Senior Product Manager, Aviation

About the role

Flock is a technology company dedicated to reducing crime and protecting privacy. We partner with cities, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods to enhance safety. Our technology supports over 1 million criminal investigations annually and has contributed to solving approximately 20% of reported crimes and locating over 10,000 missing persons.

Responsibilities

• Build deep understanding of aviation customers, workflows, and user personas, including pilots, dispatchers, patrol teams, and other operators within the DFR ecosystem
• Translate regulatory, market, and competitive dynamics into product strategy and roadmap priorities, including developments across FAA, FCC, and more
• Partner closely with Engineering to run technical projects end-to-end and make informed tradeoff decisions across hardware, embedded software, connectivity, and cloud systems
• Own roadmap sequencing and prioritization for aviation product investments across near-term execution and longer-term product vision
• Work cross-functionally with Design, Operations, Customer Success, Training, Legal, Compliance, and GTM to ensure the product evolves in ways that support customer outcomes and operational realities
• Develop sufficient technical fluency in core architecture and subsystems to guide product decisions with credibility and clarity
• Lead prioritization, scoping, and intake conversations within the engineering team and across adjacent product and engineering groups
• Represent customer needs and product direction clearly across internal stakeholders, while aligning aviation priorities with broader company strategy

Qualifications

• Proven product management experience in complex, technical environments where hardware, software, and operational systems intersect
• Strong ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving spaces and convert incomplete information into clear strategy
• Demonstrated success partnering deeply with engineering teams on technical tradeoffs, execution, and roadmap planning
• Ability to learn and navigate domain-specific regulatory constraints and use them effectively in shaping product direction
• Strong customer instinct and market judgment, with the ability to connect user needs to product strategy and execution
• Comfort working across a wide range of stakeholders, including engineering, design, operations, legal, compliance, GTM, and leadership
• Interest in or experience with aviation, autonomous systems, robotics, drones, or similarly regulated product spaces is preferred but not required

Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with agile methodologies and project management tools
• Technical fluency in hardware, embedded software, cloud systems, and regulatory landscapes
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits

At Flock, you will find the opportunity to grow quickly, take on real responsibility, and contribute to something bigger than yourself. We offer a competitive salary range between $160,000 and $190,000, along with Flock Stock Options. Additionally, we provide fully-paid health benefits, family leave, fertility benefits, mental health resources, caregiver support, and a WFH stipend.

Pay

$160,000 - $190,000

Schedule

Full-time