Software Project Manager

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. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview Motorola's Avigilon Alta provides cloud-based security that future-proofs your video security and access control with innovative capabilities and intelligent analytics. We are looking for candidates who can help us build, scale and innovate as we develop our industry leading platform for access control and office automation. Strong analytical and software skills are a must in order to join our team, and we are particularly seeking candidates with experience and skills in multiple technologies, in order to contribute broadly to our team-centric approach to product development. Job Description This role is mainly remote. We are seeking a Software Project Manager to lead complex software development projects from initiation through completion. The Project Manager will work closely with the Product Manager to successfully plan, develop, and launch new software products and features on time, within scope, and according to quality standards. The Project Manager drives project success through meticulous planning, coordination, and communication with cross-functional teams, clients, and stakeholders. Project Strategy and Planning: Ensure the project scope, goals, and deliverables are clearly defined and all stakeholders are aligned on the business objectives of the project. Create project plans that provide sufficient time for each phase in the SDLC, while still maintaining a sense of urgency. Use a deep understanding of the Software Development Lifecyle to outline project plans that allow sufficient time for each phase of technical development while still maintaining a sense of urgency. Serve as a liaison between stakeholders and the development team, ensuring development priorities are clear to all. Collaborate with Product Managers to ensure compliance needs are factored into product development roadmaps, and drive forward progress for implementation of compliance requirements. Continually identify lessons learned, evaluate completed tasks and make process improvements based upon successful and unsuccessful project elements. Execution, Control, and Risk Management: Navigate technical change and iterative development while ensuringl projects are delivered on-time and within scope. Monitor security debt and sprint progress toward remediation. Identify bottlenecks and work with Engineers and Management to identify and develop mitigation strategies. Manage changes to the project scope, schedule, and timeline and ensure all stakeholders are aware of any changes. Track milestones, deliverables, and change requests. Maintain metrics and reports for management. Team Leadership and Coordination: Assemble, lead, motivate, and coordinate project teams, ensuring effective collaboration. Coordinate internal resources, cross-functional teams, and manage external third parties/vendors. Communication and Stakeholder Liaison: Facilitate effective communication between team members and stakeholders to ensure alignment. Interface with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs, manage expectations, and provide regular status updates. Coordinate stakeholder, marketing, and training efforts to correspond with product launch dates. Serve as a liaison, communicating information regarding changes, milestones reached, and other pertinent information. Plan and facilitate meetings, ensuring productive dialogue and clear action items. Report and escalate issues and project risks to management as needed. ... (truncated, view full listing at source)