Senior Manager, Market Expansion & Operations Strategy

The role

This person will lead market expansion and operations strategy for autonomous trucking. They will own the strategy for market lifecycle stages and define how operations manages fleet operations and maintenance.

What you will do

• Assess market operational maturity and build strategies and playbooks for expansion, launch, and growth.
• Define how operations manages fleet operations and maintenance and develop end-state operating strategies.
• Monitor trends, recurring challenges, and emerging risks across markets.
• Partner with Commercial Operations to understand customer demand and align expansion plans.
• Work with the Operational Excellence team to ensure expansion strategies rest on sustainable systems.
• Lead structured problem solving and apply lean practices to improve cost, quality, and speed to maturity.
• Partner with VP-level leaders and lead cross-functional programs across multiple departments.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience in operations, strategy, or expansion roles.
• 6+ years in senior leadership.
• Experience leading market expansion and scaling fleet and maintenance operations across several regions.
• Experience developing end-state strategies that account for customer and regional differences.
• Experience partnering with commercial or business development teams and VP-level leaders.
• Expert skill in structured problem solving, continuous improvement, and lean practices.

About the company

Gatik is a leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics providing autonomous transportation-as-a-service solutions. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers.