General Manager, Iowa Market (Manufacturing & Logistics)

Location: Des Moines, Iowa; must be in the Des Moines office every day. Visit local businesses each week for less than 25% of working time. Remote candidates will not be considered; the office location will ideally be in the Des Moines area.

Company

hirify.global is a technology startup connecting manufacturing and logistics businesses with workers through an online marketplace, mobile app, and business tools for real-time labor access.

What you will do

• Lead day-to-day operations for the Iowa market and oversee P&L performance.
• Drive revenue growth, business development, market entry strategy, and marketing initiatives.
• Build target lists, develop strategic accounts and partnerships, and cultivate business-user relationships.
• Manage CRM processes and identify scalable ways to recruit business users and onboard talent.
• Recruit, hire, coach, and develop the district team as the market grows.
• Provide product-market feedback to product management and technology development while supporting events, interviews, workshops, and long-term company strategy.

Requirements

• Direct experience working in or advising logistics, supply chain, or manufacturing industries.
• Leadership experience with teams, cross-functional projects, or organizations, including responsibility for selecting, hiring, coaching, and capacity planning.
• Evidence of upward progression within the same company and responsibility for cross-functional teams, projects, or organizations.
• At least 5 years of post-university workforce experience; 8 years of work experience is ideal.
• Demonstrated results in outperforming or exceeding goals, with strong communication, storytelling, and plain-language relationship-building skills.
• Ability to break complex problems into detailed, data-driven points.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial, industrious, growth-oriented, and results-focused approach.
• Must be able to work in the Des Moines office every day and visit local businesses each week.
• Applicants must not have worked at or studied processes of a FAANG or other Silicon Valley-based company.

Nice to have

• Entrepreneurial experience, site startup experience, or independent leadership of a project, group, or organization.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement training or certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time salaried position in the Market Operations department.
• Hands-on, learn-by-doing role as the first team member in the Iowa market.
• Opportunity to build a local team and later scale additional Midwest markets after demonstrating success.
• Work involves collaboration with the VP, Midwest, West Region leaders, Operations Leadership, the CEO, and other market leaders.
• hirify.global promotes a diverse and equal-opportunity workplace.