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 - Workflow (f/m/d) position?

The suggested salary for this position is $149,000 - $193,000*

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 a Senior Product Manager responsible for Workflows and Documents management on our platform for our operation teams and customers by creating technological solutions that optimise and automate core processes at the core of our business. You will play a key role in supporting Forto’s vision and help build the backbone of global trade, to make shipping products as easy as sending emails. You will work cross-functionally with the product team collaborating with the UX & Design and engineering teams and will be expected to closely work with business functions such as operations, capacity procurement and marketing.

You will

Own the product development through a deep understanding of our operation teams and customer needs across the globe by understanding how they work, their objectives, and Forto's overall strategy
Act in a fast-paced agile team and establish product vision, develop the roadmap, product scenarios, user stories, and backlog for your products in collaboration with your development team
Be a critical part of the shipment process by owning a range of capabilities from task management and shipment health to search and document management
Partner with Forto’s UX & Design team to create simple solutions for complex problems.
Champion processes automation and simplification across the platform, leading complex initiatives, influencing and advocating for your solutions to be adopted throughout the stack
Lead requirement gathering efforts, through consulting stakeholders, analysing relevant data sources, and conducting customer research
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 product management experience, including delivery of entire products, start to finish
Enthusiasm and strong leadership skills with the ability to influence across the organization. Ability to push back or challenge stakeholders in the organization while maintaining great relationships.
Solid experience in working with operation and business teams. You are an expert in process optimisation and know how to drive change management initiatives across the organisation
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with high attention to detail. Ability to ramp up quickly and become an expert across our business
Proven self-starter who can identify new opportunities, develop strategies to drive growth, and push projects forward, as well as a desire to push innovation
Passion for customer interaction and desire to exceed what our customers demand of us.
Strong communication skills and intuition for communication strategy at every level -- within teams, within the company, to customers, and other audiences

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.