Senior Manager, Market Expansion & Operations Strategy

Gatik AI • Fort Worth, TX

3h • Hybrid

About The Position

Gatik is seeking a strategic, execution-focused Senior Manager, Market Expansion & Operations Strategy to lead the growth and maturation of its autonomous trucking operations in new and existing markets. The role owns market expansion, launch, and maturity strategy, and defines how fleet operations and maintenance are managed throughout each market’s lifecycle. The position is hybrid, with three days per week in Phoenix, Arizona, or Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

The Senior Manager partners with Commercial Operations (Business Development) to align expansion with customer demand and commitments, and works with Operational Excellence to develop sustainable operating models. The role collaborates with senior leaders in Market Operations, Fleet Maintenance, Safety, Product, and Engineering to create end-state strategies that account for customer and regional differences while maintaining safety and quality and enabling scalable, repeatable growth.

Gatik is a provider of autonomous middle-mile logistics using its proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™. Its Class 3–7 autonomous trucks serve commercial markets including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience in operations, strategy, or expansion roles, including 6+ years in senior leadership.
• Experience leading market expansion and scaling fleet and maintenance operations across several regions.
• Experience developing end-state strategies that account for customer and regional differences.
• Experience partnering with commercial or business development teams and VP-level leaders.
• Expert skill in structured problem solving, continuous improvement, and lean practices.

Responsibilities

• Assess each market’s operational maturity and develop expansion, launch, and growth strategies and playbooks, with a path from current operations to scalable, lean-based operations.
• Define how operations manages fleet operations and maintenance together, and develop end-state operating strategies that account for customer and regional differences.
• Monitor trends, recurring challenges, and emerging risks across markets and turn them into strategic priorities and proactive solutions.
• Partner with Commercial Operations (Business Development) to understand customer demand and requirements, assess operational feasibility, and align expansion plans with commercial commitments.
• Work with the Operational Excellence team to ensure expansion and market-maturity strategies are based on sustainable work, management, and improvement systems.
• Lead structured problem solving and apply lean practices to improve cost, quality, and speed to maturity; incorporate lessons learned into playbooks and standards.
• Partner with VP-level leaders and lead cross-functional programs across Market Operations, Fleet Maintenance, Safety, Product, and Engineering to deliver expansion goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior