Field Logistics & Dispatch Leader

Figureai; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure, an AI robotics company based in San Jose, CA, seeks a leader to build and run its field logistics and dispatch function from the ground up, coordinating movement of robots and equipment between HQ, locations, and customers.

You will design processes, hire and manage a team, own the equipment lifecycle, establish real-time location tracking, and set transportation strategy as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years in logistics, dispatch, fleet operations, or field equipment coordination, with a track record of building or scaling a function.
• Experience hiring, managing, and developing a team.
• Ownership of physical equipment through a full cycle - dispatch, delivery, recovery, return.

Responsibilities

• Build the function: Design and stand up the processes, SOPs, and checklists for kitting, dispatch, delivery, and returns.
• Hire and lead a team: Recruit, hire, and manage the coordinators and dispatchers who will execute day-to-day logistics as volume grows. Set the bar for how the team operates.
• Own the equipment lifecycle end to end: Requests, scheduling, delivery, tracking, returns, inspection, and damage logging across every active site.
• Build the real-time source of truth: Establish the systems and tracking that give the company accurate, live visibility into equipment location, quantity, and availability across all active sites.
• Own the transportation fleet: Manage the internal vehicle fleet and build the strategy for supplemental transport (leasing, carriers, couriers) as needs scale.
• Build the playbook for contingency response when things go wrong in the field, and lead the response when they do.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics

Team management

Fleet operations

Dispatch

Communication

Google Sheets

Jira

Confluence

Inventory systems

Tools

Google Sheets

Jira

Confluence

Inventory systems

Job description

Figure, an AI robotics company based in San Jose, CA, seeks a leader to build and run its field logistics and dispatch function from the ground up, coordinating movement of robots and equipment between HQ, locations, and customers.

You will design processes, hire and manage a team, own the equipment lifecycle, establish real-time location tracking, and set transportation strategy as the company scales.