Director – Project Management

Director – Project Management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or business discipline and 10+ years of project management or similar business experience and 8+ years of experience in a people management position.
• Or 15+ years of project management and people management experience or similar business experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a clear conviction to Motorola Solutions’ Code of Business Conduct by delivering on all promises and integrating integrity into all actions.
• Builds sustainable customer relationships, actively seeking feedback and acting upon that input.
• Assess the capability of staff/coworkers and build diverse, multi-talented teams.
• Prioritizes, organizes, and coordinates work activities to complete work efficiently; uses financial information for planning purposes, foresees potential obstacles and creates plans to meet business objectives.
• Makes timely decisions and focuses on high-value, customer-focused objectives.
• Demonstrates a track record of using discretion wisely when making decisions; understands when critical decisions are required and challenges the organization to make them.
• Assesses the capability of staff and provides equitable development opportunities to build the skills, abilities, and experience necessary for success.
• Provides opportunities for people to take responsibility, develop expertise, take on new challenges, make decisions, and act independently.
• Holds everyone accountable for their responsibilities, including self, and takes action when performance does not meet expectations.
• Coaches and encourages ownership, risk-taking, and innovation to maximize value to the customer.
• Displays skill in communicating constructively through a variety of modes. Has excellent communication skills (written, oral, and presentation).
• Highly effective working relationships with suppliers, distribution channels, customers, and co-workers.
• Provides strategies and solutions that recognize the interrelationships among business units, activities, processes, and/or outcomes.
• Seizes opportunities to improve business processes and results significantly. Produces work of exceptional quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience or 15+ years of experience managing complex deployments and/or software application deployments in a Public Safety environment is preferred.
• Experience with delivering NextGen 9-1-1 Location, Routing, and Call Handling solutions is a strong plus.
• Established relationships with the State & Local Government and Public Safety market with demonstrated participation in industry groups (APCO, NENA, IACP, PMI, etc) is desired.
• Contributor to policy decisions about the NextGen 9-1-1 solutions, associated processes, methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Demonstrated experience participating across the value chain; Opportunity development, Sales, Product, Delivery, Support, and ongoing Operations desired.
• Expert in project management methodologies, approaches and their broad application to diverse customer environments.
• Ability to influence others at all levels, including those not under direct control.
• Leader and role model to other Project Management professionals.
• Project management skills: ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to assess skills and evaluate the performance of engagement or project teams/members.
• Understands organizational resources, priorities, needs, and policies.
• Acute business acumen and judgment. Expert business problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with other professionals, customers, and third parties.
• Continually develops skills and knowledge. Role model for others.
• Coordinates activities and direction through highly matrixed relationships.
• PMP and/or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) strongly desired.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and maintaining relationships with high-level customers.
• Ability to work independently and maintain accountability to management.
• Exceptional negotiation skills and supplier relationship management.
• Extensive expertise in product, technology, service, strategy, and business complexities.
• Demonstrated ability to interface with senior leadership, key internal/external organizations, and governmental bodies.
• Directly manages development costs, cost of capital, and cost allocations for programs directly tied to significant future revenue.
• Demonstrated ability to travel extensively (50%>).