Senior Product Manager

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

Motorola Solution’s Video Division is defining the future of the security industry through innovative end-to-end-solutions. We’re changing the landscape of the surveillance industry through advanced award-winning AI based surveillance systems. Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world and our team is advancing the field as it applies to the surveillance industry. We are proud to be industry leaders in video analytics with products like Appearance Search and Unusual Motion Detection along with our cloud service platform. You will have the opportunity to contribute to intelligent camera surveillance systems through cutting edge research and software engineering.

The Devices product management team is responsible for determining the strategy for Avigilon and Pelco's portfolio of cameras and video surveillance devices.

Job Description

Reporting to the Group Product Manager or Director of Product Management, this role is responsible for supporting the Devices team in expanding Pelco’s portfolio of cameras and video surveillance devices. This position typically involves supporting a variety of efforts within the organization necessary to achieve the business and goals for that product portfolio. A successful candidate will be working with a diverse team of product managers, engineers and marketing professionals on a variety of innovative solutions to drive Pelco’s growth strategy.

Responsibilities include:

• Market

  • Being the voice of the market and customer within the organization

  • Work with the product management and executive team to define a clear product or brand strategy

  • Acquire a thorough understanding of the needs of the physical security market by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers for our key verticals and geographic markets

  • Deeply understanding the competitive environment and our product competitive position

• Product Roadmap

  • Establishing clear product vision – the who, what, why, where, and when (but not the how) and champion that within the organization and ensure all project decisions are consistent with that vision

  • Work with engineering and technology teams to conduct research into new areas and create innovative solutions

• Product Life-Cycle

  • Own and manage elements of the devices portfolio throughout the entire product life cycle

  • Develop and maintain the business case for each project including revenue projections and project ROI

  • Liaise requirements between software, integrations, analytics and hardware teams

  • Continually monitor product performance and take action accordingly 

  • Manage engineering and manufacturing change requests

  • Create technical presentations for various stakeholders to communicate changes, new releases and product end of life

  • Validate sales forecast working with Finance, Planning and Analysis 

• Field Support

  • Garner technical product knowledge, respond to field inquiries and escalations 

  • Work closely with training teams to develop material and sales tools for internal and partner training courses

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Engineering related fields preferred

• 7+ years of experience in product management, project management, engineering, or design

• Exceptional critical thinker, decisive, ability to anticipate market trends, evaluate trade-offs and risk in a manner that results in a well thought out strategy. 

• Working experience with hardware product lifecycle in a manufacturing environment.  Project management experience would be an asset.

• Candidates will possess both technical and business acumen.

• Strong analytical skills are required.

• Strong oral communication skills. Able to effectively present ideas, roadmap elements, status updates and/or proposals to upper levels of management, including non-technical staff.

• Exceptional written communication skills in support of v