Director of Product, Freight

Mudflap Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As Director of Product, Freight at Mudflap Inc., you will own product strategy and execution for freight-focused experiences, reporting directly to the Co-Founder and Head of Product, shaping how truckers and fleets interact with freight from discovery to settlement.
• You will lead discovery, definition, and delivery of freight-related product initiatives, own and evolve the freight product roadmap, drive alignment across engineering, design, data, operations, marketing, and business development teams, and build, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of product managers.
• Mudflap serves the $800B trucking industry with market-leading payment products that help truckers save on fuel and provide fuel stop partners access to new customers; the company is a fast-growing marketplace backed by top-tier venture investors and headquartered in Palo Alto, CA with a hybrid work model.
• You will bring deep freight and logistics intuition, champion customer empathy by engaging with owner-operators and freight partners, define and track KPIs for freight engagement and monetization, and help expand Mudflap beyond fuel into adjacent workflows that matter most to customers.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of product management experience, with 3+ years in a senior or leadership role
• Deep experience in freight, logistics, transportation technology, or marketplaces serving carriers and shippers
• Proven track record of launching and scaling complex, multi-sided products with real operational constraints
• Strong intuition for user workflows, freight decision-making, and tradeoffs in logistics marketplaces
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with ability to turn ambiguity into clear direction
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without authority
• Exceptional communication skills, including comfort presenting strategy to executive leadership
• Experience operating on teams that evolved traditional SDLC into agentic workflows with AI-assisted development

🏖️ Benefits

• Commuter benefits to ease travel
• Lunches and snacks to keep you fueled
• Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth startup
• Multiple health benefit options
• Responsible Time Off
• 401(k) matching
• Opportunities and support for major career growth
• Annual Company offsite event (Mudfest!)

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About Mudflap Inc.

Mudflap Inc. operates a mobile application that enables owner-operator truck drivers and small fleets to save on fuel at over 1,500 independent truck stops across the United States. Users reserve discounted fuel through the app, then pay instantly via mobile without needing fleet cards or credit checks. The company partners with fuel retailers to offer lower prices and earns revenue through merchant fees and data services. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the platform also provides analytics and loyalty rewards to improve fuel purchasing efficiency for small trucking businesses.

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