Full-Time

Global Account Management Director

Loadsmart

Loadsmart

201-500 employees

Real-time freight booking and pricing platform

Compensation Overview

$170k - $200k/yr

+ Equity

No H1B Sponsorship

Chicago, IL, USA

Remote

Category
Sales & Account Management (2)
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Required Skills
Forecasting
Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience in account management, customer success, or enterprise sales, with at least 4 years in a leadership role managing global or multi-regional teams
Responsibilities
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of regional and senior account managers across multiple geographies, fostering a culture of accountability, customer obsession, and continuous growth
  • Own the global account management strategy, including retention targets, net revenue retention (NRR), upsell/cross-sell playbooks, rules of engagement with Sales and executive relationship programs
  • Serve as an executive sponsor for a defined set of strategic global accounts, building deep C-suite and VP-level relationships in partnership with Sales
  • Partner closely with Sales, Product, and Marketing to ensure a seamless customer journey from initial sale through renewal and expansion
  • Develop and implement scalable processes, tools, and frameworks that improve account health, increase customer lifetime value, and reduce churn
  • Analyze account performance data and market trends to inform strategy, identify risks early, and surface growth opportunities
  • Collaborate with regional leaders to ensure consistent execution of account management practices across diverse global markets and customer segments
  • Represent the voice of the customer internally, advocating for product improvements and service enhancements based on client feedback
  • Build and present regular business reviews (QBRs/EBRs) at the executive level, both internally and with key client stakeholders
  • Drive forecasting accuracy and pipeline visibility for renewal and expansion revenue
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in logistics or global supply chain is a strong plus

Loadsmart provides a logistics technology platform that helps shippers, carriers, and brokers manage freight with instant booking, real-time pricing, and access to intermodal capacity. The product combines a single interface with features like pricing hundreds of lanes in minutes, matching contracted lanes to carriers, running mini-bids, mobile apps, and TMS integrations to optimize dispatch and pricing. It differentiates itself by offering end-to-end freight procurement at scale, real-time carrier matching, a mobile, integrated experience, and managed transportation services. The goal is to make freight management faster, cheaper, and more scalable for its users.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$343.7M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Geoff Kelley’s brokerage expertise scales operations as new COO.
  • Managed Transportation saves 20% freight costs for $3M-$100M shippers.
  • Opendock reduces dwell time through real-time dock scheduling.

What critics are saying

  • Uber Freight captures 25% more FTL bookings via AI spot market.
  • FMCSA delists ELDs by May 2026, dropping Loadsmart carrier capacity 20%.
  • C.H. Robinson’s Navisphere poaches clients with 30% cheaper services.

What makes Loadsmart unique

  • Loadsmart integrates FreightIntel AI for instant freight analytics.
  • ShipperGuide Marketplace auto-matches shippers with FTL carriers.
  • YMS digitizes yards, docks, and gates via NavTrac acquisition.

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Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) Company Match

Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-3%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-2%
The Mainstream
May 14th, 2025
Loadsmart Announces Brokerage and Managed Transportation Leader Geoff Kelley as New COO

Loadsmart, a next-generation logistics solutions provider, today announced that Geoff Kelley has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer, bringing more than two decades of experience leading and scaling freight brokerages.

DC Velocity
Apr 18th, 2025
How much data is in your yard?

Chicago-based Loadsmart in February announced a new YMS product that it says digitizes docks, yards, and gates by enabling customers to oversee truck movements, track assets, and improve coordination from a single interface.

American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Feb 25th, 2025
Loadsmart launches ShipperGuide Marketplace for on-demand truckload shipping

Loadsmart, a next-generation logistics solutions provider, today announced the launch of ShipperGuide Marketplace, an on-demand platform that connects shippers with a trusted network of carriers to automatically match freight with full truckload capacity.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Feb 18th, 2025
Loadsmart Launches YMS for Dock and Yard Operations

Loadsmart launches YMS for Dock and yard operations.

Automated Warehouse
Feb 13th, 2025
Loadsmart connects dock operations with Yard Management System

Loadsmart this week launched its Yard Management System, or YMS, at Manifest in Las Vegas.