Skydio

Senior Manager, Deployment Operations

Skydio

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Mateo • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $205,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead strategic initiatives that increase deployment velocity and improve customer experience
  • Design customer-facing deployment services and program offerings
  • Own project lifecycle from concept to stakeholder alignment to launch support
  • Drive adoption of strategic programs across field teams and cross-functional partners
  • Build business cases and measure impact of strategic initiatives
  • Design internal operating systems for deployment forecasting, pipeline management, and performance tracking
  • Build operational frameworks and management systems that enable scalable field operations
  • Develop process improvements that reduce deployment cycle time
  • Create analytical frameworks and reporting infrastructure for operational decision-making
  • Document operational best practices and standard frameworks
  • Conduct research and analysis to inform VP's strategic decisions
  • Develop scenario analyses for capacity planning and resource allocation

Requirements

  • 6-8+ years in strategic operations, program management, or business operations
  • 3+ years in hardware deployment, field operations, or enterprise B2B operations
  • Proven track record designing and launching business programs or service offerings
  • Experience driving cross-functional initiatives in high-growth environments
  • Defense, aerospace, hardware, or enterprise technology background preferred
  • Exceptional strategic thinking and business judgment
  • Strong analytical skills with ability to build financial models and business cases
  • Experience influencing without authority in matrixed organizations
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Systems thinker who designs scalable, pragmatic solutions
Benefits
  • Paid vacation time
  • Sick leave
  • Holiday pay
  • 401K savings plan
  • Group health insurance plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
strategic thinkingbusiness judgmentanalytical skillsinfluencing without authoritywritten communicationverbal communicationsystems thinkingproblem-solvingstakeholder alignmentprocess improvement