Company Description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

18,000 trained professionals350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countriesFortune 500Globally unified systems

Job Description

The Information Services (IS) Team Manager leads and manages agile teams of 8+ people. Those teams are responsible for delivering and maintaining the systems that enable their Portfolio to support Expeditors' business excellence. The Team Manager is responsible for coaching and mentoring their team members, ensuring that they have the training and tools to do their jobs, and supporting their growth so that they and their teams are healthy and performing well. The Team Manager is responsible for ensuring that their teams understand expectations and how their work is tied to Portfolio performance. The Team Manager will manage any enterprise risk, provider relationships, and/or assets as required by the Portfolio Leader. Team Managers need to optimize their teams to achieve their Portfolio's desired outcomes and are biased towards execution. The Team Manager has a general understanding of logistics, their specific domain very well, how to foster DevSecOps, and how the Technology and Process Architectures work to enable Portfolio success.

The Team Manager will manage a domain engineering agile team in building reuseable components based on the business systems architecture, and our solution architecture. This includes supporting our freight and shipment process-based capabilities with focus and a keen sense of urgency. Team members are in Seattle, Dallas, and Chennai.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support their people's development and career growthDevelops strategic partnership with respective business stakeholdersCompletely aligned with Portfolio managementUnderstand, support, and communicate the Global IS vision and strategyEmbrace the Process ArchitectureIncludes but not limited to Lean, Agile, and Scaled Agile Framework principles and practicesEnsure the availability, security, and performance of Portfolio systemsDeliver tangible business value through execution of a Portfolio's initiatives, programs, and projectsDeliver continuous improvement across IS operational responsibilities with measurable outcomesEnsure their people understand how their work is tied to outcomesOverseeing enterprise risk management, provider relationships, and/or asset management as required by the Portfolio Leader

This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

Downtown SeattleFederal WayLynnwoodBellevue (Factoria)

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Personal and professional alignment with Expeditors culture and ten critical success factorsProven experience as a logistics and/or technology-oriented leader (3+ years)Experienced problem solver, strong collaborator, and able to provide clarity around complex topicsExperience in a technical role such as systems/data/business analysis, project management, or software engineeringAssertive personality, interpersonal, action and outcome driven leadershipStrong leadership, management, financial, communication, and execution capabilitiesExperience with DevSecOps, Lean, Agile and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Ability to actively inspire, coach, mentor and motivateAbility to promote autonomy, mastery, and purpose, through empowerment and creating leaders

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

BA/BS in Business Administration, MIS, Computer Science, or related degree preferredGlobal Logistics/Supply Chain business knowledgeFamiliarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCPFamiliarity in data management tools and technologies: Azure Data Factory, Power BI, SQL Server, and TerraformWorking knowledge of data lakes, data warehouses, data integration, data governance and internal developer platform (IDP)

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Additional Information

Expected base salary:  $95,000 to $180,000

May be eligible for bonus following first year of continuous employment in position.

Expeditors offers competitive benefits to all full-time employees including:

Paid vacationHolidays (10)Flexible Days (2)Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer matchEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision CoverageHealth Savings Account (HSA)Life and Disability InsurancePaid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)Commuter BenefitEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Training and Personnel Development ProgramEducational Assistance and ReimbursementPosition is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.