, routers, and switches. IDS/IPS. Anti-virus/anti-malware. DLP. DDoS technologies. Logging and monitoring technologies

Motorola Solutions is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demands. This is a pipeline role, while there may not be an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates. If your background is a match to our requirements, we will follow up with an exploratory conversation.

Basic Requirements

• At least ten (10) years of experience managing large projects/programs and project teams.

• At least five (5) years of hands-on experience performing security assessments.

Vaccine Requirement

Motorola Solutions has implemented a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Any employee who is not vaccinated must wear a mask at all times when at a Motorola Solutions site or otherwise meeting with other Motorola Solutions employees or customers. Employees who have submitted proof of vaccination must follow site-specific or local mask requirements. Additionally, certain local governments or Motorola Solutions' customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees.

Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanNo

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits effective Day 1
• 401K with Company Match and Day 1 vesting
• 9 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 and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.