What the role involves
BLUECARGO
BlueCargo is revolutionizing the logistics industry with innovative solutions that streamline freight audit processes and enhance the tracking of millions of containers worldwide. We are a fast-growing startup committed to delivering top-notch products that make a significant impact on our clients’ operations.
Founded by two female entrepreneurs from Y Combinator’s 2018 batch, BlueCargo successfully raised a Series A in 2022. With strong product-market fit, an established platform, and thousands of daily active users, we are entering a new phase of growth.
If transforming the logistics industry with cutting-edge technology sounds exciting, we’d love to connect! We are looking for an experienced Product Manager with a startup mindset.
OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW
Role Overview
As a Product Manager, you will play a critical role in driving our product strategy and delivering key initiatives on our ambitious roadmap. Collaborating closely with engineering, design, and marketing teams, you’ll work to develop solutions that enhance the user experience and solve complex logistics challenges. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy tackling tough product problems, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Execution: Define and execute product strategy, identifying opportunities and prioritizing features that align with market needs and business goals.
User Research & Insights: Conduct customer interviews and user research, along with data analysis, to understand customer pain points and validate product concepts.
Requirements & Documentation
- Develop detailed Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) and user stories to guide development and ensure clear alignment with objectives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with engineering, design, sales, and operations teams to bring features from concept to launch, ensuring a seamless, high-quality user experience.
- User Testing & Iteration: Gather user feedback, conduct usability testing, and iterate to continuously improve the product.
- Roadmap Management: Manage multiple product initiatives, ensuring projects are on track and communicating progress and challenges to stakeholders.
- Qualifications
- In addition to the following skills, we are looking for PROBLEM SOLVERS with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Experience
- 6+ years of experience in product management, ideally in a startup or tech-driven environment.
- Educational Background: BA/BS in a relevant field; a technical background is a plus.
- Analytical Skills: Proficiency in SQL; Python is a plus.
- Leadership & Communication: Strong ability to present and advocate product decisions to diverse stakeholders.
- Execution & Organization: Detail-oriented, process-driven, and adept at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Technical Acumen: Familiarity with technology, UX principles, and a commitment to leveraging best practices.
Classification
Culture
Be part of a caring, high-impact team that values collaboration and personal growth.
Benefits
- Medical benefits, unlimited PTO, and a flexible work environment.
- Community: Work in an international, inclusive culture as part of a Y Combinator-backed company!
What they ask for
About BlueCargo
BlueCargo is building the automated solution for complex freight transactions. We envision a world where BlueCargo manages all financial transactions between logistics businesses, so they can focus on moving cargo. We help global shippers optimize their supply chain with accurate and automated financial and operational audits, and a tech first user experience. Our startup was founded by two female entrepreneurs, graduated from Y Combinator (2018 batch), and has raised a 4 million seed round followed by a $11m Series A. The company has two offices located in Los Angeles and New York. We are at the beginning of an exciting growth phase where we have already developed product-market fit, a working platform, and hundreds of daily active users. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineers to grow the team and deliver a product to bring us to the next level. If working to bring technology to the logistics industry sounds exciting, then we’d like to connect with you! We are looking for a highly experienced professional who has created several full stack web applications and has experience with AWS.
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