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Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline. Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently. Whether its helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.
Department Overview
At Motorola Solutions, we help people be their best in the moments that matter.We help firefighters see inside buildings and police officers see around street corners. We provide the situational awareness first responders need when a moment brings catastrophe. We do this by connecting them to seamless communication networks, applications and services, by providing them with real-time information, and by arming them with intuitive, nearly indestructible handheld devices.
The Presales Project Management Group is the focal point of the Sales support organization. Our Presales PMs bring together the innovative communications solutions that make a difference in the moments that matter.
Job Description
The Technical Presales Manager provides total presales solution ownership as the overall presale team business leader and manages the overall project business for his/her assigned projects. In this role, Presale Business Manager holds accountability for:
* Presale business strategy
* Development of the implementation approach and service plan necessary to win the project
* Meet/exceeding customer requirements and provide value alternatives when requirements cannot be met
* Manage to Motorolas sales, revenue and margin goals
* Drive all sole source & RFP (Request for Proposal) projects to completion managing the schedules of each project team member (engineering, proposal specialist, sales, and service)
* Coordinate with the various functional teams (Systems Integration, Service, Sales, Product Groups) to ensure all of business units goals are addressed in our proposals and win-strategies
Qualifications:
* Bachelors Degree is required. Preferred emphasis in Engineering or MBA
* 4+ years of related experience in Sales Engineering
* Strong technical acumen
* Prior experience with development and implementation of an entire presale process focused on delivering accurate and timely proposals
* Experience in issuing RFQs (Request for Quote) for third-party content and negotiate for best cost-benefit to Motorola Solutions
* Interest in managing cross-functional teams and monitor progress of all proposal deliverables needed for the customer proposal
* Ability to travel up to 25% (domestic only)
Basic Requirements
* 4+ years experience in one of the following: Sales Engineering, Engineering or Project Management
Travel Requirements
Under 25%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
Yes
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.
Chicago, IL
Since 1928, Motorola has been committed to innovation in communications and electronics. Our company has achieved many milestones in its 85-plus year history. We pioneered mobile communications in the 1930s with car radios and public safety networks. We made the equipment that carried the first words from the moon in 1969. In 1983 we led the communications revolution with the first commercial handheld cellular phone and system. Today, as a global industry leader, excellence in innovation continues to shape our future.
Motorola Solutions connects people through technology. Public safety and commercial customers around the world turn to Motorola Solutions innovations when they want highly connected teams that have the information they need throughout their workdays and in the moments that matter most to them.
Our customers rely on us for the expertise, services and solutions we provide, trusting our years of invention and innovation experience. By partnering with customers and observing how our products can help in their specific industries, we are able to enhance our customers’ experience every day.
Motorola Solutions serves more than 100,000 public safety and commercial customers in more than 100 countries. Our wide-ranging product portfolio has the tools you need to get the job done in any business. As an industry leader, we design and develop devices including radios and the infrastructure that supports them.
Our mission-critical design philosophy led to our new High Velocity Human Factors investigation, an area of cognitive research that helps us develop products for first responders by working with them in crisis situations to study their communication needs. We take what we learn in the field and bring it back to the lab to create products that will function under extreme conditions and networks that will reliably support those products.
Working with our global channel partner community, Motorola Solutions reaches an extensive customer base, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Our focus is on developing integrated end-to-end solutions that deliver a clear return on investment, and our products empower individuals through seamless connectivity.