Why we exist:
Swarmer develops software that makes drones autonomous and allows them to operate together, in large, coordinated teams — no pilots needed. Our technology has been battle-tested in Ukraine— the world’s most intense proving ground for drone warfare.
In March 2026, we became the first Ukrainian defense startup to go public on NASDAQ, following a $15M Series A —one of the largest investments in a Ukrainian defense tech company since the start of the war.
Working at Swarmer means operating at the intersection of engineering rigor and frontline reality. The problems and environments are complex, and the stakes are very real. We built this software to enable democratic nations to defend themselves.
If you are motivated by building resilient systems that matter and by seeing the direct impact of your work, you’ll find purpose here.
Who we’re looking for:
We are looking for a Program Manager who can drive complex product and engineering initiatives across multiple teams, domains, vendors, and stakeholders.
This is not a passive coordination role. We need someone who can bring structure into ambiguity, turn strategic goals into executable plans, detect risks early, unblock teams, and keep critical initiatives moving in a high-pressure defense-tech environment.
You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Field Operations, Business Development, and external partners to ensure that key initiatives are delivered with clarity, discipline, and operational realism.
The right person is comfortable with imperfect information, changing priorities, technical complexity, and real-world constraints. You do not need to be a drone engineer, but you do need to understand engineering delivery, system dependencies, and how to manage programs where software, hardware, field testing, customers, and production intersect.
What you’ll do:
Own delivery planning and execution for cross-functional initiatives across product, engineering, field, sales, and external partners.
Translate strategic goals into clear milestones, workstreams, owners, timelines, risks, and decision points.
Coordinate dependencies between product managers, engineering teams, integration teams, field teams, vendors, and leadership.
Create and maintain transparent program reporting: status, progress, blockers, risks, trade-offs, and decisions needed.
Drive regular syncs, reviews, and escalation routines for critical initiatives.
Help teams clarify scope, success criteria, acceptance criteria, delivery risks, and readiness for field testing or release.
Identify bottlenecks early and push for resolution before they become delivery failures.
Support planning for demos, integrations, customer commitments, field tests, provisioning, licensing, updates, and production-readiness activities.
Ensure that commitments made to customers, partners, and internal stakeholders are realistic, tracked, and actively managed.
Build/evolve lightweight but disciplined project/program management practices suitable for a fast-moving defense-tech startup.
Help leadership see the real picture: what is on track, what is blocked, what is unclear, and where decisions are required.
What we need:
4+ years of experience in project management, program management, delivery management, technical program management, or similar roles.
Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives involving engineering teams.
Strong ability to structure chaos: define plans, owners, dependencies, timelines, risks, and follow-up mechanisms.
Proven ability to work with technical teams without turning into a process bottleneck.
Excellent stakeholder management skills: you can align product, engineering, business, operations, and leadership around one execution picture.
Strong written and verbal communication in English.
Ability to create clear executive-level reporting without hiding complexity or overloading people with noise.
Comfortable working in high-uncertainty environments where re
