Director, Launch Team
Skydio · Remote · US Remote ·
COMPENSATION
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- Director level role
- Fully remote (US)
- 30% travel required
- Drone operations focus
- Leadership of managers
As Director of the Launch Team, you will own the operational readiness of Skydio's dock programs from qualified opportunity to live deployment. You will lead managers who integrate site preparation, public policy approval, flight readiness, and operational handoff to ensure on-time launches.
This leader-of-leaders role sets the standard for readiness capacity and scales the function to match dock site volume. You will partner with Solutions Engineering, Sales, and Legal to manage launch sequences and mitigate risks early in the process.
What you'll do
- Recruit, hire, and develop Senior Managers and Readiness Specialists
- Own time-to-launch metrics and readiness gate adherence across the portfolio
- Develop and maintain playbooks for site, policy, flight, and handoff readiness
- Partner with Sales and Solutions Engineering on pipeline and launch sequencing
- Represent the customer voice to Product and Engineering teams
- Manage capacity models to scale the function against dock site volume
- Ensure clean post-launch handoffs to Customer Success with clear documentation
What you'll need
- 8+ years in customer-facing operations, deployment, or project delivery
- 2+ years experience leading managers or large teams with multiple layers
- Experience guiding agencies through public approval and policy processes
- Track record of building repeatable processes in ambiguous, fast-growth environments
- Familiarity with Drone as First Responder concepts and dock-based operations
- Ability to travel approximately 30% of the time
- Ability to lift up to 60 lbs unaided
- Obtain FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days
Nice to have
- Prior public safety service or agency-side DFR program experience
- Knowledge of sUAS policy such as CJIS or records retention requirements
- Experience with dock-based, BVLOS operations and site survey assessments
- Background in customer onboarding during periods of rapid growth
- Working knowledge of Salesforce, Palantir, or Databricks
Stack
- Salesforce
- Palantir
- Databricks
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Approximately 30% travel required for engagements and events
- Reports to VP of Solutions Engineering
What you get
- Competitive base salary range $195,000 - $229,500
- Equity in the form of stock options
- Group health insurance plans
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay
- 401K savings plan
- Relocation assistance may be provided