Title:  Senior Project Manager

Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex.  By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed. 

We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 26,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them. Learn more at www.descartes.com. 
 
We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team. 

Senior Project Manager (Enterprise SaaS – Fleet & Routing)

We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead enterprise deployments—especially in fleet, routing, and mobile domains—managing multiple concurrent projects that deliver fast time-to-value and measurable customer impact. Beyond execution, you’ll mentor peers, improve delivery frameworks, and champion our mission to provide meaningful value that drives real success for our customers. This is a remote position, and the salary range for this role is $110,000–$120,000 USD, depending on experience and location.

What You’ll Do

Project Delivery & Leadership
•    Lead high-impact implementations of Descartes SaaS solutions—focusing on fleet routing, mobile tools, and logistics systems for enterprise clients.
•    Deliver clear, measurable value by aligning project execution with customer outcomes.
•    Manage project scope, timelines, resources, budgets, and quality with excellence and precision.
•    Maintain accurate documentation and continually review methodologies to ensure delivery consistency.
•    Escalate proactively and communicate project health transparently with stakeholders.

Team Mentorship & Collaboration
•    Inspire project teams with curiosity, responsibility, and clarity of purpose, ensuring that every implementation delivers real customer value.
•    Mentor peers to deepen their project management and domain expertise.
•    Support continuous improvement in implementation strategy and knowledge-sharing practices.

Customer-Centric Excellence
•    Build trusted partnerships with enterprise clients—listening carefully, delivering results, and ensuring the value of our solution is felt at every step.
•    Use feedback loops to refine service delivery and support long-term client success.
•    Apply a strategic lens to problem-solving, always aiming to maximize customer impact.

Aptitude in Action
•    Curiosity & Smarts: You ask the right questions, explore new efficiencies, and learn continuously.
•    Coachability: You’re open to feedback and eager to improve—helping your team do the same.
•    Work Ethic & Track Record: You deliver consistently—on time, on budget, and to high quality.
•    Responsibility & Honesty: You communicate clearly, escalate thoughtfully, and own your commitments.

What You Bring
•    5+ years’ experience leading enterprise-level system implementations (SaaS preferably) for clients—especially in fleet routing or mobile logistics.
•    Proven ability to manage and deliver multiple, concurrent enterprise-level projects with measurable success.
•    Experience with Descartes solutions or comparable logistics/SaaS implementations is a strong plus.
•    Excellent written and verbal communication—you're comfortable with stakeholder management at all levels.
•    Highly organized, detail-oriented, and skilled at prioritizing across projects.
•    Willingness to travel up to 20%, as needed, to partner with clients.
•    Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
•    PMP or other project management certification is an added advantage.

What You’ll Gain at Descartes
Joining us means becoming part of a collaborative, values-driven community where your talents are seen—and your growth is supported:
•    Flexible, remote-first work environment that respects work-life balance and encourages autonomy.
•    Structured mentorship and ongoing on-the-job learning, so you—and your aptitude for growth—continue to evolve.
•    Opportunities to contribute boldly—you’ll influence product adoption, methodology improvement, and deliver real client impact.
•    Competitive compensation and benefits, paired with recognition for your track record and hard work.
•    A global team culture marked by innovation, inclusion, and collective excellence.

Join Us 
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success.  

Descartes also has a deep sense of environmental responsibility. Learn more about how we helped our customers save over 552,000 metric tons of CO2 in 2020 by reducing fuel and paper consumption: https://www.descartes.com/who-we-are/social-responsibility-sustainability/environmental-impact.  Join a team that’s committed to working with customers to conserve resources and enhance sustainability. 

At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory. If you feel you have 70% of the qualifications we are looking for, and Descartes sounds like the team and the mission you want to be part of, apply now. We can't promise it will be a fit, but we do promise to consider your experience. 

Through COVID-19, we implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview and onboard candidates by video using Microsoft TEAMS. We record interviews and use them strictly for quality assurance, training and general record keeping purposes. Should you have any questions about this process, please connect with our hiring team in advance of scheduled interviews. We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we're all in this together. 

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please review our EEO is the Law, Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Statement, EEO/AA Statement. Descartes participates in the E-Verify program. Please click below to learn more about the E-Verify program. Notice of E-Verify Participation Right to Work (English and Spanish). 
Descartes is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants in North America with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email us at hrna@descartes.com. Provide your name and contact information along with the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Your request will be responded to as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.