Sr Product Manager, Parcel Shipping and Management

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Responsibilities

  • Define a clear product vision and strategy for the team, identifying both short-term and long-term initiatives to create an effective product roadmap.
  • Translate user needs into product requirements by deeply understanding user problems, formulating hypotheses, and articulating desired outcomes.
  • Effectively communicate product plans, tradeoffs, and results to a diverse audience, including internal partner teams, executives, end-users, and external customers.
  • Launch experiments to test changes and analyze results, making data-driven decisions and tradeoffs to drive product launch decisions.
  • Lead the development, launch, and adoption of innovative features and experiences that integrate Uber Freight's TMS Parcel solution seamlessly.
  • Partner with various teams within Uber Freight, adapting their features and plans to accommodate planning use cases and parcel shipping needs.
  • Collaborate with a world-class team of engineers, designers, data scientists, and user researchers, setting clear team deliverables, defining the roadmap, and driving execution.
  • Build and nurture a strong team culture centered around collaboration, execution, and delivering results.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in supply chain, logistics or related field or equivalent professional experience.
  • 4+ years of work experience with Product or Operations or Project Management experience in the logistics or retail industry.
  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Be able to identify Parcel product vision and communicate that to all levels of the business.
  • Experience partnering with internal and external stakeholders to define vision and deliver the product on time.

Nice-to-haves

  • 3+ years of experience and knowledge of parcel shipping in E-commence or Retail or Transportation industry.
  • 3+ years of experience in Parcel Shipping Solutions or Last Mile Solutions.
  • Knowledge and experience with data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI.
  • Expertise in Agile methodologies and experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, etc.
  • Stellar design instincts and product taste with ability to translate complex customer insights and market trends into actionable product strategies.
  • Deep understanding of product lifecycle management, from ideation to execution and iteration.
  • A high level of business acumen and communications skills to communicate effectively externally and internally, with all levels of employees within any size company.
  • High standards across the board - from your own contributions to the people you work with to the products you work on.

Benefits

  • Company sponsored health plan.
  • Dental and vision benefits.
  • 401k match.
  • Financial and mental wellness benefits.
  • Parental leave.
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • Life insurance.
  • Performance or sales incentive bonus program.
  • Participation in Uber Freight equity awards.
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