Chief Pilot

**About Draganfly:** Draganfly Inc. (the “Company”) has been a recognized technology leader within the commercial UAV space for over two decades. We helped establish the commercial market \& adoption of multi\-rotor helicopters for public safety, agriculture, aerial imaging, \& more. As a leader who helped shape the industry, Draganfly’s focus is on the sale of drone products and services, contract engineering \& custom integration product development, and health monitoring products and services. Additional information on our expertise, projects, and culture can be found at https://draganfly.com/ **About The Role:** Draganfly Innovations Inc. is seeking a Chief Pilot to serve as the senior operational authority for U.S. flight operations. Reporting to the Manager, Flight Operations, this role oversees FAA compliance, pilot governance, flight\-release authorization, standardization, and operational safety across testing, demonstrations, customer engagements, and field operations. The Chief Pilot has functional authority over Company pilots and instructors during flight operations, including stop\-work authority to delay, modify, or suspend any unsafe or non\-compliant flight. This role ensures regulatory requirements and internal policies are applied consistently across commercial, defense, and public safety programs. You will work closely with Flight Operations, Engineering, Product, Training, and Regulatory teams to support flight testing, readiness, deployments, and approved mission execution. This role is NOT a leader of pilot teams, but IS the developer and enforcer of flight operations standards within the US **Key Responsibilities:** *Regulatory Compliance \& Operational Authorization* * Own FAA compliance for U.S. flight operations, including Part 107, waivers, exemptions, COAs, and future Part 108 requirements * Manage flight\-release governance to ensure operations meet applicable authorizations and regulatory requirements * Act as the operational point of contact for FAA\-facing coordination with the Regulatory team *Pilot Governance \& Standardization* * Enforce pilot standardization across locations and flight teams, including procedures, crew coordination, and operational performance * Oversee pilot proficiency checks and standardization evaluations with the Training Standards \& Development Lead * Maintain consistent pilot standards for domestic locations and traveling flight teams *Flight Safety \& Risk Management* * Lead flight risk management within the SMS, including hazards, risk assessments, mitigations, and go/no\-go decisions * Lead incident and accident response, including safety actions, reporting, and corrective\-action input * Exercise stop\-work authority to delay, modify, or stop unsafe or non\-compliant flight operations *Product \& Cross\-Functional Support* * Provide operational input into product testing and readiness from the operator’s perspective * Partner with Training St