Zebra
Senior Director, Technical Program Management
Holtsville, New York · Director
Sponsorship not specified$203k-$304kDetected 3 days ago
CI/CDData AnalysisBudgetingRecruitingCustomer SuccessLeadershipCommunicationMentoringAdaptability
About the role
- Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected.
- Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.
Responsibilities
- Partners with Product, Solutions, Engineering, Finance, and Business Unit leadership to translate portfolio strategy into executable roadmaps and integrated delivery plans.
- Drives cross-functional alignment and operational readiness for complex programs and initiatives.
- Drives execution of integrated solutions spanning software, cloud services, AI capabilities, mobile devices, and customer-facing solution offerings.
- Ensures alignment across Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Services, Finance, and Operations to successfully deliver and launch solutions.
- Leads governance for solution lifecycle management and release readiness while ensuring initiatives deliver measurable value through improved speed to market, quality, operational efficiency, risk reduction, and customer outcomes.
- Leads adoption of AI-enabled delivery practices, automation frameworks, and data-driven execution capabilities across the PMO organization.
- Drives measurable improvements in productivity, predictability, and quality.
- Sponsors and leads strategic cross-functional transformation initiatives that improve how Zebra develops, licenses, deploys, supports, and scales software and solution offerings.
- Drives executive alignment across business units and functions, resolves complex organizational challenges, removes barriers to execution, and advances strategic priorities.
- Develops and communicates portfolio insights, performance metrics, risks, and recommendations to support executive decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a highly quantitative related field.
- 20+ years of experience in product development, including New Product Introduction (NPI), external Go-to-Market (GTM) launches, and lifecycle management.
- 7+ years people management experience, including leading global PMO organizations consisting of multiple management layers.
Nice to have
- Master's degree (Advanced Engineering or MBA)
- Experience managing complex portfolios containing hardware, software, cloud services, and solution offerings.
- Experience delivering and launching cloud-based SaaS products and software monetization strategies for consumption-based products.
- Proven track record of leading organizational transformation, operating model changes, and cross functional business initiatives.
- Experience leveraging AI, automation, data analytics, and enterprise portfolio visualization tools to improve PMO maturity and operational efficiency.
- Strong business intuition, including portfolio prioritization, investment analysis, and assessing customer value, and driving commercial readiness and GTM velocity.
- Expert knowledge of advanced program management approaches (Agile, SAFe, CI/CD, etc.) with PMP and/or Agile certifications strongly preferred.
- Advanced communication and presentation skills, with ability to influence C-level executives, resolve complex organizational challenges, and synthesize complex data into clear, actionable executive narratives.
Skills
- Zebra Technologies leverages AI technology to evaluate job applications using objective, job-relevant criteria.
- This approach enhances efficiency and promotes fairness in the hiring process.
Compensation
- $202,560.00 - $303,840.00 Annual
- Incentive Compensation:
- In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 30% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.
- Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent.
- 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.
- Salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.
- In most other roles, the Zebra annual cash incentive program links Company and individual performance together.
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.
- Some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.
Company info
- At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working.
Equal opportunity
- Employer:
- Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com.
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This listing is sourced directly from Zebra's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.