Senior Product Manager, Aviation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +5 more states.

📋 Description

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of aviation customers, their workflows, and user personas, including pilots, dispatchers, patrol teams, and other operators within the DFR ecosystem.

• Convert regulatory, market, and competitive factors into product strategy and roadmap priorities, keeping abreast of developments across FAA, FCC, and beyond.

• Collaborate closely with Engineering to manage technical projects from start to finish and make well-informed tradeoff decisions regarding hardware, embedded software, connectivity, and cloud systems.

• Take ownership of roadmap sequencing and prioritization for aviation product investments, balancing immediate execution with long-term product vision.

• Work collaboratively with Design, Operations, Customer Success, Training, Legal, Compliance, and GTM to ensure the product evolves in ways that align with customer outcomes and operational realities.

• Acquire sufficient technical fluency in core architecture and subsystems to guide product decisions with confidence and clarity.

• Lead prioritization, scoping, and intake discussions within the engineering team and across related product and engineering groups.

• Clearly represent customer needs and product direction to internal stakeholders while aligning aviation priorities with the overall company strategy.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in product management within complex, technical environments where hardware, software, and operational systems intersect.

• Strong capability to navigate ambiguous, fast-paced environments and transform incomplete information into a coherent strategy.

• Demonstrated success in deeply partnering with engineering teams on technical tradeoffs, execution, and roadmap development.

• Ability to learn and effectively navigate domain-specific regulatory constraints, utilizing them to shape product direction.

• Strong customer insight and market judgment, capable of linking user needs to product strategy and execution.

• Comfort in engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, including engineering, design, operations, legal, compliance, GTM, and leadership.

• Interest in or experience with aviation, autonomous systems, robotics, drones, or similarly regulated product domains is preferred but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible PTO: We provide non-accrual PTO in addition to 11 company holidays.

• Fully-covered health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, Vision, and an HSA match.

• Family Leave: All employees are entitled to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, with birthing parents eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.

• Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a comprehensive digital health benefit for starting and growing a family. Flock will offer a $50,000 lifetime maximum benefit for eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.

• Spring Health: Spring Health provides various mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, tailored to each individual's needs.

• Caregiver Support: We have teamed up with Cariloop to offer caregiver support for our employees.

• Carta Tax Advisor: Employees benefit from 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors, who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general inquiries.

• ERGs: We aim for all employees to thrive and feel a sense of belonging at Flock. Currently, we offer four ERGs - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs, and Melanin Motion. If you're interested in connecting with a representative from one of these groups, please inform your recruiter.

• WFH Stipend: $150 per month to help cover work-from-home expenses.

• Productivity Stipend: $300 annually to spend on platforms like Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, and more.

• Home Office Stipend: A one-time payment of $750 to assist in creating your ideal home office.