At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make it easy and accessible for everyone. We’re shaping the future of a $8.6T 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. At a valuation of $8 billion, we’re experiencing record growth and 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.

Build the programs to help Flexport grow.

The opportunity:

Flexport helps more than 10,000 clients and suppliers lead all aspects of their supply chain operations. Started in 2013, we've raised over $2.2B from investors that include the Founders Fund, Google Ventures, First Round Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Y Combinator, Wells Fargo, & Softbank. 

With offices on three continents, our team is as global as our client base and we’re excited to continue building a product and service they love. Wherever you are, whichever role you play, you’re guaranteed to share your day with committed, encouraging, and resourceful team members. 

Flexport’s CISO organization is​ looking for a passionate, results oriented Technical Program Manager to drive programs in the security operations and security engineering. In this role you will manage the delivery of security programs with complex Business, IT, Engineering and Infrastructure dependencies in a diverse environment with multiple stakeholders and multiple resource pools, to enable various businesses, engineering and IT functions/processes throughout the company while meeting the underlying security objectives and reducing risks.

You will:

• Lead complex security programs end to end and deliver outstanding results on time with high quality and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to build project plans, manage resources, resolve interdependencies, risks, and successfully navigate headwinds and roadblocks.
• Proactively remove obstacles by managing issue escalations and scope change.
• Enable data-driven status reporting capabilities that prioritize system integration and automation to aggregate and provide real-time status updates.
• Build and foster strong collaborative relationships between security, IT, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Analyze business and technical processes to continuously improve automation and reduce toil.
• Manage project operational aspects, scope, change management, and track scheduled progress through the appropriate metrics to meet changing needs and requirements. 
• Communicate clearly, timely and effectively to stakeholders and management on the plans, status, critical issues and risks to the organization. 
• Leverage existing program tools and best practices, have a keen eye for augmentational  tools or practices that can add value to the organization with efficiency. 
• Partner with fellow Technical Program Managers to cross train, build trust and amplify program outcomes.
• Have a bias for action. Be driven, be organized, be resourceful with a “can-do” attitude.

You should have:

• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• 6+ years of results-proven program management experience in the Security space, including in two or more of the following areas: Secure SDLC, enterprise/endpoint/server security, cloud/SaaS security, network/infra security, IR/BCDR, data security/privacy, vulnerability management, offensive security, etc.
• Hands-on experience in Cloud Infrastructure, IT and/or Engineering is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to apply end-to-end thinking on complex technical dependencies.
• Track record of growth and development, including learning new technologies and applying technical knowledge to program management.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and extrapolate concrete requirements, alignment, and next steps.

About Flexport:

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make it easy and accessible for everyone. We’re shaping the future of a $8.6T 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. At a valuation of $8B, we’re experiencing record growth and 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.

Worried about not having any logistics experience?

Don’t be! Our mission is to make global trade easy for everyone. That’s why it’s important to bring people fromdiverse backgrounds and experiences together with our industry veterans to help move the global logistics industry forward.

We know this industry is complex. That’s why we invest in education starting day one with Flexport Academy, a one week intensive onboarding program designed specifically to set every new Flexport employee up for success. 

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global trade easy for everyone relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. 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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