What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Product Management position at FourKites?
Join a fast-paced, innovative, data-driven startup named 2021 Best Tech Startups In Chicago, that is changing the Supply Chain industry through real time tracking and end-to-end visibility.
As the Director of Product Management, Dynamic Yard, you will manage a global team of high-performing product managers across a portfolio of yard digitization products, and work closely with sales and customers to understand market needs, define requirements, package features into product release and manage Agile product backlogs. You will be expected to work in a highly collaborative manner with sales, marketing, engineering, customer success, and key customers.
About you:
- You enjoy discovering and validating market problems by interacting closely with
sales, customers, and prospects - You thrive in fast-paced environments and are comfortable with ambiguity and
lack of structure - You are entrepreneurial - you make things happen and proactively step up when
you recognize an opportunity - You enjoy executing on both a strategic and tactical level, with the ability to
develop a well defined business and operational plans to achieve desired
objectives - Have experience building a network business understanding the nuances of scale
vs utilization - Experience managing diverse teams across global geos orchestrating new product launches
Preferred Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Stats or equivalent
practical experience - MBA from a top-tier business school preferred
- Experience working in Logistics, warehousing or supply chain is a plus
- 6-10 years of product management or similar experience developing SaaS
products and technologies. - Analytical mind & strong problem-solving capabilities evidenced by a proven
ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data and industry trends. - Demonstrated experience shipping SaaS products (concept to launch).
- Demonstrated ability working with technical teams in an Agile environment to rapidly produce iterations
About the team:
Our global product team is innovative and collaborative with a “one team” approach to how we build great products. We work across four geographically distributed countries to collaboratively deliver industry disrupting solutions, offering Fortune 1000 customers real-time visibility, predictive intelligence, advanced analytics, and many more exciting products to power their transportation world.
Named one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, FourKites is on a mission to transform the world’s supply chains with the most powerful technology on the planet. With a customer base that includes 18 of the top-20 food and beverage companies and nine of the top-10 CPG companies, the company combines the largest network of real-time logistics data with machine learning to help its customers lower costs, improve on-time performance and strengthen end-customer relationships. We are a customer-obsessed organization, wholeheartedly committed to helping our customers succeed and drive long-term value.
The empathy we exhibit with our customers applies internally, as well. At FourKites, a positive work culture is a priority, and team members benefit from structured employee development plans, mentorship and training programs, quarterly review and promotions processes, affinity group memberships and competitive benefits packages. Click here to learn more about our team and our corporate values.
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