Project Manager - US Remote; US Region

Company Overview

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.

The Central Software Deployment and Integration team delivers solutions to 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 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 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 multiple disciplines, providing leadership, guidance, mentoring, and support throughout all phases of the project.

• 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
• Establishment and maintenance of a project budget and schedule
• Establishment and maintenance of a communication plan with project teams and customers
• Establishment and execution of a risk assessment and mitigation plan
• Establishment and maintenance of 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
• Participation in pre‑contract evaluation of contract terms and scope to evaluate and mitigate potential risks/gaps
• Participation in pre‑contract oral presentations and customer negotiations

• Great communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience in Project Management, Program Management, or Business Operations
• Must reside in the Chicagoland area
• Public Safety experience preferred
• PMP Certification preferred

• 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 have 5+ years of Project Management or Program Management experience
• Must be able to obtain a background clearance as required by our government customers
• Must be located in the Central US Region; remote work possible
• Position will travel 25%‑50% of the time in the Central US
• 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 requires passing a stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers

Target Base Salary Range: $105,000 – $115,000 USD.

• 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 and more

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally‑protected characteristic.