Early career Skullerud worked as a coach at
Ullern and
Bærum before taking over Norway's U-18 and U-19 teams. He was then appointed as assistant manager for
Vålerenga, working under playing manager
Martin Andresen.
Norway national youth teams After being
Per Joar Hansen's assistant in the
under-21s, he took over as head coach in January 2013 after Hansen was appointed the new manager of
Rosenborg. He led Norway to the
UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Israel. Norway was one of eight participating teams and finished second in their round with five points after a draw against the host nation
Israel, a win against
England and a draw with
Italy. In the knockout phase, they faced eventual winners Spain, losing 3–0. Skullerud was also briefly assistant coach under
Per Mathias Høgmo with the
men's national team. Skullerud is also a UEFA Prolis which is the highest education of coaches in Norway.
Molde On 13 January 2014, he was presented as
Ole Gunnar Solskjær's successor as head coach of Molde. His first season with Molde was an instant success, winning the double as winners of both the league title and the
Norwegian Cup, the club's first ever
double. Molde won the league with an eleven-point gap down to main rivals
Rosenborg, and their 71 points was a new record for most points in the league. On 1 July 2015, Molde announced that Skullerud had decided not to continue as head coach at Molde after the 2015 season due to family reasons. After a run of mediocre results, culminating with Molde being eliminated by
Dinamo Zagreb in the third qualifying round for the
2015–16 UEFA Champions League on 4 August, Skullerud was sacked on 6 August 2015. ==Managerial statistics==