Manager, Technical Program Management

Overview

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

The Program Manager will be responsible for leading the end-to-end execution of XBU GTM activities for advanced AI projects. Engaging with Product Managers to assess and prioritize direct customer feedback during pilot activities is essential while driving execution via mature Agile practices. Knowledge of AI execution and lean GTM processes is essential.

Technical and solutions manager of program management responsible for leading agile cross functional team of Systems and SW Engineers, Test Engineers, Operations, etc. from initial concept to deployment. Meets complex program goals for product performance, quality goals, regulatory compliance requirements, cost, schedule, and development budget. Responsible for working with Product Management, Marketing, and Experience Designers to define the product, solidify the business case, and author the product and experience specifications.

Given our multitude of design and development partners, you will participate with negotiations involving Business Development and Legal.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in AI-driven transformation and digital automation technologies with a track record of applying them to deliver measurable value in complex enterprise solutions.

Role is required to be onsite in Holtsville, NY office (Hybrid
- Minimum of 3 days in the office per week).

• Functional leadership of program management teams with possible direct supervision of level 1, 2 and senior PM’s. Independently drives team growth and development plans and supports individual’s execution of development activities such as training, mentorships, and guiding growth opportunities for high potentials.
• Team leadership for scaled Agile cross-functional innovation teams. Contribute to and promote the development of agile skillset and capabilities within Zebra. Execute multiple limited scope projects simultaneously or a large program with senior manager’s guidance utilizing modern project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.
• Organize and lead scrum teams as an agile scrum master (SM) or a release train engineer (RTE)
• Drive execution of solutions inclusive of concept definition, requirements validation, architecture specification, and governance compliance to our Application Lifecycle Management framework.
• Ability to translate customer problems into solution requirements.
• Leads system integration planning, release management, and planning for demonstrations, proof of concepts and pilots.
• Leads creating cross functional work streams and driving execution for sales enablement, development and deployment.
• Independently building relationships and working across all relevant areas of the solution business including Sales, Services, IT, Finance, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Support.
• Works independently with business in defining proof of value and customer’s return on investment.
• Organizes and presents business,…