Director of Product Management (UAS)

Location: Teal Drones, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. On-site facility work is required, including extended walking and standing, inspections, maintenance walk-throughs, and occasional off-hours or weekend work.

Compensation: Salary plus annual equity package and potential bonuses.

Company

hirify.global develops Teal unmanned aircraft systems, payloads, ground-control solutions, and supporting software for defense and commercial markets.

What you will do

• Own product strategy, architecture, roadmap governance, and lifecycle management across aircraft, payloads, ground control, and supporting software.
• Translate operator needs, mission requirements, field feedback, and operational data into prioritized requirements, user stories, and product success metrics.
• Lead international productization, including regulatory, environmental, language, infrastructure, manufacturing localization, technical-data packages, standardized BOMs, testing, and documentation.
• Drive platform reuse, modularization, derivative products, configuration management, and variant control for regional markets.
• Partner with Engineering, Program Management, Business Development, Sales, and Compliance to align technical execution, delivery schedules, pricing, packaging, positioning, and technology-transfer constraints.
• Lead and develop Product Managers, platform owners, and international product leads.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in product management, systems engineering, or technical leadership, including leadership of other Product Managers.
• Experience building and shipping complex hardware-software products.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles from concept through sustainment.
• Ability to work effectively with Engineering teams and understand technical constraints.
• Excellent communication skills and comfort making high-impact decisions with incomplete information.
• Ability to walk, stand, and navigate large indoor and outdoor facilities for extended periods; regularly lift, carry, and move materials and equipment weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to use PPE and work around noise, dust, temperature fluctuations, and industrial equipment; may need to climb ladders, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Must provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residence for ITAR/EAR-restricted work and must not require sponsorship.
• Successful completion of a post-offer background check is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with UAS, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, or ISR systems.
• Experience working with military, government, or public safety customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with salary, a generous annual equity package, and potential bonuses.
• Occasional off-hours or weekend work may be required for emergency facility responses or projects.
• Employment practices comply with applicable federal and state equal-opportunity requirements; qualified candidates with criminal histories are considered consistent with applicable law.
• E-Verify participation supports employment eligibility and right-to-work compliance.