Certification Operations Lead — Strategy & Execution

AlleyCorp; United States; Remote; USD 166,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, headquartered in Silicon Valley, seeks a Certification Operations Manager to partner with the Head of Product Certification and lead the certification program's operational backbone. You will build process, metrics, and a small team to keep FAA and foreign authorities aligned.

You will own program dashboards, drive cross-functional execution, and ensure audit-ready records, with travel between Archer locations as needed. A senior leadership track record is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership, operations, or program management experience in complex, fast-moving organizations.
• Proven success as a Chief of Staff, senior operations leader, or program/organizational leader driving execution across multiple teams.
• Experience managing a team and developing direct reports.
• Experience building performance management systems, dashboards, and operating rhythms that drive measurable execution.
• Strong track record resolving cross-functional barriers and influencing without direct authority.
• Exceptional ability to organize complex work, synthesize information, and operate with sound judgment amid ambiguity.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel between Archer locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic and operational extension of the Head of Product Certification, translating priorities into clear ownership, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Establish and manage operating rhythms — leadership meetings, milestone reviews, action tracking — that keep the organization aligned and accountable.
• Maintain visibility into top organizational priorities, risks, and decisions, elevating them at the right time.
• Manage a small team (~2 direct reports) responsible for certification program administration.
• Own program metrics and dashboards reflecting real-time certification status — certification basis progress, means-of-compliance status, and milestones per project.
• Manage the official communication record between Archer and the FAA and applicable foreign certification authorities.
• Maintain organized, audit-ready certification project file records and produce regular program-progress reporting.
• Identify and remove organizational barriers — process, resource, or communication gaps — that slow execution, taking ownership of cross-functional issues without a clear owner.
• Drive alignment between Product Certification and partners across Engineering, Flight Test, Safety, Program Management, and other functions.
• Prepare executive-level briefings for the Head of Product Certification and ensure commitments from key meetings are tracked to completion.

Skills

Leadership

Operations

Program management

Team management

Dashboards

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Travel willingness

Education

Advanced degree

Job description

Archer, headquartered in Silicon Valley, seeks a Certification Operations Manager to partner with the Head of Product Certification and lead the certification program's operational backbone. You will build process, metrics, and a small team to keep FAA and foreign authorities aligned.

You will own program dashboards, drive cross-functional execution, and ensure audit-ready records, with travel between Archer locations as needed. A senior leadership track record is required.