About the position
At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.
Being a part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.
You'll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about – locally and globally.
Come make an impact every day at Zebra.
We are seeking a dynamic leader to spearhead our innovative hardware and software solutions, guiding them from initial concept through the entire product lifecycle. This pivotal role involves leading diverse, cross-functional teams, managing complex projects, and orchestrating everything from system integration to continuous feature delivery. You will work across all business areas and with external partners to deliver high-quality, impactful solutions that align with our strategic goals. If you thrive on turning visionary ideas into reality, we want to hear from you!
This role requires a minimum of 3-days per week in our Holtsville, NY (Long Island) office, 2 days remote (US).
Responsibilities
• Provides team leadership of cross-functional innovation hardware and solutions teams.
• Drives execution of solutions inclusive of concept definition, requirements validation, architecture specification, and governance compliance to our Lifecycle Management framework.
• Executes multiple limited scope projects simultaneously or a large program with senior manager’s guidance utilizing modern project management methodologies to ensure maximum project effectiveness.
• Leads system integration planning, release management, and planning for demonstrations, proof of concepts, pilots, minimal viable products, and continuous feature delivery.
• Leads firmware and software development as part of a larger solution aligning to hardware milestones.
• Leads cross functional workstreams and drives execution for sales enablement, development and deployment.
• May coach or act as escalation point for level 1 or level 2 Program Managers
• Works closely with external partners, including Contract Manufactures and Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM), to build the relationship, negotiate alongside business development & legal, and execute the solution.
• Independently builds relationships and works across all relevant areas of the solution business including Sales, Services, IT, Finance, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Support.
• Works independently with 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 project management tools.
• Independently executes to program plan and budgets for multiple, large projects.
• Recommends corrective actions and implement changes. Identfies and mitigates risks; develops and implements risk mitigation plans.
• Ensures alignment from key leaders of milestone achievement before moving the program forward.
• Motivates 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
• Supports early stage go to market activities and transition to marketing
• Develops and protects intellectual property
• Explores and understands competitive landscape in both product and business terms
Requirements
• BS Electrical Engineering or Computer Science degree, or related technical BS degree REQUIRED
• Minimum 5+ years' Engineering/Program management experience for products in fast paced environment REQUIRED
Nice-to-haves
• Experience with driving end to end new product cross functional development teams
• Experience providing team leadership to cross-functional innovation hardware and solutions teams.
• Works closely with external partners, including Contract Manufactures and Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM), to build the relationship, negotiate alongside business development & legal, and execute the solution.
• Experience working with Contract Manufacturers and Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM), to build the relationship, negotiate alongside business development & legal, and execute the solution.
• Experience with both hardware and software development best practices
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels
• Ability to translate customer problems into solution requirements.
• Solid analytical skills and ability to present data to leaders
• Experience leading medium cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent critical thinking and questioning skills
• Self-motivated, results driven, manages risks, and thrives in an environment of uncertainty and continuous innovation.
• Experienced team builder with proven collaboration and ability in managing resources
• Experience working independently and as part of a team to solve difficult technical, quality, cost, and schedule challenges; well versed in risk management practices
• Be well versed with IP fundamentals
• Master's degree preferred
• PMP Cerfification preferred
Benefits
• 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.