Director, Program Manager

Skylo

Director of Program Management leading execution across multidisciplinary teams at Skylo. Driving predictable delivery for global satellite connectivity products in a hybrid work model.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeMountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Technical Program Management and Program Operations, with a strong focus on cloud-native architectures and network engineering. Capable of leading multidisciplinary teams through influence and establishing processes that ensure predictable delivery in complex environments.

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Technical Program ManagementCloud-Native ArchitecturesNetwork EngineeringRisk ManagementStakeholder Communication

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Hard Skills

Program ExecutionEngineering JudgmentProcess EstablishmentDelivery StandardsFeedback Loop Implementation

Soft Skills

InfluenceClarityCredibilityCuriosityAdaptability

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringTelecomEnterprise Customer ManagementGlobal Carrier OperationsHigh-Growth Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team across Technical Program Management and Program Operations that leaders across the company trust to deliver.
Own technical program execution across Software Engineering, Network Engineering, Product, Product Support, and Customer Success, so complex programs ship integrated rather than in pieces.
Manage inter-team dependencies, surface risk early, and clear blockers before they stall delivery.
Apply engineering judgment to trade-offs between speed, performance, and technical debt, and catch risks before they reach a customer.
Establish the processes, tooling, and delivery standards the rest of the org relies on to ship predictably as scope and headcount grow.
Run the operating rhythms that turn strategy into commitments the company hits: quarterly planning, mid-quarter reviews, retrospectives, and feedback loops.
Shorten the loop from field issue to engineering fix, building the feedback channels from customer operations into core engineering that harden the system with every release.
Give leadership and external partners a reliable view of status, trade-offs, and risks they can plan against.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have built and scaled technical program management teams inside complex software, networking, or telecom environments.
Lead well without direct authority. You align multidisciplinary teams through influence, clarity, and credibility rather than reporting lines.
Are technically fluent in cloud-native architectures, network engineering, and global carrier operations.
Have partnered directly with enterprise customer TPM leadership to run joint programs.
Follow through on what you commit to, and communicate technical status honestly, including to executives and external partners.
Are deeply curious and quick to learn. You dig into unfamiliar domains, ask the questions others skip, and welcome feedback and mentorship.
Do your best work in a fast-paced, high-growth company. You're comfortable building a structure where little exists yet, then reshaping it as the company scales.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation packages including a stock option-based equity program
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plan
Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
A generous time-off policy, holidays, and the opportunity to temporarily work abroad
A once-in-a-career opportunity to operate the world's first commercial, live direct-to-device satellite network
Access to a world-class team across software, hardware, chipsets, telecom, satellite, and network virtualization
Open, transparent, inclusive culture that blends Silicon Valley, Nordic, and South Asia characteristics