Skydio
Director of Product Management, Platform & Infrastructure
San Mateo, California, United States · Director · Full-time
No sponsorship$25k-$30kDetected 6 days ago
Cloud PlatformsSite Reliability EngineeringCybersecurityComplianceCustomer SuccessHIPAALeadershipCommunication
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role75
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level I)39
Fits your clock70
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Level I$80,8701 entry
Level II$121,0142 entries
Level III$161,1383 entries
Level IV$201,2824 entries
The bottom of this range ($25,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $80,870. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
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About the role
- They need to securely engage with our cloud every minute of every day, and our North Star is that stronger security, broader compliance, and more flexible deployment models must never slow or fracture that experience.
- Our vision is to give customers the flexibility and security they require - multi-cloud, multi-region, and government-grade compliance - without any tradeoffs in speed, reliability, or ease of use.
- This senior individual-contributor role is about turning field and sales pain into a tightly scoped, customer-centric roadmap and driving the cross-functional programs that bring it to market.
Responsibilities
- Productize and deliver Skydio On-Prem: Define the roadmap for air-gapped and self-hosted offerings; lead cross-functional delivery (engineering, SRE, security, legal, GTM); own releases, onboarding/runbooks and launch artifacts; run pilots/rollouts to cut time-to-deploy and manual effort while preserving a secure, frictionless experience; and support exponential growth in the national security business.
- You don't need to be an infrastructure expert; you need engineers to respect you in a design review.
- At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation.
- We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems.
Requirements
- Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions.
- 8+ years product experience shipping cloud platform, infrastructure, or developer-facing products - or adjacent technical products, with the ability to get to working knowledge of unfamiliar infrastructure quickly.
- You can hear five different customer complaints and recognize the one platform capability that resolves all of them.
- Experience shipping products under regulatory constraint.
- You can translate regulatory controls into product requirements and run the organizational workstreams to meet them.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience briefing executives and external auditors.
Compensation
- At Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages.
- Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience.
- The annual base salary range for this position is $240,000 - $290,000*.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan.
- Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position's location.
Benefits
- Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan.
- This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company's policies and eligibility criteria.
- Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success.
- Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company's group health insurance plans.
Company info
- Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility.
- The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors https://www.skydio.com/solutions/energy-and-utilities to first responders https://www.skydio.com/solutions/public-safety, soldiers in battlefield scenarios https://www.skydio.com/solutions/national-security/tactical-isr, and beyond https://www.skydio.com/solutions.
- This position is based onsite 5 days/week at our HQ in San Mateo, CA with 25-30% travel to customers, as needed.
- Release & expectation management: Coordinate release planning, cut-downs and "what's in/what's out" decisions, and communicate release tradeoffs to internal teams and customers.
- Evangelize & enable: Explain platform capabilities across the org, create internal playbooks/artifacts, and help GTM teams present platform value to customers.
- This role will be driving the development of products for our military customers, and is subject to U.S. export control laws and government contract requirements.
- Customer & sales engagement: Run discovery with government and commercial customers: Surface the "why", build business case for investment, validate proposed solutions in the field, and help grow the business by providing platform capabilities with clearly communicated delivery expectations.
- Own the platform roadmap for Cloud Platform & Infrastructure: work with sales, customer success, deployment engineers, and customers to convert recurring pain and opportunities into a prioritized, outcome-focused platform roadmap with clear user stories and success criteria.
- We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Skydio does not offer employment-based visa or permanent residency sponsorship for this role.
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