What is the type of contract for this position?

The contract for this position is a Full-time contract

What's the salary range for the Senior Product Manager - Carrier Data Integrations (f/m/d) position?

The suggested salary for this position is $139,000 - $184,000*

Is telecommuting possible for this position?

No, telecommuting is not possible for this position

Senior Product Manager - job at Forto

What if... your work empowered change in an industry that essentially impacts the prosperity of the entire world? Forto is in business to exactly do that - disrupt logistics! Simplifying global trade has been our mission from day one. Our exponentially growing team of technology and logistics experts forge ahead each day with the goal to deliver a highly transparent, frictionless and sustainable digital supply chain while chasing towards our moonshot goal of achieving climate neutral operations by 2025.

Your Role

As part of the tech team, you drive the company’s product vision forward and take our platform’s data exchanges with major ocean carriers & airlines to the next level. It is your responsibility to set the course and define the product strategy for this domain. In particular, in this role you will own the end-to-end product, automated workflows and technological relationships with Forto’s global partners. You will own the main carrier connectivity and a will be critical for the success of what we do operationally to ship goods on the global scale.

Based on our product vision and strategy, we develop detailed roadmaps and work with engineering to build what matters most to our customers and internal teams. We speak to external and internal customers regularly to understand their pain points, collect ideas, and gather feedback on our product. We have the ambition to back our decisions with data, are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, and measure our success through customer happiness and company growth.

You will

Build a deep understanding of our product, carrier landscape and business & operational needs
Develop the product strategy and own the roadmap for connecting with shipping lines, airlines and other suppliers worldwide.
Be part of a global team working closely with Forto stakeholders and partners’ to support our global footprint growth
Solve some of the most complex and critical problems international supply chains face when it comes to right data
Develop a deep knowledge of how our operations and other teams work, their objectives, and Forto's overall strategy
Lead requirement gathering efforts, through consulting stakeholders, analyzing relevant data sources, and conducting customer research
Communicate the product requirements to the engineering team, assisting with open questions during design, implementation, and QA
Measure the impact of product and engineering work by implementing and tracking key metrics
Juggling competing priorities on a daily basis, finding the right balance between short-term fixes and strategic tasks

What you bring

5+ years of experience working with engineers and building software products.
Deep understanding of technology and API’s in particular
Pilot with Diving Hobby: You are able to dive deep into a topic when necessary, while retaining bird-eye view of end-to-end thinking and ownership
Fast Learner: You learn quickly and strive to improve every day; you can adapt to a fast-growing organization with constantly changing requirements
Passion Driver: You want to work on real-world problems that create an impact in our world; you work hard to build a great product and take ownership of delivering the high-quality user experience
Data Geek: You are proficient in utilising data and analytics tools to support your research, analysis and conversations. You don’t shy away from rolling up your sleeves to write a quick query and setting up a small dashboard yourself
Structure Hero: Structuring complex requirements in tables, charts, workflows, or formulas comes naturally to you; you have the ambition and skills to simplify even the most complex problems
Tech Lover: You Understand complex digital products and don’t shy away from a technical conversation with engineers and customers
English language professional fluency, German language is not required for this role
Previous B2B product experience would be beneficial

Forto is an internationally growing company

At Forto we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them, support them and cultivate them to the benefit of our employees, products and our communities. Forto is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Company language: English
17+ offices across Europe & Asia
800+ employees
30+ nationalities represented
2500+ customers

Learn more about us

Why Us - You can look forward to

Team: At our core, we are in love with progress and cannot cope with the standstill. We leave old paths and look for new roads. We are constantly striving for ways to be even better tomorrow. We are facilitators, we are explorers, we are visionaries. What really matters to us is a caring and welcoming environment where we embrace uniqueness and celebrate diversity.
Impact: We are leading the digital transformation of a whole industry and share a high awareness for environmental issues on all levels especially supported by our management.
Personal & Professional Development: Through strong ownership from the first day you will experience a steep learning curve, grow on a professional level and take the next steps to being an Expert or People Lead.
Working culture: Experience a company culture where we work on eye level, decisions are made quickly and knowledge sharing, as well as mentoring is on our daily agenda.