About the role
THE ROLE
We’re looking for someone to build out our freight forwarding businesses. This is a hands-on, high-touch role where you’ll be setup up trade lanes, build partner relationships from the ground up, and help us grow our freight forwarding business. You’ll partner directly with our founders and engineers to drive the products we build.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Continuously setup and optimize trade lanes
- Develop long term relationships with freight partners, including ocean carriers, warehouses, international agents, etc.
- Manage the buy-side of the freight business
- Partner with our CTO to turn your prototypes into durable production software
- Report directly to the CEO
- Wear many hats. Early-stage means we all do a bit of everything
BONUS POINTS IF YOU
- Experience with carrier negotiations
- Asia-US lane experience
- Speak another language fluently
- Are a licensed customs broker (LCB)
WHY FORGE
- Founding-level ownership over a core function of the business
- Small team, fast decisions, no bureaucracy
- Direct exposure to clients, partners, and how their businesses operate
- Build the playbook, then build the automation that replaces it
- 5 days a week in office. We move fast and we do it together
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Free lunches & dinners
- 401k matching
- Health insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Competitive salary: we offer three cash/equity balance options; no negotiation needed
About Forge
AI native freight forwarder and customs broker
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Job details
Salary
$80,000 - $200,000
Equity
0.1% - 0.5%
Location
New York, NY
Experience
0+ years
Funding
Total raised
$2.6M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.