Mobile Engineering Manager

Company Overview

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Department OverviewMotorola's Access Control Division's, Avigilon Alta, mission is to improve your workday with smart office technology at your front door. 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.
We're looking for a Mobile Engineering Manager who has a passion for innovation, technology, and quality. The Mobile Engineering team builds and maintains a suite of mobile applications that drive end-user and admin functionality for our access control system. Our end-user mobile apps allow customers to open doors hands-free and to interface via video with our readers at the door. Our admin app allows installers to set up their hardware devices, which we also make in-house, and manage administration functionality. In this role, you'll be focusing on working with the teams that are involved in the development of features within our apps, as well as focusing on execution, deployment and quality of our apps. You’ll be instrumental in helping us scale the team, and drive process and automation where needed to be able to execute and release code for our apps that perform millions of unlocks a day for users around the world. If you're passionate about mobile apps, we want to hear from you.
Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Manage a Small Team: Lead and work with a team of talented mobile engineers to accomplish strategic goals aligned with the services, features, and functionality we deliver for our core access product.
• Release Management: Drive the planning, execution, and communication of code and configuration releases for mobile apps.
• Process Improvements: Continuously identify and implement improvements to our release processes, tools, and methodologies, including customer-facing interfaces and processes.
• Technical Improvements: As a technical manager who has had hands-on development experience in the past, leverage deep technical expertise to architect and guide the strategic direction of our mobile app software and internal tooling.
• QA Collaboration: Partner closely with our Quality Assurance team to provide them with the necessary configurations and environments to thoroughly evaluate system health with new code deployments.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work collaboratively with engineering, product, and support teams to align on release schedules and priorities.
• Mobile App Health Monitoring: Proactively monitor the health and performance of our released mobile apps, identifying trends and addressing any issues promptly.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Proven experience as a Team Lead, Engineering Manager, Release Manager, or similar role within a mobile application environment
• Leadership: Leading a small team of software/mobile engineers successfully accomplishing established goals.
• Technical Skills: 7+ years prior hands-on experience developing on mobile platforms with technologies such as Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, Java, and React Native. Understanding of build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management. Experience with developing and distributing mobile SDK's. Experience with cloud technologies, Restful APIs, and relational databases is helpful.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on root cause analysis and preventative measures. Extensive experience understanding mobile app metrics (e.g., performance, adoption, usage trends), crash reports, and logging to proactively identify and address current and potential future issues.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Collaboration: A team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and can build strong relationships across departments.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality, stable releases.

 Bonus Points For:

• Experience with hardware and Bluetooth technology.
• Knowledge of network protocols and IoT devices.
• Familiarity with access control systems or security products.
• Familiarity with video streaming and related technologies.

Target Base Salary Range: $180,000 - $220,000
Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in mobile development
• 2+ years of experience leading a team of engineers
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position. 

Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanNo

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.