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Shipa

Global e-commerce logistics with API integration

Director Partnerships

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Chicago, IL, USA
In Person
Sales & Account ManagementBusiness Development & Partnerships

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration is required.
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience managing cross-border key accounts with a solid understanding of logistics, supply chain, and express business is required.
  • Demonstrated account management skills are required.
  • A deep understanding of cost implications and provisions required for competitive and final pricing models is required.
  • Knowledge of industry trends and developments, new innovations, and technological advancements at the merchant and logistics supply-chain levels is required.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills are required.
  • Negotiation skills and the ability to persuade others through presentations, demonstrations, and written communication are required.
  • Highly analytical capabilities are required.
Responsibilities
  • Lead business development and support the business development team for cross-border ecommerce customers globally.
  • Ensure key accounts are serviced and managed properly and positioned to grow and gain profitability in accordance with account plans.
  • Drive a client engagement strategy using onboarding resources available through the region or enterprise, and establish and maintain long-term strategic relationships beyond the sale of a single-point solution.
  • Act as a strategic partner and key influencer by understanding customer priorities, personal objectives, and attitudes toward Agility and competitor offerings.
  • Navigate customers’ political and hierarchical structures and establish trusted-advisor relationships at multiple levels.
  • Engage executive leadership at key stages of the sales process when their involvement provides additional support.
  • Maximize account performance and achieve growth targets.
  • Generate cross-border ecommerce business opportunities globally and define new products to onboard ecommerce clients.
  • Maintain direct and frequent contact with operations management to monitor client service-delivery quality and raise shortfalls as early as possible.
  • Work with implementation teams to modify pricing due to implementation changes and address external issues.
  • Monitor Service Level Agreements, Scopes of Work, and Standard Operating Procedures as applicable.
  • Present business agreements to key decision makers to review business terms and conditions, confirm customer understanding, and confirm customer expectations.
  • Achieve results through effective project proposals, negotiations, and contracts.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in or exposure to the logistics, ecommerce, or transportation industries is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with technology services and solutions for logistics is a plus.

About the company

Shipa provides integrated logistics solutions for e-commerce, combining freight, fulfillment, delivery, and returns into a single platform accessible via APIs and web interfaces. It handles end-to-end shipping across 100+ countries with options like on-demand, same-day, next-day, and cross-border deliveries. Merchants can get freight quotes, book shipments, and track deliveries through one digital experience backed by a global network and technology. The goal is to simplify and scale online selling by offering reliable, transparent logistics that help merchants reach customers worldwide.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$100M

Headquarters

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • Shipa opened two Dubai fulfillment centers, expanding capacity for GCC e-commerce demand.
  • Shipa launched new logistics content and Shipa Insights, signaling active product and market development.
  • The 2022 iContainers merger expanded reach and supports more online freight bookings globally.

What critics are saying

  • Shipa remains a branded arm of Agility, limiting standalone control and exit optionality.
  • Competitors can replicate APIs and fulfillment; Shipa lacks clear proprietary moat beyond logistics execution.
  • If Agility reallocates capital after the 2022 iContainers merger, Shipa's growth engine stalls.

What makes Shipa unique

  • Shipa combines freight, fulfillment, delivery, and returns through APIs across 100+ countries.
  • Agility backs Shipa with a digital freight stack and e-commerce fulfillment centers in Dubai.
  • The Shipa Freight and iContainers merger created one of the top-five digital forwarding platforms.

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