Project Manager - North East Region (US Remote)

Company Info
Motorola Solutions
Chicago, IL, United States

Phone: 262-787-8180
Web Site: https://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/about/careers.html

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Title:

Project Manager - North East Region (US Remote)

Location:

Boston, MA 

Salary:

$120,000.00

Job ID:

74210
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Job Description:

Emergency Call Handling North East Region

Manages the development and/or implementation of Motorola Solutions products or services.  Coordinates departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgraded existing products or services.  Manages projects from inception to completion (or transition), including tracking and evaluation of project performance.  Ensures that projects are completed on time, within budget, and within accepted quality metrics. Participates in project review and status meetings, and communicates project status. Utilizes six sigma and project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.  Motivates project team to ensure optimal performance.  May assist in the development of business plans, strategies, and approaches to take advantage of business opportunities.

 

General

  • Is accountable for the successful implementation, cutover and hand-off to Support for the Central Region emergency call handling projects
  • These projects may be as a support PM to a Channel PM or may be as the prime PM for the project
  • Writes, manages and implements the master project plan using automated project management tools, processes and procedures.
  • Measures the performance relating to achieving each set of goals.
  • Understands business implications on all projects.
  • Acquires and maintains high level understanding of relevant internal organizational work flows and practices.
  • Serves as primary point of contact for customers, subcontractors, and internal staff for the project.

Customer Relations

  • Establishes and maintains contact with customers and channels as relates to their specific project.
  • Provides regular status updates.
  • Organizes and facilities 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.

Scheduling

  • Initiates, generates, and maintains project schedules.
  • Leads scheduling status reviews with team members to track current status against planned progress.

Risk Management

  • Perform detailed analyses from program data and recommend solutions to customers.
  • Provides ongoing assessment and coverage of the risks associated with a project.
  • Alerts management of any problem(s) which could severely or adversely affect the project achievements; prepare plan of action to resolve issues.

Budget/Costing

  • Initiates, generates and maintains the project budgets (labor and capital) and financial objectives (turnover, margin and cash).
  • Analyses project costs and leads cost status reviews with other team members and management to track current status against planned progress.

Quality Assurance

  • Ensures designated standards and processes are followed as it applies to assigned projects.

Other

  • From time to time, special projects may require a departure from or addition to regular duties.

 

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree - highly preferred

Project management experience, preferably 7+ years experience in a high tech environment.
PMP Certification - preferred
Experience in telephony and telecommunications - preferred.
Proficient with project management tools, preferably Planview
A good technical competency w.r.t to IP Networking, Firewalls, Operating Systems
Very good presentation skills in audiences containing executive management and/or customers.
Excellent conflict resolution skills.
Ability to build and lead a team with a common goal - to deliver a project within schedule and budget with the highest level of quality possible.

 

Ability to travel 50% - 75%

 

Candidates located in the North East US region highly preferred.
 

Basic Requirements

7+ years of Project Management experience in a high tech environment.