DFW General manager

Flytrex

$90K — $120K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5+ years of leadership in multi-site operations (mobility, logistics, etc.)
  • Experience managing 5-15 locations with troubleshooting skills
  • Inspiring communicator who engages both senior leaders and teams
  • Proficient in building relationships with external partners and city stakeholders
  • Strong commercial awareness and customer focus
  • Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data
  • Entrepreneurial spirit with a hands-on approach

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all DFW drone station operations for reliability and scalability
  • Lead customer acquisition and partner development for new markets
  • Support local marketing initiatives and community engagement
  • Recruit and mentor high-performing operational and commercial teams
  • Collaborate on site deployment projects for new drone stations
  • Define drone and infrastructure needs to ensure service capacity

Benefits

  • Full-time, on-site position
  • Opportunity to lead in an innovative industry
  • Building a diverse, high-performing team
  • Engaging in community outreach and local marketing campaigns
Full Job Description
Description

Job Title: DFW General manager

Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Position Type: On-Site, Full-Time

What You'll Do:

The DFW General Manager leads Flytrex's operational and commercial activities across the metro, ensuring successful drone station performance, market penetration, and customer adoption. This role spans operations management, commercial growth, and marketing execution, with direct responsibility for building and mentoring local teams while aligning closely with global leadership.

We're looking for a builder: someone who's built something up from scratch, knows what breaks in the field, and has the commercial instincts to grow a market, not just run one.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Operations Leadership: Oversee end-to-end operations of all active DFW drone stations, ensuring reliable performance, safety, and scalability. Define KPIs, SLAs, enforce operational standards, and implement process automation to drive efficiency.
  • Commercial Development: Lead local commercial activities including customer acquisition, partner development, and expansion into new markets. Support strategic partnerships building and long-term growth.
  • Marketing Execution: Support execution of the Company's marketing strategy, including local campaigns, community outreach, social media initiatives, and doorhanger distribution programs. Drive customer penetration and engagement at the neighbourhood level.
  • Team Building & Leadership: Recruit, build, train, and mentor high-performing operations, commercial, and marketing teams. Foster a culture of excellence, accountability, collaboration, and customer obsession.
  • Site Deployment: Collaborate with the Real Estate deployment team on site deployment projects for new drone station facilities to ensure smooth site setup and handoff to successful operational launch.
  • Fleet & Resource Planning: Define drone and infrastructure needs across stations, ensuring service availability, capacity planning, and alignment with global supply and engineering. Collaborate closely with the CAO, R&D, and Engineering teams.


Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of multi-site ops leadership experience in mobility, logistics, last-mile delivery, food, grocery, or similar. Someone who's managed 5-15 locations and knows what breaks and how to fix it
  • Inspiring communicator with the ability to connect with senior leaders as well as motivate teams
  • Excels at building networks and liaising with external partners and city stakeholders
  • Strong commercial acumen and customer obsession
  • Analytical, able to spot trends in data and act upon them
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a scrappy hands-on approach
  • Valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation. The job requires extensive travel
  • Must be eligible to work in the US

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