Product Manager, Ground Software Automation
Palo Alto, California, United States
About Wing:
Wing is reshaping the future of delivery. We are an on-demand drone delivery service that can deliver food, medicine or other items within minutes. We’ve also developed an unmanned traffic management platform to safely route drones through the sky. Our service is faster, safer and produces far less pollution than traditional delivery. Originally created in 2012 within X, the Moonshot Factory, Wing is now an Alphabet company.
About the Role:
As Product Manager for Wing’s Ground Software Automation, you will be responsible for paving the way for automated aviation, expanding Wing’s ability to manage UAS operations globally and at scale, and enabling effective integration of UAS into the airspace. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience launching safety related products based on analytics and simulation results, ability to rapidly simplify complex topics, and works effectively in a dynamic, cross-functional team.
What You’ll Do:
- Guide products from conception to launch including functional and technical requirements, formulating, and defining system scope, integration requirements, and objectives
- Communicate product vision and capabilities to regulators and aviation audiences
- Apply analytical skills to extract insights from large and complex datasets to inform product strategy and quality analysis
- Work collaboratively with engineering, operations, legal, standards etc. on cutting edge technologies while managing dependencies, risk and tight schedules
What You’ll Need:
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 4 years of product management or related experience
- Experience with product management or system engineering focus on automation, data, safety
- Experience with Aviation data including Weather, Aircraft and Simulation Analysis
- Strategy and analytical skills; Ability to gather and analyze large quantities of information, and turn them into a thoughtful and compelling product vision, including economics/business plan
- Experience developing Internet products and technologies
Bonus:
- Experience partnering with policy and regulatory teams and working with external regulators
- Passion for Aviation
At Wing, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.