Senior Program Manager - Hardware PMO

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 Solutions is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demands. This is a pipeline role, while there is not an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements, we’ll follow up with an exploratory conversation.

Job Description

• As a Senior Program Manager for Hardware PMO, you will direct complex, end-to-end hardware development programs from concept to global deployment. Operating in a hybrid work model (at least 3 days per week in our Schaumburg, IL office), you will serve as a strategic integrator across engineering, system architecture, and global supply chain teams to bring cutting-edge infrastructure products to market. In this role, you will apply rigorous program management frameworks and proactive problem-solving to navigate technical risks, drive change management, and help to ensure our solutions deliver when moments matter most. Candidates with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering or technical program delivery are encouraged to apply.

• Basic Requirements

  Program Execution & Lifecycle Delivery

  • End-to-End Leadership to direct RF Site Hardware projects from concept through factory release to deliver new or improved product solutions within scope, timeline, budget, and quality metrics

  • Program Governance to lead executive program reviews, produce timely reporting for senior leaders, and coordinate cross-functional deliverables across global engineering and manufacturing teams

  • Scope & Change Control to implement controlled change management processes and interventions, navigating changing priorities with minimal supervision

  Cross-Functional & Technical Alignment

  • Technical Integration to partner closely with Hardware/Software Engineering Managers and System Architects to align technical roadmaps, architectural dependencies, and system requirements

  • Supply Chain Synchronization to collaborate with Operations and Supply Chain Program Managers to mitigate component risks, coordinate factory builds, and manage supplier change requests on active products

  • Cross-Functional Leadership to leverage high emotional intelligence and influential communication to align global engineering and manufacturing teams without direct authority

  Risk Mitigation & Sustained Product Engineering

  • Technical Risk Assessment to utilize core program management tools (schedule, critical path, budget, risk assessment) to resolve complex issues and translate technical risks into program impacts

  • Cross-Functional Issue Resolution to direct multi-disciplinary teams to quickly analyze and resolve supply chain, customer, or quality issues on currently shipping RF Site products

  • Supplier Change Engineering to interface with supply chain partners to evaluate, approve, and manage change requests from component suppliers for active RF infrastructure products.

  Technical Aptitude to engage directly with engineering managers and system architects to evaluate technical risks and drive product solutions

  PM Toolset Mastery to demonstrate advanced command of program management, scheduling, budget tracking, and critical path tools (e.g., MS Project, Google Workspace, Excel)

  • Written and Verbal Communication to convey complex program metrics across organizational levels, adapt presentations to differing audiences, and deliver clear status reporting

  Professional Experience

  Cross-Functional Influence to build trusted working relationships and influence matrixed, global teams across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain domains

  Analytical Problem Solving to evaluate unstated assumptions, drive change management, and navigate changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering

• 5+ years of program management experience in a high-tech environment

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• 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!

EEO Statement

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. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.