Product Manager, Telecommunications

What the role actually is

Skydio is hiring a staff product manager to own telecommunications strategy for its drone platform. The role connects carrier partnerships, regulatory priorities, in-flight data access, business models, and the customer experience of getting a drone connected from first boot.

This is product management for the invisible infrastructure that decides whether autonomous drones can actually operate reliably during real public-safety and commercial missions.

• Build Skydio's strategy for telecom-carrier partnerships in the United States and beyond
• Turn customer connectivity needs into simple product options and sustainable business models
• Set regulatory and carrier-certification priorities for drone connectivity
• Monitor usage and costs to validate the economics of in-flight data access
• Connect telecom partners with Skydio's field teams for major events and urgent incidents

• Staff-level product judgment for complex customer, partner, or infrastructure products
• Experience translating customer needs into priorities and shipped implementation
• Ability to build products, partnerships, or business relationships from ambiguous starting points
• Comfort working across field teams, carriers, regulators, and internal product groups
• Strong communication with both technical and commercial stakeholders

Connectivity is easy to ignore until a drone needs to stream data during a crowded event or emergency response. This role is interesting because it treats telecom not as procurement, but as a product surface that shapes whether Skydio's autonomous systems are usable in the field.