Strategic Projects Manager
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Own end-to-end project management for priority community engagement and market-launch programs, including objectives, workplans, owners, milestones, risks, and follow-through. Plan and execute community open houses, public demonstrations, stakeholder briefings, tours, launch events, and local activations, including vendors, venues, registrations, run-of-show, materials, and onsite coordination. Create clear stakeholder communications, newsletters, FAQs, talking points, briefing documents, and follow-up materials that explain Zipline's robotics, autonomy, aviation, safety, and operating model. Partner with Community Engagement Managers on local relationship needs while owning the program structure, materials, coordination, and follow-up required to support market readiness. Coordinate with Communications, Marketing, Operations, Legal, Government Affairs, Safety, Customer, and local market teams to resolve decisions, dependencies, and external-facing risks. Track attendance, engagement, follow-ups, completion, and stakeholder learnings; use findings to improve future launch plans, communications, and community programs. This role requires 5+ years of experience in project management, events, community engagement, public affairs, external affairs, operations, or a related function. Ability to travel 20–40% based on project and launch needs, with occasional evening or weekend onsite support for external programs.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in project management, events, community engagement, public affairs, external affairs, operations, or a related function
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple external-facing workstreams, stakeholders, deadlines, and deliverables from unclear starting points through completion
- Experience producing events, stakeholder communications, newsletters, campaigns, launches, or community programs for public, partner, or customer audiences
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with sound judgment on sensitive topics, public-facing materials, and executive-facing projects
- Ability to move between program strategy and execution, from defining an approach to building trackers, drafting materials, coordinating details, and closing follow-ups
- High attention to detail, a consistent quality bar, and comfort working across teams with competing priorities and timelines
- Ability to travel 20–40% based on project and launch needs, with occasional evening or weekend onsite support for external programs
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