Company Overview

Motorola Solutions is there for our customers when everything is on the line. In extreme moments — when a hurricane lands or when a fire breaks out. And in everyday moments — when a package arrives just in time for the holiday or when a child doesn’t miss the school bus home. 

We unify voice, data, video and analytics in one integrated ecosystem to enable individuals, businesses and communities to work together in more powerful ways. To help people make better decisions, act confidently and be their best in the moments that matter. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions and connect with a career that matters.

Department OverviewThe Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Standards and Governance (S&G) team is part of the North America Project Management office. Our customer is the project management community and its leadership. Our focus is to identify, document, implement and govern project-centric processes to achieve excellent outcomes and drive efficiencies.
Job Description

Here are the day to day activities as a Project analyst

50% Project Initiation - the creation of new projects which require the following skills on day one:

• Proven proficiency in crafting project schedules in the following areas:

  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) creation

    • Knowledgeable in both waterfall and agile methodologies 

    • Dependency logic, leads, lags, constraints, auto-scheduling behaviors, and outcomes

    • Critical path identification

    • Schedule duration versus effort

    • Schedule baseline

    • Schedule cycle time variance

  • Resource loading

    • Resource effort versus task duration

  • Familiar with basic project financial terms 

    • EAC (Estimate at Completion)

    • FAC (Forecast at Completion)

    • ETC (Estimate to Complete)

    • Cost Baseline 

    • Cost versus revenue

    • Gross margin

    • Margin versus markup, versus discount

  • Formulaic calculations (ability to learn)

    • Cost baseline margin

    • FAC (Forecast at Completion) margin

  • Project financial planning activities (ability to learn)

    • Labor cost alignment to project cost configuration

20% Training & Onboarding - Coordinate new project manager onboarding activities, organize and facilitate in-person or virtual training based on a variety of project management topics

• Triage Kissflow training requests and route to the appropriate party

• Onboard new project managers with appropriate training and setup

• Develop a quarterly schedule plan with the assistance of (S&G) Manager

• Assist with the registration process for the courses 

20% Documentation - collaborate to draft, review and publish process documentation

• Ability to work with and influence cross-functional teams to drive the creation of new process documents

• Identify process gaps and opportunities 

10% Other activities

• Participation in weekly or bi-weekly meetings

• Leading team initiatives

• Ad-hoc reporting

• Personal development for growth

Additional Preferred Skills:

A positive attitude, self-starter with critical thinking capabilities with an analytical mindset, and the drive to learn quickly in a fast-paced changing environment. Attention to detail and overall business acumen while always pursuing the standard of excellence, is a must.

• Business tools

  • Proficient in MS Project or similar PPM tool, with the ability to learn Planview Enterprise One

  • Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint and/or the equivalent Google Suite tools

• Communication

  • Work effectively with various stakeholders in the Presale, Finance, Order Management, and other cross-functional teams to ensure documentation accuracy

  • Effectively communicate with regional project managers to achieve desired project schedule outcomes

NOTE: Candidate may reside anywhere in the US with access to an major airport for necessary travel

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelors degree and 3+ years of experience in Project Management or Engineering
• OR 5+ years of experience in Project Management or Engineering
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Vaccine Requirement

Motorola Solutions has implemented a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Any employee who is not vaccinated must wear a mask at all times when at a Motorola Solutions site or otherwise meeting with other Motorola Solutions employees or customers. Employees who have submitted proof of vaccination must follow site-specific or local mask requirements. Additionally, certain local governments or Motorola Solutions' customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees.

Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits effective Day 1
• 401K with Company Match and Day 1 vesting
• 9 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 and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.