Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Motorola Solutions develops technologies that help protect people, property, and communities. The company is seeking a Senior Federal Software Program Manager to lead large-scale enterprise software deployments and complex technology initiatives for federal government and public safety clients, with accountability for governance, financial performance, team leadership, compliance, risk management, 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
- Utilizes best practice project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness
- Ensures designated standards and processes are followed for assigned projects
- Leads a multidisciplinary project team to achieve successful project completion
- Acquires and maintains a high level of understanding of relevant internal organizational workflows and practices
- Leads scheduling status reviews with team members to track current status against planned progress
- 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
- Understands business implications on all projects
- 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
- Responsible for monitoring & executing the change management plan per sold contracts
- 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
Skills
- * **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or Business Administration
- * **Certifications:** PMP required
- * **Federal Acumen:** Deep working knowledge or willingness to learn federal contracting practices (FAR, DFARS) and security authorization frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST SP 800 series)
- * **Competitive & Proposal Expertise:** Demonstrated success contributing to proposal development, effort estimation, and win strategies for large federal procurements
- * **Technical & PM Tooling:** Proficiency in enterprise PM platforms (Jira Align, Microsoft Project, Confluence, Asana) for large-scale telemetry and portfolio reporting
- * Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, IT, Management, or Technology required OR 5+ years of experience working in an Engineering, Business Operations, 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
- * **Experience:** 8+ years of software project or program management experience delivering complex, large-scale software solutions. Experience leading federal government software contracts is **strongly preferred**; however, candidates with equivalent large-scale enterprise experience in **Public Safety, Telecommunications, SaaS, or comparable highly regulated industries** will be strongly considered
- * **Certifications:** Advanced program management or Agile certifications (e.g., PgMP, SAFe SPC/Release Train Engineer, CSM) strongly preferred
- * **Clearance:** Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Federal Security Clearance (active clearance preferred)
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
- This is a fully remote position
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