Senior Technical Product Manager, Optimal Dynamics
Artificial Intelligence
$170-230k
+ Equity
AI for logistical planning
Job no longer available
AI for logistical planning
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$170-230k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To automate and optimize the logistics industry through High-Dimensional Artificial Intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- A former Engineer or Data Scientist who understands the AI development lifecycle and communicates effectively with technical teams at every level. You can read code with an eye for UI
- A Product Manager with proven experience in analytics, enterprise Saas, and preferably in AI
- Nimble & Strategic: Comfortable navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities, and driving execution in a fast-moving environment. You’re excited by a role that requires you to balance the big picture with the details
- Curious & Data-Driven: Skilled in customer discovery and market analysis; uncovering actionable insights leading to precise outcomes
- Translator: Adept at translating AI capabilities into compelling product value propositions
- Tenacious & Energized: Working at the intersection of AI innovation and supply chain optimization motivates you
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 4+ years of experience working as an engineer or data scientist
- 4+ years of experience in technical product management or technical program management
- Demonstrated success delivering complex products from conception to launch
- Proven track record of creating products that drive measurable customer adoption and retention
- Strong communication and storytelling skills to both technical and non-technical audiences
Desirable
- Experience in the transportation, logistics, or broader supply chain industry
- Knowledge of Agentic AI or large language model (LLM)-based systems
What the job involves
- We are a team of bright, kind, and solution-oriented people focused on creating value for our customers
- We can solve problems individually, but understand that the best solutions are found when the team brainstorms ideas together
- We are excited about balancing the need to deploy new solutions quickly and designing solutions that are secured, reliable, maintainable, and scalable for the long run
- We are seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager with an AI focus who brings a solid engineering or data science background and has transitioned into product management
- This high-impact role will shape the vision, strategy, and execution of AI-powered analytics products that enhance the effectiveness of our internal teams, deliver greater value to our customers, and unlock new market opportunities
- Manage AI Project Execution from concept to launch. Managing our AI roadmap, prioritizing and strategizing with engineers, data scientists, and customer-facing teams
- Ideate & Validate New Product Concepts by balancing technical feasibility, customer needs, and business impact
- Lead Market Research in the transportation and logistics sector, identifying customer pain points, inefficiencies, and new opportunities for Agentic AI applications
- Enhance Customer Stickiness by building capabilities that deepen platform usage and integration into customer workflows
- Translate Complex AI Capabilities into clear, actionable product requirements and roadmaps
- Monitor & Measure Product Performance reporting on metrics that will guide iteration and continuous improvement objectives
Our take
Market volatility and overburdening are continual problems in the freight industry. Now that the boom in eCommerce has home-deliveries on the rise, costly and inefficient ‘last-mile’ journeys are increasing too. So, Optimal Dynamics has stepped in, looking to revolutionize freight through high-dimensional artificial intelligence.
CORE.ai, Optimal Dynamics' proprietary software-as-service product, helps shippers optimize logistics using flexible, open API protocol to create probabilistic profit-maximizing strategies. This software gives them a material competitive edge in this respect, as it tackles the kind of growing uncertainty and complexity the industry is grappling with.
With record growth, doubled revenue and customers, and multiple funding rounds behind it, Optimal Dynamics sure is hitting its stride. Its most recent funding sets the company up to expand its platform and grow its team even further, putting Optimal Dynamics in a strong position to shape the future of the logistics industry.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
May 2025
$33.3m
LATE VC
Apr 2022
$33m
SERIES B
Total funding: $88.7m
Company benefits
- FLexible Work Environment: We believe the office is a tool for meetings and connections, not a requirement to get work done.
- Paid Time Off: We understand the importance of nurturing life outside of the workplace, which is why we offer all full-time employees 10 paid holidays & unlimited time off to recharge and refresh.
- Paid Parental Leave: All parents, including those adopting or fostering children, are eligible to take up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off for the primary caregiver and up to 4 weeks for the secondary caregiver.
- Extensive Health Coverage: Our Employee Assistance Program supports employees through personal and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being.
- Health & Wellness: We care about our employees' overall health and wellbeing. As part of Optimal Dynamic’s Wellness Program, we offer all employees a fitness membership reimbursement of up to $125/month.
- Flexible Spending Account: Use pre-tax dollars to pay for out-of-pocket healthcare or dependent care expenses.
- Commuter Benefits: For commuter expenses, use pre-tax dollars that are deducted directly from your paycheck, so you can commute with a little less effort.
- Learn from the Best: Whether you’re a UI developer, machine learning engineer, or decision scientist, we give periodic courses on advanced decision analytics, the next level of AI, taught by world leading AI visionary, Warren Powell.
Company HQ
NoMad, New York, NY
Leadership
Daniel Powell
(Co-Founder & CEO)After studying at Elon University and interning at Merrill Lynch and Princeton, Daniel co-founded Optimal Dynamics in August 2014. Since then, he has served as CEO full-time.
Warren Powell
(Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)Previously, Warren was a Professor and Director at Princeton University for 39 years.
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