Principal Product Manager, Transportation
VehoUSA3w ago
remotecurated-jd
Job description
Principal Product Manager, Transportation at Veho.
About the role
You will lead the product strategy and execution for the technology powering Veho's first and middle-mile logistics. This role involves managing the full transportation management system suite, including lane management, carrier integrations, and shipment tracking to optimize network performance.
Key facts
What you'll do
- Define the 1 to 2 year technology roadmap for transportation, determining investment priorities for moving packages between facilities.
- Manage the area-level metric framework and lead weekly and monthly business reviews to drive data-informed decisions.
- Allocate engineering resources across the portfolio and oversee the quality of routing engines and transportation management systems.
- Supervise and mentor Senior Product Managers, focusing on organizational design and strategic output.
- Utilize AI tools and prototyping to build solutions directly, setting a high velocity for the rest of the team.
Requirements
- 8 or more years of experience in product management.
- Direct experience building or owning transportation technology, specifically middle-mile routing or linehaul systems.
- Proven ability to improve core logistics metrics such as truck utilization, network costs, and on-time delivery.
- Expertise in systems thinking, with the ability to translate complex operational dependencies into technical requirements.
- Strong writing capability, specifically in creating strategy documents and PR/FAQs that require little editing.
- Experience managing, leading, and developing high-performing product teams.
- A bias for action with a low tolerance for bureaucracy and a hands-on approach to prototyping.
Nice to have
- Background working in world-class operations or high-growth logistics technology startups.
Skills & tools
- Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
- Routing engines
- AI prototyping tools
- Strategic planning and PRD development
- Stakeholder management and executive communication
Practical notes
- Veho offers equity and opportunities for career advancement.
- The company culture is merit-based and values-driven, focusing on high-impact performance.