# Program Manager

**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $140k – $175k/yr
**Skills:** Program Management, Project Management, Agile Development, Customer Success, Technical Implementation, Risk Management, Contract Management, Data Analytics, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Faa Part 107
**Posted:** 2026-06-04

> Lead implementation and delivery for Law Enforcement customers as a customer-facing Program Manager. Manage cost, schedule, technical execution, and risk while translating requirements to engineering teams.

## Job Description

## How you'll make an impact
- Be a highly collaborative, requirements driven planner with a deep sense of ownership and accountability with a willingness to roll up sleeves and dive into the details.
- Plan and design end-to-end project deployment and integration activities to ensure the successful launch of our platform and ensure operational success.
- Manage production and implementation programs against cost, schedule and technical requirements.
- Understand customer requirements and translate them to Skydio’s agile product and technical teams to drive development and delivery execution.
- Establish relationships with the Law Enforcement customer and be technical enough to build & drive plans with Skydio’s engineering team’s to meet milestones.
- Inform Skydio and customer business and program leaders regarding contract management risks and opportunities, ensuring a coordinated and comprehensive approach to product delivery across the program.
- General support of go-to-market & business activities as required.

## What Makes You A Good Fit
- Experience as a customer-facing professional services / program manager / customer success, or in a similar high-tier complex and multifaceted role preferably for law enforcement agencies.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including interaction with senior leaders and a strong focus on project management tools and concepts.
- Proven track record of implementing new technology (hardware and software), agile development and interfacing with technical teams to deliver on customer schedules.
- Experience in implementing effective internal business systems, processes and controls (hardware, software, operations) for management of large scale customer projects in the Law Enforcement field.
- Experience with Law Enforcement and commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems and related software development.
- Law Enforcement/Federal Program Management experience, to include: Technology Assessments, Systems Design, Systems Analysis, Programmatic Support, Acquisition Planning, and Budget Planning.
- Outstanding analytical thinker and problem solver, comfortable working in data analytics and able to resolve complex problems independently. Thinking ‘out of the box’ and to develop creative solutions.
- Ability to travel 30% annually.
- Strong location preference for Albany, New York area.
- Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions.

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