Senior Technical Project Manager (Remote)

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Transfix, named to Forbes’ “Next Billion-Dollar Startups” list, is the leading transportation solutions provider whose digital brokerage marketplace and logistics software offerings are helping transform the $800 billion trucking industry. Since its founding in 2013, Transfix has been driven by a mission to deliver simple, smart, and sustainable solutions for shippers and carriers, powered by people and technology.


By combining deep industry expertise and a best in class carrier network with cutting-edge technology, Transfix is reimagining the world of transportation. Fortune 500 companies such as Staples, Unilever, Target and Wayfair rely on Transfix to handle their most important FTL freight needs. With instant pricing, algorithmic matching, superior service, and unmatched intelligence, Transfix is optimizing the supply chain from start to finish. Come leave a positive impact on the environment as we help reduce the carbon footprint caused by the 65 billion wasted miles on the road.


The problems we solve everyday are real and require creativity, grit, and determination. Recognized as one of Built In’s Best Places to Work 2021, Transfix is building a culture that challenges norms while fostering experimentation and personal growth. We’re hiring team members who are passionate and are energized by the vision to simplify and transform one of the largest and most complex industries through technology, data and a strong commitment to customers. 


Transfix is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to support planning and execution in our software engineering team. Our team is incessantly focused on delivering value to our customers—shippers and carriers in the freight industry—on a daily basis. Using a continuous delivery workflow, we are able to rapidly develop, release, and learn from customer usage and feedback on a daily and weekly cadence. In this role, you’ll support various parallel work streams for customer integrations and improvements to our software platform.


If you’re excited about transforming an industry, being part of an innovative culture, and making a positive impact on the environment, send us your resume.

What you'll do:

  • Facilitate planning, alignment, roadmapping, and delivery of software projects.
  • Interface with Engineering, internal stakeholders, and external customers. 
  • Manage project definition, scoping, sequencing, and tracking across several concurrent projects using Jira.
  • Keep stakeholders informed of day-to-day project statuses, updates, and risks.
  • Find creative ways to remove barriers and resolve priority conflicts to move projects forward.
  • Field support issues from customers, taking on the first round of analysis and troubleshooting within our integration platform, and clearly communicating issues to team.

About you:

  • You have 4+ years professional experience in project management roles.
  • You have 2+ years of experience working in the context of a software engineering team, with familiarity of how software gets written, tested, released, and maintained.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and understand the differences between “scrum” and “kanban” workflows.
  • You have experience setting up and maintaining projects in Jira.
  • You are analytical and leverage data to support recommendations and decisions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate to business and technical audiences.

This role is part of Transfix's fully-remote Engineering team. Our headquarters is based in New York City, and we are prioritizing candidates who are based in Eastern, Central, and Atlantic time zones.


To all recruitment agencies: Transfix does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and will not be held responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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Location

Transfix's NYC HQ is steps from the Oculus and Fulton Center, with access to subway train lines. We are close to tons of restaurants, shops. We are on the top floor so have wonderful light and breathtaking views, including a spectacular view of One World Trade from our outdoor rooftop deck!

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