Director of Computer Vision

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

Job Description

The Director of Computer Vision will drive the technical vision, research and engineering execution for the platform, with focus on the following core areas:

Foundational Research Strategy: Define the long-term research agenda for fundamental computer vision capabilities and drive the culture of scientific excellence.

Technical Vision, Engineering Leadership, and Execution: Provide executive technical leadership to a unified research and engineering organization, defining the technical architecture, strategy, and engineering roadmap for the Computer Vision Platform. Drive execution, ensuring the seamless translation of product requirements into robust technical specifications and successful delivery of next-generation visual intelligence solutions that are highly scalable and align with overall product and business strategy.

Organizational Leadership and Talent Strategy: Manage and scale a unified computer vision research and engineering organization distributed across multiple geographies, overseeing multiple teams, and defining the strategy for recruiting, mentoring, and attracting world-class talent.

End-to-End MLOps and Deployment: Own the entire engineering lifecycle for central, reusable computer vision models and foundational AI infrastructure. This includes establishing best-in-class MLOps practices for scalable training, efficient deployment, continuous monitoring, and performance optimization across edge and cloud environments.

Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement: Define, implement, and track key technical performance metrics (e.g., latency, throughput, model efficiency, system reliability) to measure engineering success, identify bottlenecks, and drive continuous improvement in execution and delivery.

Technical Innovation and Risk Management: Evaluate and integrate cutting-edge computer vision research and technologies. Proactively identify and mitigate significant technical risks, and lead critical engineering decisions, including build-versus-buy analysis.

Qualifications & Experience

10+ years of technical leadership experience leading computer vision teams and organizations , with a focus on building and deploying enterprise-scale platforms and solutions in production.

Technical Acumen & Deep Expertise: Deep, demonstrable expertise in com