Federal Software Project Manager - US Remote

Motorola Solutions is a global community focused on helping keep people safer everywhere. They are seeking a Federal Software Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary project teams in delivering solutions and maintenance services to the public safety sector, ensuring successful project completion and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Develops, manages, and implements the master project plan using automated project management tools, processes, and procedures
• Defines and measures the performance relating to achieving specific goals
• Leads a multidisciplinary project team to achieve successful project completion
• Understands business implications on all projects
• Acquires and maintains a high level of understanding of relevant internal organizational workflows and practices
• Utilizes best practice project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness
• Serves as the primary point of contact for customers, subcontractors, and internal staff for the project
• Establishes and maintains contact with customers and channel partners as relates to their specific projects
• Provides regular status updates
• Organizes and facilitates meetings with internal and external customers to ensure the achievement of project goals, milestones, and deadlines
• Interfaces with customers and related project managers and channels
• Leads scheduling status reviews with team members to track current status against planned progress
• Provides ongoing assessment and mitigation plans of the risks associated with a project
• Alerts management of any problem(s) that could severely or adversely affect the project achievements; prepare a plan of action to resolve issues
• Accountable for financial success on the projects. Maintains project budgets (labor and capital) and financial objectives (revenue, margin, and cash)
• Analyzes project costs and leads cost status reviews with other team members and management to track current status against planned progress
• Ensures designated standards and processes are followed for assigned projects
• Responsible for monitoring & executing the change management plan per sold contracts

Requirements:

• Associates Degree or Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, IT, Management, or related field
• 5+ years of experience working in an Engineering, or Project Management environment required
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a Security Clearance as required by our government customers
• Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years of experience managing external customers facing complex deployment programs and/or software application deployments required
• PgMP or PMP are strongly desired
• Experienced with Public Safety communications systems is considered an asset
• Skilled in using project scheduling applications like Microsoft Project, Smartsheets, or similar applications to intricate master schedules and manage the project plan
• Ability to prioritize customer needs, satisfaction, and long-term success as the primary focus in all activities and strategies
• Strong financial acumen, demonstrated experience accelerating revenue growth and containing cost
• Experienced 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, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Must be able to think outside of the scope of responsibilities and take initiative
• Must be able to work collaboratively with regional and territorial management
• Must be able to effectively communicate with relevant peers and senior stakeholders
• Ability to manage projects, customers, and team resources across multiple timezones
• Must be willing to travel a minimum of 50% or more of the time away from home to include extended periods within the continental U.S. or internationally