Technical Program Manager, Senior

Technical and solutions senior program manager responsible for leading agile cross-functional team of Systems, Hardware and Software Engineers, Test Engineers, Operations, etc. from initial concept to deployment.

Meets complex program goals for product performance, quality goals, regulatory compliance requirements, cost, schedule and development budget. Also responsible for working with Product Management, Marketing, and Experience Designers to define the product, solidify the business case, and author the product and experience specifications. Given our multitude of design and development partners, participates with negotiations involving Business Development and Legal., * Drive execution of solutions inclusive of concept definition, requirements validation, architecture specification, and governance compliance to our Product Development Lifecycle Management framework.

• Ability to translate customer problems into solution requirements.
• Team leadership for Agile cross-functional, globally distributed, innovation teams. Contribute to and promote the product development process capabilities within Zebra.
• Execute multiple projects simultaneously or a large program with a senior manager's guidance, utilizing modern project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.
• Align cross-functional development activities, including electrical, mechanical, regulatory and manufacturing engineering.
• Collaborate with Agile product owners (PO), scrum master (SM) or a release train engineer (RTE)
• Leads system creation, integration planning, release management, and planning for demonstrations, proof of concepts and pilots.
• Leads creating cross-functional workstreams and driving execution for sales enablement, development and deployment.
• Independently building relationships and working across all relevant areas of the solution business including Sales, Services, IT, Finance, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Support.
• Works independently with the business in defining proof of value and customer's return on investment.
• Organizes and presents business, technical and program reviews/status to Senior Leadership using digital media, dashboards and JIRA agile project management tools.
• Independently execute to program plan and budgets for multiple, large projects. Recommend corrective actions and implement changes. Identify and mitigate risks; develop and implement risk mitigation plans. Owns ensuring alignment from key leaders of milestone achievement before moving the program forward.
• Motivate a project team to ensure solutions are reliable and of quality, in a highly collaborative fashion
• Demonstrates the ability to see cross-functional impacts of decisions and project plans and execution. Balances scope, schedule and budget considerations to adjust 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 those objectives.
• Provides assistance with coordination of deliverables and project assets to assist the project team. Personally anticipates and addresses obstacles or issues that are moderate to significant in severity and escalates complex issues to management for assistance. Independently engages additional resources as needed to address obstacles or delays. Adjusts the plan per management guidelines as delays or obstacles are experienced.
• Demonstrates intermediate understanding of development processes and product launch scope and activities
• Limited supervision by management is expected in this position for complex or novel problems.
• May coach or act as escalation point for level 1 or level 2 Program Managers
• Supports early stage go to market activities and transition to marketing
• Develop and protect intellectual property; be well versed with IP fundamentals.
• Explore and understand competitive landscape in both product and business terms

• Minimum Education: BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science degree, or related technical BS degree, MS preferred
• Minimum Work Experience: 5+ years of experience
• Experience in Engineering/Program management or Scrum Master experience for products in fast paced environment, * Intermediate to advanced leadership and analytical skills
• Intermediate to advanced written and oral communication skills
• Solid critical thinking and questioning skills
• Experience leading cross-functional teams
• Self-motivated, results driven, manages risks, and thrives in an environment of uncertainty and continuous innovation.
• Experienced team builder, great at collaboration and managing resources; proven interpersonal skills
• Past responsibility for multiple significant delivered-to-market solutions in asset intelligence (Location Services, RFID, Machine Learning, Machine Vision).
• Experience with software development best practices including Scaled Agile, TDD and Continuous Integration; a track record of applying these methodologies
• Experience with Cloud development and Software/Services development integration, as well as mobile application development for Android or iOS.
• Experience working independently and as part of a team to solve difficult technical, quality, cost, and schedule challenges; well versed in risk management practices

? **Location- *Role is required to be onsite in Holtsville, NY office (Hybrid- Minimum of 3 days in the office per week).

$108,960.00 - $163,440.00 Annual

Incentive Compensation:

In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 12% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

Zebra Total Rewards:

Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive - including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings. We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.

Salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.

Additionally, all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs. For example, sales roles have additional opportunity to earn substantial variable compensation tied to quota achievement. In most other roles, the Zebra annual cash incentive program links Company and individual performance together. Some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards., We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing, which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.