Staff Product Manager, Commerce

Flexport; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexport is seeking a Staff Product Manager to own and drive strategy across a Commerce domain. You will define the vision for how multiple product surfaces work together to serve clients and operators globally, then execute against that vision with autonomy.

You will partner with Engineering, Design, Sales, Operations to deliver cohesive experiences, build metrics, and mentor PMs while shaping a roadmap that drives profitability and growth for Flexport’s platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience.
• Ability to own a product domain and lead multi-year roadmaps across teams.
• Proven track record shipping in data-dense environments.
• Experience aligning multiple cross‑functional teams toward a shared roadmap.
• Strong written and verbal communication for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive product strategy across the Commerce domain spanning multiple teams.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, Sales, Operations to ship cohesive experiences.
• Own end-to-end roadmap, prioritizing investments and trade-offs for leadership.
• Build metrics frameworks linking product usage to business outcomes.
• Mentor PMs and improve specs, prioritization, and execution.

Skills

Product domain ownership

SQL proficiency

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Execution excellence

Strong communication

Mentoring PMs

B2B/logistics tech experience

Job description

About Flexport

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes - from emerging brands to Fortune 500s - use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year.

The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. We are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us.

The opportunity

We're looking for a Staff Product Manager to own and drive strategy across a product domain at Flexport. This is not a single-feature role. You will define the vision for how multiple product surfaces work together to serve clients and operators across global logistics, then execute against that vision with a high degree of autonomy.

Flexport's platform powers every stage of global freight, from booking and pricing to visibility, customs, and delivery. The products you shape will be used daily by logistics managers, supply chain leaders, freight operators, and internal teams who keep goods moving around the world. You will work across multiple engineering teams and coordinate with other PMs to ensure your domain delivers cohesive, measurable outcomes. You will also raise the bar for the PM team through mentorship, better frameworks, and sharper thinking on the hardest product problems we face.

This is a role for someone with deep product experience, strong analytical instincts, and the ability to operate at both the strategic and execution level in a complex, data-rich environment.

The team

The Commerce team owns the end-to-end quality, automation, and profitability of Flexport’s commerce domain. We build intelligent agents to automate critical commerce workflows, including quoting, billing, and invoicing, while driving cost intelligence across every shipment process gate to optimize profitability. Additionally, our team expands the marketplace catalog for new offerings and develops next-generation, client-facing commerce products and payments technology.

You will

• Define and drive product strategy across the Commerce domain that spans multiple teams, user types, or workflow stages
• Build intelligent AI agents to automate core commerce operations, including quoting, billing, and invoicing
• Own the end-to-end roadmap: identifying the highest-leverage problems, sequencing investment, and making clear trade-off recommendations to leadership
• Partner with Engineering, Design, Sales, Operations, and other product teams to align priorities and ship integrated experiences across surfaces
• Collaborate closely across a global footprint with engineering teams in the West Coast US and China, participating in regular cross-border syncs
• Use data to set direction, not just measure results. Building metrics frameworks that connect product usage to business outcomes and using them to guide investment decisions across your domain
• Break down ambiguous, cross-cutting problems into concrete product plans that multiple teams can execute against
• Represent your domain in leadership forums, influencing resource allocation and strategic direction
• Mentor PMs on the team: improving how we write specs, prioritize, communicate trade-offs, and ship

You should have

• 8+ years of product management experience
• Demonstrated ability to own a product domain (not just a feature or single product area) and lead product roadmaps spanning 2 to 3 years across multiple engineering teams
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills. You build metrics frameworks, write your own queries, and use data to settle debates. SQL proficiency required
• A track record of shipping products in data-dense, complex domains where the user workflow spans multiple steps or systems
• Experience aligning multiple cross-functional teams (engineering, design, operations, commercial) around a shared roadmap when priorities compete
• Proven ability to operate at the strategy level (where should we invest, and why) and the execution level (what ships this quarter, and what does "done" look like) in the same week
• Excellent written and verbal communication, especially the ability to frame trade-offs, present recommendations to senior leadership, and create clarity in ambiguous situations
• Experience mentoring or leading other PMs, formally or informally
• Experience with B2B workflow software, supply chain platforms, or logistics technology is a plus

The US base salary range for this position (this does not include bonus, equity and benefits)

$188,160 - $235,200 USD per year

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at Flexport, which also includes bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefit offerings such as medical, dental, and flexible time off.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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