Product Manager, ASTRO P25 RF Sites

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. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview The ASTRO Systems Product Management team has end-to-end ownership of the ASTRO systems product portfolio, including Core, Consoles, RF Site and System Management. The team is responsible for business cases, product definition & requirements, planning, value propositions, key selling points, success metrics, launch and sunset of assigned products. The product managers work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, supply chain, marketing, sales and finance for the definition, on time delivery and profitability of products. Job Description The RF Site Product Manager will lead the process responsible for the vision, strategy, roadmap, and feature definition for assigned RF Site products including closely interfacing with customers and internal stakeholders.  The product manager is the person responsible for defining the ‘why’, ‘what,’ ‘where’, and ‘when’ of the products that the development team will build. They are the owner of their product -- which means they lead cross-functional teams from a product's conception through to its launch. The product manager should possess deep industry expertise necessary to analyze market and competitive conditions and lay out a product vision that is differentiated and delivers unique value based on customer demands. The role of the product manager spans many activities from strategic to tactical and provides cross-functional leadership — bridging gaps within the company between different functions, especially between development, sales, marketing, support and finance. Product management responsibilities include: Product Strategy The product manager is responsible for setting a product vision and strategy. Their job is to clearly articulate the business value to the product team so they understand the intent behind the new product or product release. They own the strategy behind the product along with its roadmap and must work with development to define, prioritize and build what matters. Create and manage the product portfolio, roadmap, vision and backlog Identify customer needs and market requirements Ensure solutions are compliant with relevant standards and regulations Evaluate competitive intelligence Define financial goals Create business plans and proposals for new initiatives Strategic partner and third party supplier management Product Releases Product managers must plan for what their teams will deliver and when they will deliver it. The product manager owns the HW and SW release aspects of the product. Release responsibilities include managing HW and SW features and dependencies in and across releases, product and support teams; and managing releases with phases and milestones. Establish vision and goals for releases Define market offer and structure Work with enablement organizations to make products orderable and deliverable Define and support implementation of training, support and deployment requirements Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality Coordinate overall release project and schedule Product Vision Collecting, curating, and promoting the most relevant ideas into features. Defining which ideas should be promoted to features to achieve key objectives for the product line and business. Soliciting feedback and requests from customers and field teams and ensuring this is seamlessly integrated into the product planning and development processes. Consistently gather customer and sales feedback  Perform ‘Voice of Customer’ research  to ensure their needs are understood Evaluate success of launched initiatives and adjust strategy as necessary Feature Definition The product manager defines the features and requirements necessary to deliver a complete product to market and lead the product team to success. They are responsible for articulating the ‘why’ and ‘what’, working with go to market to determine the ‘where’, and working with development to determine the ‘when’. Create epics, initiatives, user stories and scenarios Direct, negotiate and approve hardware and software development plans  Define acceptance criteria, KPIs and SLAs Go-to-market Support Responsible for making product decisions and often is the lead resource for the rest of the organization when deep product expertise is required. This includes supporting the organizations that help bring the product to market by working directly with  internal stakeholders including marketing, sales, training and support services. Facilitate sales and channel training Assist pre-sales with custom project requests Define and ensure implementation of GTM assets including demo environments, training materials, and presentations Demonstrate new pre-release features Additional Qualified Skills: Thorough knowledge of Motorola’s ASTRO or competitive Project 25 (P25) systems including Conventional and Trunked systems, deployments and components Experience validating market problems based on industry experience and contact with customers and stakeholders Experience gathering customer feedback and research   Technical acumen to communicate effectively with development engineering and technical end users  Strong ability to lead through influencing others within and outside of the organization Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Polished presentation skills for external and internal aud