Manager, Data & AI
Core
Build and lead a new Data & AI team within Product Development to deliver transportation optimization, predictive routing, and inventory management data products, while establishing a strategic AI agenda that drives business economics.
Role type
Manager, Data & AI (Builder/Leader)
Builds
Production ML models, data products for transportation and IMS, and AI use cases for CX/Ops
Domain
Logistics/3PL, Transportation, Inventory Management, AI Strategy
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Team building and hiring, technical interview calibration, stakeholder management, product roadmap definition, ROI analysis, AI strategy formulation, production model ownership, business case translation
Preferred skills
Experience scaling new teams, public speaking/community engagement, AI tool adoption (Claude/Cursor/Copilot), cross-functional partnership
Technologies
Python, SQL, dbt, Snowflake, AWS, Kubernetes, Argo CD, GitLab CI, DataDog, Sentry, Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot
Responsibilities
Lead hiring and onboarding of senior data scientists, engineers, and an AI Consultant; define team mandate and org placement; set AI agenda and triage use cases; own delivery quality and production reliability; translate technical work into business ROI; manage performance cycles and team growth
Seniority
Manager, building a new team
