Solutions System Specialist - Motorola Solutions

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.

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Job Description

The Solutions System Specialist reports to the System Specialist Senior Manager and is responsible for all Solutions delivery activities. The System Specialist should have a strong technical background and experience leading technology delivery. The System Specialist should be a stellar communicator who is able to speak with ease to both technical resources and customers using appropriate, understandable terms. The System Specialist is responsible for implementing strategic initiatives and should have a passion for continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

Technical Authority providing overall technical leadership for the project implementation. Works with customer to understand overall solutions needs and functionality of MSI and third party applications. Takes ownership of the technical solution from pre and post-sale. Works with the project manager to develop the project deployment schedule. Identify technical risks of the projects and works with PM on mitigation plans. Identify customer expectation mismatch to how products work and works with PM on mitigation plans. Technical counterpart with the PM in third party vendor, customer, and internal facing meetings. Owns project change control as it pertains to the overall technical solution.

This is a remote position with approximately 50% travel. Qualified candidates can reside anywhere in the US. Candidates must reside in close proximity to a major airport due to travel expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

Understanding the technical requirements, concepts of operation, and architecture of the overall solution.

Leading the project's technical and program discussions.

Builds and maintains positive, effective, and mutually beneficial-working alliances with customers

Tailoring and applying change management and systems engineering processes. Requires working with the customer and engineering teams when implementing solutions including third-party applications.

Collaborate with other resource managers on the team to plan project deliverables

Act as the design authority for the Solutions the Platform team is supporting.

Participate in the development of process and procedures

Assists Project Management in developing and managing costs and schedules by identifying technical risks to the deployment