Demand Generation Manager

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING AN INNOVATIVE LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY?   Loadsmart is a growth-stage technology company valued at over $1 billion (a true Tech Unicorn)!   We are a collection of industry veterans and user-centered engineers using innovative technology to fearlessly reinvent the future of freight by helping shippers, brokers, warehouses and carriers to move more with less.   With headquarters in Chicago and a globally distributed remote team, Loadsmart continues to attract top talent committed to driving meaningful change. We seek professionals who embody our core values: curiosity, clarity, results, commitment, and teamwork. We are looking for a talented Demand Generation Manager to add to our team!  Loadsmart is one connected platform that runs the complete freight lifecycle: planning, procurement, execution, settlement and payments, gate, yard and dock. Loadsmart AI is the intelligence layer across all of it, and trained freight operators take the exceptions. AI runs it. Operators guarantee it. ShipperGuide runs the transportation side for shippers. Opendock runs the facility side and is one of the largest dock scheduling networks in the industry. We're building marketing around our product lines, with one person accountable for each line's growth. As Demand Generation Manager, you own the pipeline and performance for your product line end to end. That covers go-to-market strategy, launch planning with Product, competitive positioning, campaigns and paid media. When the number moves, you know why and you already have a plan. You'll join as we head into a two-year push to scale each product line.   ShipperGuide + Loadsmart AI: ShipperGuide, our TMS (including ShipperGuide Instant Rates), and Loadsmart AI both sell to enterprise shippers. You'll own one pipeline across them, including taking Loadsmart AI to market. Opendock: dock scheduling and facility operations. It has our largest paid media budget and a high-velocity digital funnel alongside an enterprise motion.     Job Type: (Exempt)  DEPARTMENT: Marketing  LOCATION: Chicago (Hybrid) WHAT YOU GET TO DO:

The number. Own pipeline and product KPIs for your product line. Set the plan, own the budget behind it, and explain what moved and why.

Go-to-market. Lead GTM strategy for your product line. Partner with Product on commercial release planning so every launch ships with a plan, a story and an audience.

Positioning and competitive intelligence. Shape positioning and messaging against competitors and where the industry is heading. Turn competitive intel into campaigns and insight Sales can use.

Win/loss. Run win/loss analysis on marketing pipeline and feed it back into targeting, messaging and spend.

Campaigns and paid media, hands-on. Plan and launch multi-channel campaigns. Own paid media for your product line, including budget, bidding, landing pages, tracking and testing.

Your pod. Manage your pillar's Product Marketing & Sales Enablement manager. Work day to day with the pillar's content marketer, and with the shared lifecycle and email, events, and design and web teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

5+ years in B2B demand generation or growth marketing, with a pipeline number you owned and hit.

Hands-on with paid search and paid media. You've managed budgets, bids, tracking and landing pages yourself, not only through an agency.

Strong with data: Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Analytics and Tag Manager. You can trace the pipeline back to the campaign that created it.

Experience taking products to market with Product and Sales: launches, positioning, competitive work.

Fluent with AI tools. You use tools like Claude to build, test and analyze faster, and you can show us real examples.

Experience managing or mentoring at least one marketer.

WORKING AT LOADSMART:   • Competitive base salaries - we believe in rewarding top talent  • Extremely competitive Equity package - become a shareholder in our company! • Loadie Time Off - PTO and sick days without a limit • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans • 401k Match    *Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Loadsmart will not sponsor applicants for work visas.   At Loadsmart, we believe our biggest asset is our people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. Loadsmart treats all candidates and employees with respect and does not discriminate in our recruiting, hiring, and promoting processes, including on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, veteran status, or disability.   It is the policy of Loadsmart that all offers of employment made shall be contingent upon successful completion of electronic background check(s). These checks will be job-related, consistent with business necessity and conducted by our vendor, pursuant to all applicable laws, rules, policies and procedures of our candidates' specific locale.