Technical Program Manager, Zipline
Software Infrastructure
$165-210k
3-5 days a week in office
Transforming the way goods move
Job no longer available
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$165-210k
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To open up access to emergency medical care to everyone in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Technical Expertise: Proven experience in cloud infrastructure design and management, with a strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and related technologies such as networking, storage, and security
- Program Management Experience: 8+ years of experience in technical program management or project management, ideally within a fast-paced technology or logistics environment. Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects on time and within scope
- Strong Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze complex problems, develop data-driven solutions, and make strategic decisions that drive project success and align with business objectives
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and provide updates to executive leadership
- Collaboration and Leadership: Proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and departments, facilitating effective decision-making and fostering a culture of accountability and teamwork
- Adaptability and Problem-Solving: Strong adaptability to changing priorities and environments, with a proactive approach to identifying risks and resolving issues swiftly
- Experience with Agile Methodologies: An understanding of modern software development life cycles and familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) to manage project lifecycles and enhance team collaboration
- Passion for Innovation: A genuine interest in drone technology, logistics, and the mission of Zipline to provide efficient, life-saving deliveries, with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement
What the job involves
- We're looking for someone passionate about leading high-impact programs that are essential to scaling our cloud infrastructure at Zipline. We're tackling the challenges of optimizing our cloud infrastructure to support seamless, secure, and scalable fleet operations and order processing
- In this role, you'll be key to orchestrating complex, cross-functional efforts, ensuring our technical execution aligns with our mission to deliver critical goods with speed, efficiency, and quality
- Own the infrastructure roadmap: Plan and execute cloud infrastructure projects, aligning with company goals, and shape the future direction of Zipline’s infrastructure as the company scales globally
- Optimize scalability and performance: Lead cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure scalability and reliability
- Manage cross-functional dependencies: Coordinate between engineering, security, and DevOps teams to streamline project execution, enhancing leadership skills across technical domains
- Improve infrastructure development velocity: Streamline workflows to accelerate deployment times, improve operational efficiency, and contribute to the long-term scalability of Zipline’s technology operations
- Engage throughout the entire development lifecycle: Participate in architecture reviews, sprint planning, testing, and system validation to ensure robust systems are delivered
- Drive strategic decision-making: Facilitate collaboration between engineers, product managers, and leadership to make key infrastructure decisions
- Ensure security and compliance: Work with security teams to meet high standards in infrastructure security and compliance
- Communicate infrastructure progress and risks: Provide regular updates on timelines, risks, and accomplishments to the executive team
- Lead incident management and disaster recovery efforts: Manage responses to infrastructure issues, building resilience strategies that scale with the business
Our take
Zipline is transforming the way goods move by creating the first logistics system that serves all humans equally via a drone delivery service. As the first emergency drone logistics operation, Zipline is fundamentally changing how we transport emergency medical supplies and has expanded into commercial deliveries. It's partnered with several major companies, including Walmart.
Zipline has an edge over potential future competitors as the company has thousands of hours and over 35 million miles of flight to prove the system is safe and effective. It’s also one of the first companies to receive a full commercial operating certificate, putting Zipline in a strong position to continuously branch out to other markets.
The unicorn company operates globally and has signed its first government contract with Rwanda to provide up to 2 million drone deliveries by 2029. It is also aiming to start commercial deliveries to individual households in the near future. With big companies such as Amazon and Walmart examining “instant” delivery options, Zipline has a proven track record and the equipment and logistics in place to provide such services. 2023 funding pushed Zipline's valuation to a staggering $4.2 billion, indicating a bright future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2023
$330m
SERIES F
Jul 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $813.7m
Company benefits
- Generous parental leave
- Generous vacation policy
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Monthly team events
- Healthcare, vision, and dental
- Healthy, delicious meals and snacks
- Dog-friendly offices
Company values
- Customer obsession - The standard of care
- Ownership - Getting the job done
- Transparency - Breeds trust
- Continuous improvement - Tackling hard problems
- Serve Your Species - Empowering one another
Company HQ
South San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Having studied Economics and Biotechnology at Harvard, they worked for almost 11 months as a self-employed rock climber. They combined their academic and practical experience to co-found Zipline in July 2011.
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