Principal Product Manager, Skydio
Federal
$170-215k
3 days a week in office
Drone manufacturer
Open for applications
Drone manufacturer
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$170-215k
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.
Role
Who you are
- 5-7 years of proven success in defining and delivering market-leading software products, including specific experience owning compelling user-facing software for complex, electronic hardware products
- 3+ years of experience working with defense or federal customers, ideally in a product based role
- Engineering or other technical educational background that makes you at home in deep discussions with engineers on complex technical architecture challenges and tradeoffs
- An advanced degree or an MBA, or equivalent experience required
- Detail-oriented with exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Dedicated team player who strives to enable others to do their best work
- A passion for speaking with -- and learning from -- customers
What the job involves
- As the Principal Product Manager - Federal, you will take responsibility for defining and prioritizing key subsets of Skydio’s functionality to ensure we provide a best-in-class capability to Federal Government and Defense customers, globally
- Engage with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders to understand core business problems and develop customer personas and use case requirements
- Continually develop and refine the roadmap for Skydio’s mobile applications and vehicle capabilities
- Capture, document, and distill feedback from customers and prospects to continually steer product development
- Work closely with designers and engineering teams spanning hardware, firmware, computer vision, AI, and machine learning to execute on our product vision and deliver a first-class user experience, while also pushing the envelope on new technology opportunities in the product space
- Collaborate closely with sales and customer success to build and maintain close customer relationships and ensure success
- Partner with product marketing to develop launch plans and product positioning and messaging
Our take
A leader in autonomous flight, Skydio builds drones that can track and film targets while avoiding obstacles. Its products have a wide range of applications, most notably for businesses that need to undertake inspections in unsafe places. The drones are also valuable to search and rescue efforts, police forces, and the US army.
Backed by a range of top investors and strategic partners (including Andreesen Horowitz, Levitate Capital, and Next 47) Skydio sets itself apart from its competitors by marketing its products predominantly to businesses. With technology such as 3D scanning and a 360-degree superzoom mode, its drones have a wide range of applications and functionality.
The company raised funding in 2023, which has boosted its valuation to over $2 billion. It has since focussed on R&D, developing and launching the X10 model which is designed for first responders and the military, as well as enhancing its remote control and thermal imaging capabilities. As the largest American drone company, there is no reason Skydio shouldn't remain a key industry actor for years to come.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2023
$230m
SERIES E
Feb 2021
$171m
SERIES D
Total funding: $571m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- We consider the holistic impact our products have on communities and countries
- We use our role as a leader in autonomous flight technology to promote the responsible development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- We proactively promote best practices on the responsible use of our products with our customers
- We engage in policy and regulatory efforts to support laws, policies, and standards aligned with our values
- We engage in a responsible way with public sector customers in the United States and other free societies
- We will not sell our products to repressive regimes
- We will not put weapons on our drones and will oppose fully autonomous lethal weapons systems
- We seek to create connections between our employees and the customers we serve beyond simply providing products and services
- We seek to provide flexibility and freedom for people to choose what they work on
Company HQ
Western Hills, San Mateo, CA
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Founders
Adam Bry
(CEO)Having studied at MIT, they spent a year and a half at Google as a Software Engineer. They left this position in February 2014 to co-found Skydio.
Abraham Bachrach
(CTO)Earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and was a Software Engineer for Google's Project Wing.
Matt Donahoe
(CXO)Previously a Research Assistant at MIT Media Lab and a Mobile Engineer at Pocket Gems.
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