Director of Project Management, Predictive Capacity Management

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You want to be a part of something historic and play an integral role in our success!

You are an aggressive, energetic, creative self-starter who compels others to get on board. You communicate an inspired and optimistic vision and win over colleagues, customers and business partners alike with your articulate communication and negotiating skills. You are known for your high-achievement, positive energy, entrepreneurial and strategic operating skills, and you're constantly on the lookout for a better more efficient way to achieve results. You are able to drive collaboration, build, and manage change.

In addition, you have the following attributes:

  • Deep understanding of the business, technical contexts, and processes.
  • Desire to build and drive change through data driven decisions.
  • Innovative vision and foresight to drive change.
  • Customer obsessed-Possess the can-do attitude to stop at nothing to service the client. Failure is never an option.

What You’ll Do

You will be responsible for building and leading a change management team empowered to design, execute, and scale a new business line within FourKites. You will partner closely with product and engineering to implement our newest service line across key clients. You and your team will work directly with carriers, shippers, and intermediaries to drive change. In addition to managing change, you will be responsible for iteration of our Predictive Capacity Management platform. The ideal candidate is operational, entrepreneurial, and analytical in nature. They have know how to operationalize new big ideas with a bias for action and execution. They have a proven ability to build and scale high-performing teams across multiple functions and are an intuitive leader and have the ability to drive collaboration across multiple stakeholders. They are entrepreneurial and obsessed with delivering the best possible results and experience for FourKites’ clients. They are motivated by building the future and changing an industry, are a proven operator, can dig deep into the data to solve issues.

What You’ll Need

  • BS/BA or equivalent educational background
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • People Management skills
  • Deep understanding and proficiency in designing program and process management frameworks
  • 10+ years of experience with leading, building, and scaling teams
  • Proven track record of operationalizing complex ideas and/or products in a high growth environment
  • Demonstrated ability to manage and implement change across large complex clients

Bonus Points:

  • Consulting background with industry experience
  • Technical background with SQL, R, Python, and/or Tableau
  • MBA

We offer aggressive compensation packages and stock option plans structured to reward your efforts; you'll experience career growth and opportunity based on personal achievement, and you'll be surrounded by a team of leaders and teammates who are determined to succeed on a daily basis.

FourKites is the fastest-growing predictive supply chain platform, backed by top-tier VC firms in Silicon Valley, Boston and Chicago, delivering real-time visibility and execution for Fortune 500 companies and third-party logistics firms. Using a proprietary algorithm to calculate shipment arrival times, FourKites enables customers to lower operating costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen end-customer relationships. With a network of more than four million GPS/ELD devices, FourKites covers all modes including ocean, rail, parcel and over-the-road. The platform is optimized for mobile and equipped with market-leading end-to-end security. We look for smart, agile, creative team players who are ready to roll up their sleeves and deliver for our customers.


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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
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    • SalesforceCRM

Location

110 North Upper Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

An Insider's view of FourKites

How does your team reward individual success?

We find that getting to know what motivates a team member allows us to give more valuable and appreciated rewards and recognition. It could be a team meeting shout out for a job well done, a gift card through our wish list program, an exciting new project that allows the employee to work with new teams or departments or even a spot bonus.

Amanda

Director, Talent & Development, Talent Acquisitions

What projects are you most excited about?

I had the privilege of being involved in the development of Appointment Manager and providing feedback when it was just a "simple" calendar designed to assist our customers in organizing appointments based on real-time ETAs. The utilization of this tool yields significant time savings, making it an undeniable favorite of mine.

Kayla

Customer Enablement Manager

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

From day one, I have been encouraged to explore my professional interests. I had only been an individual contributor in previous roles but was interested in people management – here, I have had the opportunity to grow into a manager role and the company has sponsored my participation in leadership programs to support my professional development.

Helen

Manager of Professional Services

How do you empower your team to be more creative?

The design team goes beyond being creative. We are strategic thinkers who execute scalable and sustainable product user experiences for our customers. Empathy is at the core of our design and more importantly, the entire FourKites company. I always encourage my team to think through our customer's lens in order to be the most impactful.

James

VP of Global User Experience

What are FourKites Perks + Benefits

FourKites Benefits Overview

We provide an elite tier of benefits and wellness programs, have a bias for promoting within, and an array of global culture & connection programs and committees, such as DEI Employee Councils, FourKites Pride, and FourKites Women's groups.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Hybrid work model
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Wellness days
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Company sponsored family events
Fertility benefits
Vacation + Time Off
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks

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