Staff Product Manager, Air Tech

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Build the programs to help Flexport grow

The opportunity:

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make it easy and accessible for everyone. We’re shaping the future of a $8.6T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. 

The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world, in a way that complies with all local customs regulations. At a valuation of $8 billion, we’re experiencing record growth and are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us!

As Staff Product Manager, you will own the technology product roadmap for Air Freight, one of Flexport’s fastest growing offerings. In this global role, you will directly impact Flexport’s mission to exponentially grow air freight volumes by making it super easy, reliable and cost-effective for our customers. You will leverage advanced machine learning technologies to scale complex decision making related to cargo consolidation and route planning for Flexport’s global air freight.

You will:

  • Partner closely with our Business, Operations, Engineering, Data Science and UX Design teams to develop the 3-5 year vision Air Freight planning capabilities.
  • Work on pioneering supply chain automation and optimization technologies for the global freight forwarding industry.
  • Design and build scalable planning systems that power best-in-class customer experience in terms of cost, reliability and speed of air freight.  
  • Define yearly technology roadmaps that drive exponentially growth in net revenue for Flexport’s air freight business.

You are:

  • A technical product management leader with 10+ years of experience. You’ve launched several large scale and seriously complex initiatives, including building great user experiences for business, operations and technical users alike. 
  • A strong advocate for your customers. You’re never satisfied with the status quo and constantly seek to improve the lives of your customers.
  • Deeply knowledgeable about supply chain technologies - You have worked on operations and supply chain technologies related to planning, routing, optimization and automation of logistics networks. 
  • Comfortable working independently, and in ambiguous situations. You dive deep, and can act fast and scrappy when needed, while never losing sight of the big picture. 
  • Technically competent - you can discuss APIs and services with engineers (but you don’t need to be able to write code!)
  • Obsessed with using data to make tough Product decisions related to priority, roadmaps and trade-offs. 
  • An effective communicator. You write strong, well structured documents related to strategy and product requirements, and drive consensus across functions and teams.
  • You care about team culture and want to help Flexport scale our organization by improving our processes

About Flexport:

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make it easy and accessible for everyone. We’re shaping the future of a $8.6T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year. 

The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. At a valuation of $8B, we’re experiencing record growth and are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us.

Worried about not having any logistics experience?

Don’t be! Our mission is to make global trade easy for everyone. That’s why it’s important to bring people from diverse backgrounds and experiences together with our industry veterans to help move the global logistics industry forward.

We know this industry is complex. That’s why we invest in education starting day one with Flexport Academy, a one week intensive onboarding program designed specifically to set every new Flexport employee up for success. 

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global trade easy for everyone relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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