Certification & Safety Manager (M​/W​/D) - (On Site) Split, Croatia

Location: Split, Croatia (on site/hybrid)

Employment Type: Full-time

Start Date: Immediately

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At Jedsy, we are driven by innovation and progress. As a leader in advanced drone logistics, we are transforming the landscape of aerial services. Our mission is to stay at the cutting edge of technology, continually enhancing our processes and services. We are looking for an experienced Certification & Safety Manager (MWD) to join our team to lead our certification and safety activities, and contribute significantly to the continued development of our unmanned aviation operations.

As the Certification & Safety Manager (MWD) at Jedsy, you will lead the regulatory and operational safety work required for our drone operations. You will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, and maintaining SORA-based operational authorisation applications and supporting documentation.

You will manage and support existing certification team members and take responsibility for ensuring that certification and safety requirements are correctly understood, documented, and applied across the organisation.

Formal certification experience is not required, but you must be able to read, understand, and apply complex aviation regulations with accuracy in English. This ability will be assessed in the interview process with an in person test on provide material.

You should have a meaningful and a demonstrable connection to drones or aviation and possess a high degree of integrity along with the confidence to speak up when something is unsafe, incomplete, or not as it should be.

• Study, interpret, and apply SORA requirements, applicable Means of Compliance, EASA guidance, and other relevant aviation regulations to Jedsy operations and documentation.
• Coordinate certification activities to create and maintain accurate applications, manuals, compliance documents, records, deadlines, and open actions.
• Communicate professionally with aviation authorities, external consultants, technical partners and internal teams as required.
• Manage and review the work of the existing certification team and coordinate with engineering, flight operations, training, and management.
• Support risk assessments, flight incident reviews, corrective actions, and raise safety or compliance concerns clearly and professionally.
• Stay on top of a high workload with shifting priorities and timelines.

• Exceptional attention to detail and a precise, structured, and independent working style.
• Strong analytical ability and an interest in reading, researching, and understanding complex technical information.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• A meaningful background in or practical connection to drones or aviation, such as drone operations, a pilot licence, gliding, hang gliding, paragliding, ultralight flying, model aircraft, or a similar activity.
• Confidence to challenge something that appears unsafe, incorrect, incomplete, or noncompliant.
• Ability to manage team members, review work carefully, and follow up on priorities and deadlines.
• Experience using AI tools.
• Familiarity with SORA, EASA UAS regulations, or Means of Compliance is helpful but not required.

• Be part of an industry leading, rapidly growing, high-tech company that is backed by an impressive network of investors and partners.
• Hybrid work arrangements possible and a workspace in our new offices at the Split Technology Park.
• The opportunity to directly influence the future of unmanned aviation. Be part of less than 1% of people working in this new industry.
• A commitment to personal growth, learning, and accountability, tailored to your strengths.
• Be part of an intelligent and hard-working international team (13 nationalities represented) solving interesting challenges every day.
• A direct line to our founders with no middle management.
• Lots of autonomy and ownership of your work.

At Jedsy, we believe in the power of diversity. We promote equal opportunities, trust, and the voice of every team member. As innovators in air mobility, we recognize that change begins within our teams. Join us and…