Mudflap
Director of Product, Freight
Palo Alto, CA, Remote. Posted 4 months ago
The role
You will own product strategy and execution for freight-focused experiences. You will lead discovery, definition, and delivery of freight-related product initiatives and manage a team of product managers.
What you will do
- Lead discovery, definition, and delivery of freight-related product initiatives
- Own and evolve the freight product roadmap
- Bring a point of view on freight economics, carrier and broker needs, and operational realities
- Champion customer empathy by spending time with owner-operators, small fleets, and freight partners
- Drive alignment across engineering, design, data, operations, marketing, and business development teams
- Define and track KPIs related to freight engagement, adoption, liquidity, retention, and monetization
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of product managers
Required qualifications
- 8+ years of product management experience
- 3+ years in a senior or leadership role
- Deep experience in freight, logistics, transportation technology, or marketplaces serving carriers and shippers
- Proven track record of launching and scaling complex, multi-sided products with real operational constraints
- Strong intuition for user workflows, freight decision-making, and the tradeoffs inherent in logistics marketplaces
- Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without authority
- Exceptional communication skills
- Experience operating on teams that have evolved traditional SDLC processes into agentic workflows
Benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Lunches and snacks
- Competitive salary and equity
- Multiple health benefit options
- Responsible Time Off
- 401(k) matching
- Opportunities and support for major career growth
- Annual Company offsite event (Mudfest!)
About the company
Mudflap is a fintech platform that helps underserved small businesses save on fuel. The company is on a mission to transform the trucking and logistics industry.