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 Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, is reshaping mesh network technology for mission-critical applications – on the ground, in the air and at sea. Its battle-proven StreamCaster family of MANET radios and proprietary MN-MIMO waveform provides the vital communications link for defense, law enforcement and public safety agencies around the world, and in the toughest operational environments. Silvus Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, Inc. Job Description Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”? THE OPPORTUNITY Silvus is seeking a Director of Product Management - Software and Spectrum Dominance who will report to the Director of Product Management on the Product team. The successful individual in this role will own the business performance, strategy, multi-year roadmap, and complete lifecycle of our Network Software, StreamScape management platform, and advanced Spectrum Dominance capabilities. This position is located at Silvus Technologies’ Engineering and R&D Office in Irvine, CA, near the vibrant Irvine Spectrum and is on a hybrid schedule: onsite, Monday through Thursday, at our Irvine office and Fridays are remote/work-from-home. Visits may be needed to Los Angeles HQ as needed to collaborate with the broader Engineering team and other teams. This position is eligible for 100% remote work depending on location for candidates based in the US, with a willingness to travel up to 25-50% of the time to Silvus office locations and customer meetings. In this role, you will own the strategic “What & Why” (business view) for our software and spectrum dominance product category. You will lead and mentor a high-performing team of Technical Product Managers (TPMs) who drive the technical “How & When” (execution view) across StreamScape GUI/APIs, Network Management Software, and Spectrum Dominance (AJ/LPI/LPD). This role will define the strategic direction and evolution of Silvus’ software portfolio, with responsibility for: Network Management & Orchestration: Software capabilities for configuring, monitoring, visualizing, optimizing, and controlling tactical networks. Software Monetization: Feature tiering, licensing models, and recurring software revenue. Spectrum Dominance: Anti-Jam, LPI/LPD, and related network resiliency capabilities. Cybersecurity: Product security requirements and certifications such as FIPS 140-3 and CSfC. Software Ecosystem & Integrations: APIs and integrations with third party applications, and partner platforms. The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Product Line Strategy & 2-to-3 Year Roadmap Software Strategy: Define and drive the network software and Spectrum Dominance strategy, software feature packaging, and software-defined capabilities across all Silvus platforms. Multi-Year Roadmap Ownership: Direct and maintain the comprehensive 2-to-3-year product roadmap for Network SW, StreamScape management platform, and Spectrum Dominance capabilities, aligning software strategy with upcoming market requirements. Security & Architecture Compliance: Establish roadmap security compliance requirements and priorities, including FIPS 140-3 certification and CSfC architecture validation. Platform Evolution: Define how software and spectrum capabilities evolve as scalable, reusable platform features across existing radio hardware, new platforms, and cloud/analytics layers. Portfolio Investment Prioritization: Evaluate competing market opportunities, customer requirements, technology investments, and internal R&D initiatives. Recommend investment priorities based on strategic fit, market potential, competitive differentiation, platform leverage, engineering capacity, and expected return. Business Performance & Business Case Execution Business Performance: Own the business plan and performance of the Software & Spectrum Dominance portfolio, including revenue, gross margin, adoption, competitive position, and lifecycle performance. Partner with Finance, Sales, Engineering, and Operations to identify and execute corrective actions when portfolio performance deviates from plan. Roadmap Prioritization: Recommend how Silvus should allocate software engineering investment across innovation, customer-driven features, platform modernization, cybersecurity, integrations, and new software products. Business Case Modeling: Define and structure rigorous business cases (including 3-to-5 year software revenue projections, ROI analyses, and commercial models) for all major software releases, feature tiers, and platform additions. Software Business Model: Develop the commercial strategy for Silvus software, including determining which capabilities should be included with hardware, separately licensed, subscription-based, feature-tiered, or offered as recurring software/services revenue. Post-Launch Performance Governance: Measure and track post-launch portfolio performance relative to the approved business plan, executing continuous updates or lifecycle optimizations as needed. Market Positioning, Competitive Intelligence & Go-To-Market Leadership Go-To-Market & Commercial Readiness: Direct Go-To-Market strategies for your reporting TPM teams. Oversee promotional strategies, software packaging, and sales enablement methods designed to accelerate adoption and drive sales growth. Portfolio Positioning: Drive strategy to capture market share from legacy defense primes and out-innovate emerging competitors in tactical network management and spectrum operations. Competitive Landscape: Responsible for developing and maintaining a complete, competitive landscape covering tactical network software, C2 interfaces, and spectrum dominance solutions. Customer & Program Engagement: Engage directly with government customers, program offices, prime contractors, and military operators to uncover network management pain points and track CEMA, JADC2, and Multi-Domain Operations priorities. People Leadership & Productization Execution Lead & Mentor team of TPMs: Provide direct leadership and strategic direction to Technical Product Managers (TPMs) executing on StreamScape GUI, REST APIs, network topology mapping, and Spectrum Dominance user stories. Requirements & Backlog Alignment: Translate customer insights into structured Market Requirements Documents (MRDs) and work with TPMs to ensure engineering priorities align with business strategy. Portfolio-to-Product Translation: Partner with Product Managers to translate portfolio strategy and market requirements into clearly defined product initiatives, ensuring individual product development efforts remain aligned with the broader Software and Spectrum Dominance strategy. Concept to Commercialization: Drive software products from prototype and concept stages into scalable, sellable, and operationally viable software solutions. Travel Requirements – Ability to travel 25-50% of the time to Silvus office locations and customer meetings. Perform other related duties of which the above are representative. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Minimum of 13 years of professional experience, including 5+ years of progressive Product Management experience, with at least 2 years dedicated to Electronic Warfare (EW), tactical communications, or RF sensing in Defense technology, networking software, or adjacent domains. Technical familiarity with MANET networking, software-defined radios (SDRs), network management platforms (NMS), or spectrum management. Demonstrated experience owning P&L metrics, building 3-year business cases, and defining software licensing / monetization models. Proven ability to engage with military operators, acquisition personnel, and defense industry stakeholders. Excellent cross-functional leadership skills, with proven experience leading or mentoring technical product managers. Security Clearance: Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire. Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts. All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test. PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or an MBA. Strong experience in tactical networking, software-defined communications, C2/network management, spectrum operations, or adjacent defense technology domains Demonstrated background establishing FIPS 140-3 or CSfC architecture validation roadmaps. WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Office environment. Trade shows. Outdoor environment for demonstrations. Occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens while performing tests or demonstrations in the field. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to do the following: - - Lift equipment up to 50 lbs. for the set-up of demonstrations and testing. - - Walking/Moving in the labs. COMPENSATION: $220,000 - $265,000 / annually #silvuscareers Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. Basic Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Minimum of 13 years of professional experience, including 5+ years of progressive Product Management experience, with at least 2 years dedicated to Electronic Warfare (EW), tactical communications, or RF sensing in Defense technology, networking software, or adjacent domains. Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts. All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test. Travel Requirements 25-50% Relocation Provided Domestic Position Type Experienced Referral Payment Plan Yes Our U.S. Benefits include: Incentive Bonus Plans Medical, Dental, Vision benefits 401K with Company Match 10 Paid Holidays Generous Paid Time Off Packages Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Parental & Family Leave and more! EEO Statement Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 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. Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com. If you are a current Motorola Solutions employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.

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