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Product Team Lead - United States - 10650 - TQL
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Country
USA
State
Ohio
City
Cincinnati
Descriptions & requirements
About the role:
As a Product Team Lead, you'll be the first-line people leader responsible for guiding a team of Product Managers and Associate Product Managers while owning the strategy and direction for a defined product line or capability area, or a small domain within TQL's technology ecosystem. This role balances people leadership, product strategy, and execution enablement in equal measure. The Product Team Lead develops talent, defines strategy for their area, and partners closely with engineering leadership to ensure teams deliver outcomes that create meaningful business and customer value.
What's in it for you:
Competitive base salary plus annual bonus
Advancement opportunities with structured career paths
A culture of continuous education and technical training with reimbursements available
Hybrid work environment with the ability to work remotely 40 hours per month
Comprehensive benefits package
Health, dental and vision coverage
401(k) with company match
Perks including employee discounts, financial wellness planning, tuition reimbursement and more
Certified Great Place to Work and voted a 2019-2026 Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT
What we're looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, computer science, data, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5 - 8 years of product management or closely related experience, including experience leading PMs or mentoring senior ICs required.
- Experience partnering closely with engineering leadership in an agile environment
- Demonstrate success defining strategy, guiding cross-functional teams, and delivering complex products or capabilities
- Strong leadership skills including coaching, feedback, and performance management
- The ability to drive alignment across teams without direct authority
- Excellent communication and storytelling abilities across technical and business audiences
What you'll be doing:
- Lead end-to-end discovery efforts, including user research, workflow analysis, and journey mapping
- Guide PMs in leading high-quality discovery activities including customer research, workflow analysis, and journey mapping
- Connect insights across teams or systems to identify cross-cutting needs or patterns
- Own strategy and mid-term direction for the defined product line or capability area
- Frame opportunities using customer, business, operational, and industry insights
- Define approaches and priorities that guide PMs toward meaningful, measurable outcomes
- Partner with the Group Product Manager or Director to support portfolio planning, capacity alignment, and prioritization across teams. As well as engineering leadership
- Remove blockers, clarify priorities, and create the conditions for teams to execute well
- Use insights to refine strategy, improve ways of working, and support PMs in improving product quality
- Lead, coach, and develop Product Managers and Associate Product Managers through clear expectations, quality feedback, and structured development plans
- Manage performance, support career progression, and ensure strong product practices across the team
Where you'll be: 4289 Ivy Pointe Blvd, Cincinnati, OH 45245
Employment visa sponsorship is unavailable for this position. Applicants requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., F-1 STEM OPT, H-1B, TN, J1 etc.) will not be considered.
About Us
Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is one of the largest freight brokerage firms in the nation. TQL connects customers with truckload freight that needs to be moved with quality carriers who have the capacity to move it.
As a company that operates 24/7/365, TQL manages work-life balance with sales support teams that assist with accounting, and after hours calls and specific needs. At TQL, the opportunities are endless which means that there is room for career advancement and the ability to write your own paycheck.
What's your worth? Our open and transparent communication from management creates a successful work environment and custom career path for our employees. TQL is an industry-leader in the logistics industry with unlimited potential. Be a part of something big.
Total Quality Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact recruiting at recruiting@tql.com
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Look around. Virtually everything you use, wear, and eat has made its way to you thanks to the transportation industry - and specifically, truckload transportation. TQL provides the expertise, strategy, and solutions to get raw materials and finished products where they need to be 24/7/365.
We are a nationally recognized, proven leader in transportation logistics. We connect consumer product and industrial goods shippers with truck operators who transport their freight to market destinations across North America. Our 2,000-member workforce identifies the right trucks for particular freight loads, negotiates rates, and ensures on-time delivery. Our insistence on honest, straightforward communications minimizes missed shipments, delays, and product shortages on store shelves.
Our Clients
In 2011, we worked with more than 7,000 customers and 50,000 carriers across North America to move more than 500,000 loads. We moved approximately 3,500 different types of commodities including fresh fruits and vegetables, packaged foods and beverages, meat and poultry, machinery and equipment, and much more. We are recognized experts in moving time-sensitive products, temperature controlled shipments, and cross-border moves.
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