Senior Engineering Lead - Global Forwarding & AI

C.H. Robinson Worldwide; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide is seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering for Global Forwarding Technology. In this hybrid role, you will lead engineering teams, mentor talent, and collaborate with product and business leaders to deliver scalable software solutions.

You will shape the engineering roadmap, drive modernization, and champion AI-enabled workflows to enhance efficiency and customer outcomes in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• Requires 7+ years of software engineering experience with increasing responsibility.
• 4+ years of experience leading and managing software engineering teams.
• Experience delivering business-critical software in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience leading software delivery in an agile or product-oriented environment.
• Experience managing systems integrations and interactions between technologies.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and align technical work with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to define strategy across Global Forwarding capabilities.
• Lead teams modernizing and automating complex Global Forwarding workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to move opportunities from discovery to production.
• Identify opportunities to apply automation, AI and agentic technologies to reduce manual work.
• Establish patterns for AI-enabled workflows including governance and observability.
• Encourage experimentation with AI tools while maintaining production readiness and measurable outcomes.
• Define technology vision aligned with Global Forwarding goals and roadmaps.
• Build and maintain roadmaps linking engineering investments to business outcomes.

Skills

People leadership

Software engineering

Agile delivery

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

APIs

Distributed systems

Enterprise integrations

Job description

C.H. Robinson Worldwide is seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering for Global Forwarding Technology. In this hybrid role, you will lead engineering teams, mentor talent, and collaborate with product and business leaders to deliver scalable software solutions.

You will shape the engineering roadmap, drive modernization, and champion AI-enabled workflows to enhance efficiency and customer outcomes in a fast-paced, global environment.