Product Manager

NxT Level
Chicago, IL

Employer: Our client (high-growth last-mile delivery company)
Location: Remote-first; must live near one of the client’s hub markets for regular on-site visits
Type: Full-time | Function: Product | Level: Junior / Early Career

About Our Client

Our client is building a modern, end-to-end logistics platform that makes shopping, shipping, and returns seamless. With next-gen tech and a vertically integrated network, they turn delivery into an extension of the brand—driving loyalty and lifetime value for leading ecommerce companies.

The Opportunity

As a Junior Product Manager focused on driver success & delivery quality , you’ll help craft and execute the roadmap for tools that power the driver lifecycle—from onboarding and warehouse flows to on-road delivery features (mobile + backend). This role sits at the intersection of operations and product: perfect for someone entrepreneurial, hands-on, and biased toward proactive communication .

You’ll partner with Engineering, Design, Geo/Telematics, Driver Support, Marketplace, Ground Ops, and Client Success to ship features that improve delivery outcomes, reduce exceptions, and make drivers’ work simpler and faster.

What You’ll Do

  • Support the Roadmap: Help translate business goals into clear product priorities for driver and delivery quality initiatives.

  • Write Crisp Specs: Draft PRDs/user stories, acceptance criteria, and success metrics; communicate changes early and often to all stakeholders.

  • Own Small, High-Impact Features: Manage features end-to-end (discovery → launch → iteration) under guidance from a senior PM.

  • Be Proactively Communicative: Publish weekly updates, risks, and decisions; drive alignment across Ops, Support, and Engineering.

  • Stay Close to the Field: Visit local hubs, shadow warehouse and on-road operations, and bring back actionable insights.

  • Instrument & Analyze: Track KPIs like on-time delivery, exception rate, and cost per package; propose experiments and report results.

  • Champion the Driver Experience: Gather feedback from drivers and support teams; partner with Design to solve real pain points.

  • Coordinate Launches: Run UAT, draft release notes, enable internal teams, and monitor post-launch health.

What Makes You a Great Fit

  • 1–3 years in product, operations, business analysis, or similar role (logistics, marketplace, or mobile app experience a plus).

  • Entrepreneurial mindset: You take ownership, move fast with scrappy tests, and love zero-to-one learning.

  • Proactive communicator: You over-communicate context, decisions, and timelines; you close loops.

  • Analytical & curious: Comfortable with dashboards/SQL/Sheets; you turn data and field insights into decisions.

  • User-centric: Empathy for drivers and recipients; you care about simple, reliable workflows.

  • Organized operator: You manage multiple threads under tight deadlines and keep stakeholders aligned.

Nice to Have (Not Required)

  • Exposure to driver-facing or delivery tech (e.g., routing, telematics, address optimization).

  • Experience with A/B testing/experimentation.

  • Marketplace/service exchange background.

  • Familiarity with AI/ML-powered operations or LLM tooling.

How Our Client Works

  • Entrepreneurial system: Small squads, fast feedback loops, and bias for shipping.

  • Service mindset: Delivery is brand-critical—quality, speed, and transparency matter.

  • Field-informed product: Product decisions start with real operational insight.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary + equity aligned with company growth.

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision; 401(k).

  • Flexible PTO and an inclusive, performance-driven culture.

Posted 2025-10-18

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