Director of Program Management

TEAL DRONES INC•South Salt Lake, UT

About The Position

The Director of Program Management owns and leads the execution and scaling of Teal’s global portfolio of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) programs from concept through delivery. This role is responsible for ensuring cost, schedule, and performance objectives are met across hardware, software, payload, and integration efforts. This will include the development of sovereign production models and partnerships that enable international footprint development and growth. This leader will be responsible for all programs across current and next generation platforms. The ideal candidate brings deep experience managing cross-functional engineering teams, customer relationships, and scalable program management processes in a fast-paced UAS, aerospace or similar environment. They will have significant experience coordinating with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Compliance, and Business Development teams to industrialize programs both domestically and internationally.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in program or project management within a technical field, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
Proven experience managing complex hardware-software integrated systems (UAS, aerospace, robotics, defense systems, or similar).
Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, from R&D through production.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-moving environment.
Direct experience launching international manufacturing or joint ventures.
Excellent communication skills, with experience briefing executives and customers.

Nice To Haves

Experience in UAS, aerospace, defense, autonomy, or ISR systems.
Familiarity with DoD or government contracting environments.
PMP or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end execution of multiple UAS programs, including R&D, prototyping, production transition, and sustainment.
Ensure programs meet contractual, technical, cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
Own the establishment and maintenance of integrated master schedules (IMS), budgets, and risk management plans.
Lead program execution for international customers and allied sovereign production initiatives.
Establish co-manufacturing operating models with foreign partners (technology transfer boundaries, quality systems, ramp sequencing).
Define program governance structures for joint manufacturing, licensing, and regional assembly.
Coordinate export control compliance (ITAR/EAR), technical data transfer controls, and cybersecurity requirements.
Establish and improve program management processes, tools, and governance structures.
Implement best practices for risk management and change control, as appropriate.
Support company growth by enabling repeatable execution across multiple product lines and customers.
Partner with Product Management on international roadmap localization and customer-specific variants.
Partner with Operations on factory readiness, co-manufacturing audits, and yield ramp.
Partner with Engineering on certification, qualification, and design transfer packages.
Partner with Supply Chain on global sourcing strategy and geopolitical risk mitigation.
Partner with Legal/Compliance on regulatory alignment.
Provide programmatic input on cost estimates, schedules, and execution risks.
Lead, mentor, and scale a globally capable team of Program and Project Managers.
Develop leaders capable of managing international partner programs and site launches.
Drive accountability, clear communication, and execution discipline across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, test, and flight operations.
Partner with functional leaders to resolve resource conflicts and prioritize work across programs.