Program Manager – Air Force Strategic Accounts

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the effective deployment, operational integration, and sustained success of Skydio Dock programs at Air Force installations.

• Foster strong relationships with operational units, program offices, installation leadership, and stakeholders across the enterprise.

• Direct planning, integration, testing, training, and deployment activities to guarantee mission-ready operations and positive customer outcomes.

• Enhance customer adoption by eliminating obstacles, achieving operational successes, and ensuring that customers experience measurable mission and operational benefits.

• Act as the customer advocate, converting operational needs and field insights into actionable priorities for Product and Engineering teams.

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Support teams to fulfill customer commitments, reduce risks, and achieve outstanding results.

• Create scalable implementation frameworks, documentation, and best practices that facilitate widespread adoption across the Air Force enterprise.

• Discover opportunities to broaden mission applications, boost utilization, and promote long-term customer satisfaction and account growth.

⛳️ Requirements

• Capability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

• Availability to travel up to 40% for customer deployments, operational activities, and program implementation.

• Bachelor's degree or relevant professional experience.

• It is highly recommended for all Skydio employees to obtain FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment, and it is a requirement for specific positions.

• Proven experience in leading customer-facing programs, technology rollouts, or operational capability deployments within the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense, or defense technology sector.

• A demonstrated history of delivering intricate hardware and software solutions from the planning phase to operational adoption.

• Ability to establish credibility and nurture trustworthy relationships with operators, technical teams, acquisition stakeholders, and senior leadership.

• Strong technical proficiency with the capacity to quickly grasp new systems and tackle complex integration challenges.

• Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously while aligning customer expectations with technical limitations and business goals.

• Familiarity with Air Force program offices, operational units, installation support teams, communications squadrons, cybersecurity groups, or acquisition stakeholders is highly advantageous.

• Experience with unmanned systems, autonomy, enterprise software, secure networks, mission systems, or other defense-related technologies is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salaries.

• Equity in the form of stock options.

• Comprehensive benefits packages.

• Health insurance plans.

• Paid vacation time.

• Sick leave.

• Holiday pay.

• 401K savings plan.