Director of Product Management, Skydio
Inspection and Mapping
$200-230k
+ Equity in the form of options
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Drone manufacturer
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Drone manufacturer
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-230k
+ Equity in the form of options
More information about location
Office located in San Mateo, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years defining and delivering market-leading software products, including specific experience leading development of compelling user-facing software for complex, electronic hardware products. Drone experience is a plus but not required
- Experience building technology for Skydio’s enterprise and government focus markets: Global government, public safety, and commercial, spanning energy, utilities and construction
- Experience with geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing and photogrammetry products
- Engineering or other technical background that makes you at home in deep discussions with engineers on complex technical challenges and tradeoffs. Experience building products with roots in AI/ML and robotics is a plus but not 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
- By combining best-in-class autonomy and cloud connectivity, drones will become critical and ubiquitous infrastructure that can be deployed and monitored in real-time to solve a variety of problems faster, cheaper, and safer than ever before
- As the Product leader for Inspection & Mapping, you will take responsibility for defining and prioritizing key pieces of Skydio’s inspection functionality across user-facing software features as well as underlying system capabilities, including UI/UX, autonomy software, and sensor capabilities
- You’ll ensure that we are building and delivering the right products and features for our entire range of customers
- Serve as the overall leader for our inspection & mapping products from product definition and development through ownership of revenue and adoption targets
- Continually develop and own the roadmap and end to end customer workflows for Skydio’s inspection and mapping products and integration partners
- Engage with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders to understand core business problems and develop customer personas and use case requirements
- Travel to customer sites and engage with end-users to gain a deep understanding of real problems and how Skydio can best solve them
- Work closely with other product managers, 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
- 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, marketing assets, product positioning, pricing, and packaging
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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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
Articles
Leadership
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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