Remote Work: Hybrid

Overview: At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.
Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.
You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about – locally and globally. We’ve only begun reimaging the future – for our people, our customers, and the world.
Let’s create tomorrow together.

Technical Program Managers are responsible for the successful launch of Zebra’s products and solutions by indirectly leading cross-functional teams to achieve Zebra’s goals. As a Program Manager, you will collect, interpret, and deliver feedback and status, hold the core team accountable for deliverables, and delegate assignments while staying on schedule and budget.

 

We are seeking a Program Manager, Advisor to join our Enterprise Mobile Computing PMO based in our Mississauga, ON (Canada) facility!

 

The Program Management's mission within Zebra Technologies is to build solutions in our industry leading Mobile Computing portfolio.

 

As part of the PMO team, you will drive and manage product definition, business cases, customer Use cases, project scoping, quoting, and overall execution activities required to create a Hardware and software solution in accordance with established and defined business metrics. These projects can be varied in nature and will range from hardware development or a combination of hardware and software solutions with high technical/execution complexity.

 

This is a Hybrid position and the incumbent is required to work 3 days onsite at our Mississauga, ON location. 

Responsibilities:
Will be responsible for the execution of multiple moderate to large scope projects. Programs will be complex in nature with cross-functional teams in multiple locationsUses and makes improvement recommendations to established tools, approaches/methodologies, and templates to guide and document the plan and communicate it to the team. Functional Leadership of Program Management teams. May mentor and advise junior Program ManagersResponsible for all aspects of program planning and execution fully autonomouslyOrganizes cross-functional activities, ensuring program completion, i.e., product on schedule and within budget constraints. Owns regular meeting coordination, facilitation, and documentation of progress. Leads hardware and software system integration planning, release management, and Go To Market ReadinessIndependently builds relationships and works across all relevant areas of the business including Sales, Services, IT, Finance, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Support, and with our suppliers.Independently executes to project plan and budgets for NPI programsRecommends corrective actions and implement changes. Identifies and mitigates risks; develops and implements risk mitigation plans. Owns ensuring alignment from key leaders of milestone achievement before moving the program forward. Motivates a project team, in a highly collaborative fashion, to ensure products/solutions are reliable and of quality.Demonstrates the ability to see cross-functional impacts of decisions and project plans through execution. Balances scope taking into consideration schedule and budget adjusting the project with minimal impact to the business. Understands the business objectives of the program and assumes personal accountability for success of the program against objectives.Provides assistance with coordination of deliverables and project assets to assist the project team. Personally anticipates and addresses obstacles or issues. Independently engages additional resources as needed to address obstacles or delays, and adjusts the plan per management guidelines as delays or obstacles are experienced.Demonstrates intermediate understanding of development processes and product launch scope and activities.Develops and protects intellectual property and is well versed with IP fundamentals.Explores and understands the competitive landscape in both product and business terms.May coach or act as escalation point for level 1 or level 2 Program ManagersVery limited supervision by management is expected in this position for complex or novel problems.Key performance metrics of the position include; overall development cycle time, product quality, project NRE cost and schedule adherence, as well as overall product cost and margin.
Qualifications:

 Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8+ years’ experience, plus experience leading engineering teams.Experience in managing hardware and software engineering projects. Experience in managing product development for consumer or enterprise products (such as cell phones, wearables, tablets, laptops, IoT devices etc.) is a plus.Ability to translate customer requirements into product and solution requirements, scoping and planning required.

Key Skills and Competencies:

Effective in presenting and communicating (verbal and written), and facilitating to
peers and senior level audiencesExcellent ability to influence and collaborate with team membersProficient in MS Office or similar Comfortable and experienced in delegating and requesting follow-up

Licenses/Certifications, special qualifications:

PMP certification preferred

Zebra is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability and protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

 

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Zebra is a federal contractor and is committed to an alcohol and drug free workplace. As a result, all U.S. based employees are subject to the Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy and Procedure.

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