Senior Business Intelligence Engineer, Trucking
Flexport
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 $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.
Be the expert that narrates the story of business with the data
Flexport Trucking is looking for a creative, technically-minded Senior Business Intelligence Engineer who is motivated to solve some of the world’s most challenging problems in the Trucking industry.
Flexport Trucking’s Convoy Platform is the nation’s leading digital freight network. We build technology to find smarter ways to connect brokers and shippers with carriers, solving some of the toughest problems in the 800-billion-dollar freight industry. Our interconnected network and platform capabilities enable the movement of millions of truckloads across the country - saving money for shippers and brokers, increasing earnings for drivers, and avoiding unnecessary carbon waste for our planet. Come learn what it’s like to work on complex problems in a massive industry at the center of our economy.
The Opportunity
The Business Intelligence Engineer role will be responsible for creating the proper data modeling necessary to facilitate reporting, analytics, and predictive modeling for key stakeholders. If you enjoy working at the intersection of data science and data engineering and achieving highly impactful outcomes through cross-functional collaboration, this role is for you.
You will:
- Understand data needs by interfacing with fellow scientists and business partners.
- Architect, build, and launch efficient & reliable new data models and pipelines in partnership with Data Engineering
- Build out comprehensive metrics and dimensions to measure operational health and enable analysis and predictive modeling.
- Design and develop dashboards to enable self-serve data consumption
- Become a data expert in your business domain, develop deep understanding of how your data interacts with the rest of the business, and own data quality
- Recognize and adopt best practices in reporting and analysis: data integrity, test design, analysis, validation, and documentation.
You should have:
- 2-4+ years of relevant work experience
- Passion for high data quality and scaling/automating data science work
- Demonstrated leadership in data warehousing concepts
- Experience in schema design and dimensional data modeling
- Strong skills in SQL and experience with ETL frameworks (i.e. Airflow, dbt).
- Ability to perform basic statistical analysis to inform business decisions
- Ability to turn complex problems into simple solutions
- Proven ability to succeed in both collaborative and independent work environments
- Track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to self-direct, multitask, and prioritize a constantly evolving workload.
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Worried about not having any logistics experience?
Don’t be! Our mission is to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. That’s why it’s important to bring people from diverse 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 commerce easy and accessible 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.
