Product Manager, Cargomatic
Carrier Experience
$140-150k
Office located in Long Beach, CA
Local freight connection
Open for applications
Local freight connection
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$140-150k
Office located in Long Beach, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To provide the increasingly on-demand world with on-demand freight capacity.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of relevant product management experience with a track record of successful software product deliveries for enterprises and SMBs
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology or Business disciplines
- Exceptional communication skills, including presentation, formal writing, verbal, and email communication
- Proven ability to work across functions and influence senior leaders and stakeholders
- Passionate about customer experience, with a track record of delivering "wow experiences" for customers
- Excellent analytical skills and strong bias towards data-based decision making
- Ability to understand complex business problems, develop effective solutions based on delivering value for customers, and ability to add value to the business
- Technical fluency; ability to understand and discuss architectural concepts, and schedule tradeoffs and new opportunities with the engineering team
- Passion for the Supply Chain and Logistics industry
What the job involves
- We're seeking a customer and data driven Product Manager to partner with our engineering and business teams to deliver a transformative experience and value to our customers
- This is a leadership role for formulating product strategy, and driving roadmap investment choices and delivery products that drive positive outcomes for customers and the business
- Note that this role will be based in either San Francisco or Long Beach, CA. Plus, it will be hybrid work model
- Product Delivery: Own execution of the product roadmap including business cases, prioritization, release planning, user stories and product requirements, experience design, and rapid delivery in an agile environment
- Customer Insight & Innovation: Be customer-centric; develop innovative product solutions that are grounded in a deep understanding of customer needs to deliver the best customer experience
- Continuous Planning: Run iterative planning meetings with stakeholders, and product and engineering leadership
- Marketplace Onboarding & Adoption: Own delivery of product improvements that delight carriers/drivers and contribute to accelerated carrier/driver engagement and manage marketplace participants' API/EDI integrations
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Foster tight partnerships with engineering, sales, finance, and operations
- Scrum Process: Run daily stand-ups, weekly sprint pre-planning, and retrospectives to drive continuous improvement
- Documentation: Build documentation of processes and procedures
Our take
Cargomatic is aiming to be the "Uber for truckers", offering a platform that connects shippers with truckers ready to move their cargo.
Much like Uber, Cargomatic lets shippers post available jobs and helps drivers find the most efficient routes. The platform then presents these opportunities to a network of vetted, local drivers. To ensure quality, Cargomatic checks each driver's insurance and commercial licenses, ensuring they have the right experience to safely transport goods.
While others have tried - and failed - to bring Uber-like models to the world of transport logistics, Cargomatic faces an even tougher challenge. Managing cargo insurance, driver qualifications, dispatchers, pick-ups at warehouses, and drop-offs at shipping destinations creates a complex web of logistics. Since its founding the company has demonstrated an ability to thrive in this challenging space, positioning itself for long-term success in the industry.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2018
$35m
SERIES B
Mar 2016
$6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $55.8m
Company benefits
- 401K Match
- Flexible PTO
- Company Sponsored Life Insurance
Company values
- Sustainability
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Modesty
- Partnership
Company HQ
Downtown Core, Long Beach, CA
Articles
Leadership
Richard Gerstein
(CEO & Chairman)Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an MS in Transportation and Highway Engineering. Previously founded IntelliTrans, a multi-model, tech-based logistics company.
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