Motorola Solutions

Portfolio Manager

Chicago, IL Full time

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. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.


Department Overview

This role reports into the Command Center Software - Portfolio & Business Operations team. The Portfolio & Business Operations team is responsible for enabling the success of the wider V&S business by managing the operating disciplines of the organization. We strive to lower the overall complexity of doing business with MSI as well as enable the organization to move faster in bringing capabilities and solutions to market. The organization looks to guide continual optimization of platforms and cross organizational processes and improve visibility to the leadership team on how the business is operating.


Job Description

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for ensuring that our new Command Center offers to market are viable, profitable and align to our overall business unit strategy. They work specifically on detailing what the commercial offer looks like and identifying Quote to Service flows and challenges for that offer. This individual works cross functionally with product management, finance, go to market, IT and many other organizations to ensure that the overall strategy for the particular offer can be executed as effectively as possible.

Success in this role is ensuring that the Product Management team feels confident in the overall GTM strategy for what they are developing, that finance/leadership understands the financial benefits of the offer and that the Launch Team has a solid plan to go and execute on the offer launch specifics.

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinates with Product Management, Finance, and Go-to-Market on offers, availability and offer structures

  • Ensures offers align to standardized offer structures to aid in speed to market

  • Aids in structuring the  offer, balancing back end system limitations with the processes our teams use today

  • Ensures that the products they are responsible for have an identified and agreed upon product or feature roadmap

  • Provides early visibility to downstream teams of upcoming offers to help with capacity planning and prioritization

  • Ensures cross sleeve awareness of offers to understand where overlaps or leverage can occur

  • Drive post-GA retrospective discussions and 6-month product reviews to drive improvements back into the overall process

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of related experience. Master's degree is a plus!

  • 5 years of related experience in portfolio or product management is a plus!

  • Strong understanding of financial cost models and business plans

  • Understanding of ERP or quote to cash systems

  • Excellent verbal and written communication.

  • Ability to understand and communicate the big picture while being able to be detail-oriented about execution

  • Self-motivated, results-driven with a strong sense of urgency.

  • Excellent project management skills

  • Able to navigate a highly-matrixed organization and gain trust with leaders across multiple layers 

Target Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $125,000 USD
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

  • Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of professional experience

  • 5 years of portfolio and/or product management, business ops, sales ops, or related experience

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


Travel Requirements

Under 10%


Relocation Provided

None


Position Type

Experienced


Referral Payment Plan

Yes

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.