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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Federal Software Project Manager - US Remote - **Company:** Motorola Solutions, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Asana, Confluence, JIRA, Software as a Service, Microsoft Project, Software Project Management, Software Systems, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://motorolasolutions.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/Maryland-Remote-Work/Sr-Federal-Software-Project-Manager---US-Remote_R67755 ## About the Role * Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or Business Administration. * Experience: 8+ years of software project or program management experience delivering complex, large-scale software solutions. Experience leading federal government software contracts is strongly preferred; however, candidates with equivalent large-scale enterprise experience in Public Safety, Telecommunications, SaaS, or comparable highly regulated industries will be strongly considered. * Certifications: PMP in process or completed strongly preferred. Advanced program management or Agile certifications (e.g., PgMP, SAFe SPC/Release Train Engineer, CSM) are a plus. * Federal Acumen: Working knowledge of federal business, federal contracting practices or willingness to learn. * Competitive & Proposal Expertise: Demonstrated success contributing to proposal development, effort estimation, and win strategies for large federal procurements. * Technical & PM Tooling: Proficiency in enterprise PM platforms (Jira Align, Microsoft Project, Confluence, Asana) for large-scale telemetry and portfolio reporting., * Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, IT, Management, or Technology required OR 5+ years of experience working in an Engineering, Business Operations, or Project Management environment required. * Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a Security Clearance as required by our government customers. ## Description Motorola Solutions is seeking a Senior Federal Software Program Manager to direct large-scale, enterprise software deployments and complex technology initiatives for federal government and public safety clients. In this high-visibility, remote role, you will hold end-to-end accountability for program governance, financial performance (P&L), cross-functional team leadership, federal compliance, and client satisfaction. You will act as both a trusted advisor to government stakeholders and a strategic partner to internal growth teams to shape competitive proposals and deliver mission-critical software solutions., Project Planning, Governance & Methodologies * Develops, manages, and implements the master project plan using automated project management tools, processes, and procedures. * Defines and measures the performance relating to achieving specific goals. * Utilizes best practice project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness. * Ensures designated standards and processes are followed for assigned projects. Team Leadership & Internal Operations * Leads a multidisciplinary project team to achieve successful project completion. * Acquires and maintains a high level of understanding of relevant internal organizational workflows and practices. * Leads scheduling status reviews with team members to track current status against planned progress. Stakeholder, Customer & Channel Management * Serves as the primary point of contact for customers, subcontractors, and internal staff for the project. * Establishes and maintains contact with customers and channel partners as relates to their specific projects. * Provides regular status updates. * Organizes and facilitates meetings with internal and external customers to ensure the achievement of project goals, milestones, and deadlines. * Interfaces with customers and related project managers and channels. Financial & Business Oversight * Understands business implications on all projects. * Accountable for financial success on the projects. Maintains project budgets (labor and capital) and financial objectives (revenue, margin, and cash). * Analyzes project costs and leads cost status reviews with other team members and management to track current status against planned progress. * Responsible for monitoring & executing the change management plan per sold contracts. 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