Senior Product Manager (Dock Hardware Platform)

Join Skydio, a leading drone technology company, as a Senior Product Manager for the Dock & Drone Ecosystem. In this role, you will lead the strategy and execution for Skydio's rapidly scaling X10 Dock ecosystem. You will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of products across hardware and software, working closely with customers, engineering, design, operations, and go-to-market teams. Your focus will be on maximizing reliability, developing future-proof product roadmaps, and continuously improving the customer and deployment team experience.

Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions

About Skydio

• Strong systems thinking and an ability to balance individual product opportunities with the long-term health, simplicity, and extensibility of the broader ecosystem
• Experience with drones, robotics, autonomous systems, or other products operating in demanding physical environments

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and execution for Skydio’s rapidly scaling X10 Dock ecosystem, ensuring the end-to-end delivery of products across hardware and software.
• Engage with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders to understand core business problems and develop visions and strategies to solve them across both hardware and software.
• Collaborate closely with sales and customer success to build and maintain close customer relationships and ensure success, driving direct internal and external customer enablement.
• 3-5+ years of experience defining and delivering hardware products and associated end-to-end software experiences, with clear ownership of strategy, execution, and GTM

Requirements

• A background in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science. An advanced degree or an MBA would be a plus, but is not required
• Experience shipping robust hardware products in commercial, public safety, or defense markets, or an explicit interest serving customers in those markets.

Detail-oriented with exceptional written and oral communication skills

• Direct or indirect experience with engineering that allows you to actively participate in deep discussions with engineers on complex technical architecture challenges and tradeoffs
• Deep interest in system scaling, reliability, data analysis, and in-the-weeds work
• A passion and first-instinct for speaking with - and learning from - customers. Our customer’s mission is our mission
• Inclination to prioritize globally and consider broad business implications beyond just your product
• Experience building product ecosystems involving modular attachments or accessories with significant forwards and backwards compatibility challenges

Preferred

• Experience with remote fleet management, high-availability systems, or products designed for unattended operation at-scale

Pay

USD 196,000 - 240,000