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BENEFITS SUMMARY
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ABOUT US
Voyage Control is headquartered in London with an office in Los Angeles. We are headed up by former soldiers, senior corporate executives, MBAs, and a PhD. Our team has varied backgrounds but has one thing in common; and that is the dedication to building Voyage Control into a great company which our clients will love and that solves real world problems on the ground.
A Brief History
Back in 2009, our founder and CEO James Swanston started Voyage Control. Back then the company was called Carbon Voyage, and was focused on passenger transport.
James’ vision was to build a way for people to share their cars and taxis more easily, and in doing so reduce congestion and pollution whilst saving everyone time and money. After some initial success though, James turned his idea to freight transport. Helping businesses manage and optimise their freight deliveries was the challenge James wanted to take on, and Voyage Control was born to take on this task.
The company’s principles have remained the same since we started. For a system to be efficient all the parties involved need to have the most information possible available to them. Businesses suffer with their freight deliveries and vehicle fleets because their knowledge is fragmented. But by using Voyage Control to manage their freight deliveries, our users have access to a much larger pool for knowledge, and this is what drives efficiency. In business terms more efficiency means higher revenues and lower costs, alongside less congestion and pollution.
James Swanston
CEOJames Swanston, CEO
In his youth, James served in the Australian Army in Baghdad in the Joint Allied Command HQ. During his time in the military, James was responsible for analysing vast amounts of information from multiple sources. Upon realising that the methods the intelligence communities and the military shared information was too restrictive, James redesigned the processes and in doing so created operational efficiencies. For his service in Iraq James was awarded the US Bronze Star.
We're hiring
Voyage Control is always on the lookout for great talent to join our team
Logistics and Freight may not sound the most glamorous area to work in, but let us tell you why we think it is:
- It’s a global market worth $8trn dollars per annum today – Global Revenues in Social Media are only $3.2trn
- Freight is as old as the first trade mankind made – its full of problems
- Without Freight movement the world literally stands still – it’s the glue of interconnected economies
- Until people can virtually send products Freight transport will always be required (ok, 3D printers are getting there, but they can’t produce food yet!)
Some of the challenges we’re solving:
- How can we influence the traffic profile around a hub to improve customer experience?
- How do you enable companies to optimise payloads from several locations whilst taking the most efficient route to destination and arriving on time?
- How do you get 300 vehicles into a space suitable for only 20 in under 1 hour?
- How to reduce urban traffic whilst enabling more freight to be moved?
Voyage Control is taking on the fight against poor logistics and putting the power of knowing exactly what is happening into the hands of those that need it most.
We are an award winning team of ex-military, ex-bankers, ex-construction, MBAs and PhDs who have taken up this challenge to shape the future of freight logistics.
We’re taking on this challenge, have you got what it takes to join us?
We want those that:
- Break things, but own how to fix the thing afterwards
- Want responsibility but historically overlooked because of experience
- Will go the to any length to deliver exceptional results and not just the extra mile
- Want to turn an old industry on it’s head using amazing technology
- Want to be part of something no one else is doing
- Work with the leading global names
- Proud to say we did that!
What we’re looking for:
We are always on the hunt for those that want a challenge. Also we never turn down exceptional talent! These are some of the roles we always make space for:
- Product Managers
- Front End Developers
- API Developers
- Full Stack Developers
- Mobile Developers
- UX and UI designers
- Professional Services Implementation Leaders
- Customer Service Experts
- Enterprise Sales Leaders
What we can offer: (#LIFEISGOODINASTARTUP )
- Competitive salary with equity options
- Flexible working hours
- PerkBox Membership to save you £100’s per month on day to day purchases
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refreshment supplies; tea, coffee, cookies & more
- Fridge Friday in the office every week – and any excuse for a social night out
- Access to training you and your teammates choose – we let each other pick our training so we can up-skill and progress
Use the form below to get in touch, or send your CV and cover letter to careers@voyagecontrol.com