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Zipline builds, manufactures, and operates autonomous delivery systems that help communities access what they need. As we enter new markets, clear, accurate engagement with residents, partners, first responders, and local stakeholders is essential to launch readiness and lasting trust.

This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who is organized, proactive, and comfortable operating in ambiguity. You will help build the systems, materials, processes, and programs that support Zipline's external presence in the communities and markets where we operate or plan to launch.

You may own a community event one week, build a stakeholder newsletter the next, coordinate launch materials for a new market, manage follow-ups from a public demo, or help create a repeatable process for external engagement across multiple cities. The right person is a strong project manager, thoughtful communicator, and detail-oriented operator who can keep multiple workstreams moving without losing sight of the bigger picture.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across teams, building structure from scratch, and helping external audiences experience Zipline in a clear, consistent, and compelling way.

• 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.

• 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.

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!