Senior Product Manager, Freight Forwarding Services
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Job Summary
Job Description: Senior Product Manager Freight Forwarding Operating System
Role Overview: We are seeking a seasoned Product Manager to lead the development of our end-to-end supply chain operating system. The ideal candidate will possess a strong product management background and a deep understanding of the freight forwarding industry. Youll be responsible for defining the product vision strategy and roadmap ensuring we build a platform that empowers our customers to make better faster supply chain decisions with confidence.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the product strategy for our end-to-end supply chain operating system. This includes platform-level UX customer-facing intelligence layers application modules workflow orchestration and LLM-powered experiences with a specific focus on modules related to shipment management customs brokerage and financial settlement.
- Gather insights through direct engagement with external users to inform feature development and prioritization including understanding customer needs around consolidation strategies insurance and compliance.
- Develop and own the product roadmap prioritizing high-impact features and enhancements that streamline the end-to-end shipment lifecycle management ensuring clarity on what gets built and why.
- Work closely with engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable technically feasible solutions.
- Stay ahead of emerging trends in user experience decision automation applied AI/LLMs and intelligent workflow platforms.
- Ensure the freight forwarding platform delivers an intelligent usable and responsive experience that empowers customers to make better faster supply chain decisions with confidence by providing a clear real-time view of shipments across multiple modes and carriers allowing customers to easily track trace and manage exceptions.
Requirements
- 7 years of product management experience with a strong track record of delivering complex enterprise SaaS or AI-powered platforms with consumer-grade UX.
- Experience in international freight forwarding operations including a strong understanding of core workflows like quoting booking documentation (e.g. bills of lading commercial invoices) customs clearance and tracking.
- Ability to work closely with engineers understanding trade-offs in scalability performance and data architecture.
- Ability to work with Design and strong UX intuition when designing interfaces for supply chain users of varying technical expertise including freight forwarder agents operations coordinators and customs brokers.
- Strong communicator who can translate technical complexity into clear compelling narratives for stakeholders.
- Deep knowledge of multi-modal transportation (ocean air rail and trucking) and how various factors like transit time cost and service reliability affect carrier selection.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in supply chain or operational decision systems specifically within the logistics or freight forwarding space.
- Familiarity with freight forwarding software transportation management systems (TMS) or other enterprise platforms used by logistics professionals.
- Knowledge of international trade regulations and compliance standards.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Business Continuity Planning
- AXA
- Jewellery
- Art & Design
- Adobe Indesign
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