by Autosled
April 4, 2022
The vehicle transport business has had a lot of manual processes in everything from scheduling to invoicing to payments.
When car dealers hire transporters to move new and used cars from auction to dealer, from dealer to dealer or from dealer to consumer, it’s been done with phone calls, text messages, emails, paper invoices and checks.
Dave Sperau, founder and chief revenue officer at Autosled, saw the inefficiencies in this process during his time as a general manager at car dealerships. With 70 vehicles a month being purchased and transported, the paperwork became a full-time job.
by Autosled
Monday, Jul. 11, 2022
By Sarah Rubenoff Correspondent
The entire auto industry has been impacted by recent trends in the current business environment, including COVID impacts and labor shortages, supply chain hiccups and more. And perhaps no branch of the industry has been affected as much as the vehicle transport and logistics side of the business. COVID restrictions, a shortage in drivers and new- and used-supply tightening has rocked the industry over the past couple of years.
by Autosled
Autosled is a tech enabled marketplace platform that provides dealers, transporters, auctioneers, brokers, and individuals with seamless, efficient, and digital vehicle transport options. New and used cars, trucks, motorcycles, classic and luxury vehicles are all regularly shipped nationwide. Autosled offers enclosed and open transport as well as door-to-door shipping to both residences and businesses. Our investors hail from Tesla, Google and
Salesforce and have helped us grow six fold in the past year to quickly become a leader in the automotive transport marketplace with thousands of transporters and auto dealerships already on the platform!
About the Role:
The Human Resource Manager will run the daily functions of the Human Resource (HR) department including hiring and interviewing staff, training new hires on HR software platform that administers pay, benefits, and leave. In addition, you will assist in completing and enforcing company policies and practices. You will post/recruit qualified candidates for all positions.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Reviews, tracks, and documents compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory training, continuing education, and work assessments. This may include safety training, anti-harassment training, professional licensure, and aptitude exams and certifications.
- Recruits, interviews, and facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
- Conducts or acquires background checks and employee eligibility verifications.
- Implements new hire orientation and employee recognition programs.
- Performs routine tasks required to administer and execute human resource programs including but not limited to compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.
- Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.
- Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
- Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
- Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
- Performs other duties as assigned related to people and office needs.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Google, Slack or related software.
- Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred
- At least 2 year of human resource management or heavy recruitment experience is preferred.
- SHRM-CP a plus.
- Start up, growth experience a plus
What we provide:
- Health, Dental, Vision
- 401K with matching
- Company bonus potential
- Participation in employee stock option plan
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Rockville, MD 20852: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Education:
Experience:
- Human resources management: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
Autosled is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
by Autosled
Autosled provides dealers, transporters, auctioneers, brokers, and individuals that are relocating with seamless, efficient, and digital vehicle transport options. New and used cars, trucks, motorcycles, classic and luxury vehicles are all regularly shipped nationwide. Our investors hail from Tesla, Google and Salesforce and have helped us grow six fold in the past year to quickly become a leader in the automotive transport marketplace with thousands of transporters and auto dealerships already on the platform!
AutoSled’s engineering team is comprised of local and remote members collaborating closely on rapidly evolving products and internal solutions. We help our AutoSled teammates navigate the complexities of high volume automotive shipping, provide our customers reliable and transparent services via web and mobile apps, and empower transporters with increased bookings and fast payment.
Development Lead
We are seeking a technical leader with hands-on experience as a senior engineer to help grow our development operations. This role will aid in the ongoing maturation and optimization of our development processes, mentor and provide for the growth of all members, and align closely with the business to solve problems and optimize our operations.
Who We’re Looking For
You’re ambitious and practical, energized by solving problems and have a solid sense for evaluating risks.
Communication and effective expectation management are crucial in our environment as we emphasize a culture of agility, ownership and camaraderie.
What’s In It for You
AutoSled is a strongly backed startup on an exciting trajectory with diverse and experienced leadership to draw upon. As a member of our team you’ll have regular exposure to top emerging technology and the opportunity to learn and create in a rapidly evolving space. Benefits include healthcare, 401k, stock options, companywide success bonus, paid vacation, remote work flexibility and competitive base compensation.
As part of AutoSled engineering, you’ll work in cross-disciplinary teams with a direct impact on customers through engaging and intuitive software solutions. You will give and receive mentorship and have hands-on access to enterprise-class tools.
Responsibilities and Expectations
- Hybrid-remote role
- During ramp-up and for the first 90 days, significant time will be required on-site at the Rockville, MD headquarters
- Occasional ad hoc visits required to Rockville, MD or Birmingham, AL for collaborative work including strategic and/or product design sessions
- Day-to-day elements of the role can be performed remote. We emphasize on site work primarily for situations of heavier collaboration
- Lead the design, development and deployment of backend and frontend solutions
- Collaborate with other internal teams including Business Development, Transporter Support, Operations, Finance etc. for design and feedback
- Regularly facilitate teamwide standups, design sessions, roadmap planning, backlog management, code reviews, etc.
- Lead research, experimentation and prototyping efforts with effective delegation for the growth of individual teammates and democratization of knowledge
- Enforce strong coding, testing and documentation habits to support the upkeep of an efficient, scalable and maintainable product set
- Manage application tooling and analysis of utilization, support and performance metrics
- Monitor, evaluate and teach estimation practices
- Assist troubleshooting efforts
- Lead by example
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science related field, or equivalent work experience
- 4+ years experience in software product development
- 2+ years experience at a senior engineering level
- Proficiency with:
- C# and SQL
- Unit testing
- Source management
- REST APIs
- Senior level experience with MVC or similar design patterns and persisted data models
- Familiarity with cloud technologies including virtual networking, storage, message queues, VMs, serverless tech (Lambda, Azure Functions or the like)
- Strong debugging and tracing tool experience
- Strong research, time management, communication and organizational skills
- Patient, empathetic and collaborative personality
Nice to Have
- AWS
- PostgreSQL
- OAuth2
- Node.js, Python, React, React Native
- Jira
- Troubleshooting, performance monitoring and network analysis tools
- MicroServices or Service Oriented Architecture
- Design for high transaction volume, concurrency and resiliency
- Test-driven development
- EDI and other legacy data interchange formats
- Previous team lead experience including mentoring of junior and internship roles
Our Process
Introduction and Screening – .5 hour
- Casual conversation on general background, work history and any relevant domain experience
Technical Interview – 2 hours
- Two topics will be provided in advance for code review and design discussion
- Whiteboarding – freeform design and/or pseudocoding session
- General Q&A
Roundtable – 2 hours
- Part 1: Development team Q&A 1 hour
- Part 2: Business and adjacent teams Q&A 1 hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Autosled is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
