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Posted 6 Oct 2026

Program Manager, Mapping Operations

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O-MOps-Corp (7GC)
Posted
6 Oct 2026

About the role

You will:

  • Develop deep subject matter expertise on the Imagery component of mapping operations, and serve as a go-to point of contact for our vendor teams
  • Test and roll out new mapping  tools, features, and workflows in coordination with our Engineering partners
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and own those solutions end-to-end
  • Create and maintain clear technical documentation

You have:

  • B.Tech / B.E. in Civil Engineering, Geoinformatics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
  • 2+ years managing technical data pipelines or operations, directly responsible for task flow, throughput, and error triage.
  • Track record of technical self-sufficiency: Proven experience ramping up on proprietary tools/pipelines and independently diagnosing data anomalies to root causes.
  • Policy & SOP authoring: Demonstrated experience translating raw engineering specs into clear, unambiguous operational workflows for large teams.
  • Cross-functional bridge: Experience coordinating directly with Software Engineers to resolve blockers while keeping operations unblocked.

We prefer:

  • MBA / PGDM with a specialization in Operations, Supply Chain, or Systems.
  • Domain exposure: Direct experience with geospatial data, HD maps, GIS, LiDAR/camera sensor data, or AV/robotics pipelines.
  • Vendor operations: Experience training, auditing, and enforcing strict quality/SLA metrics (e.g., 98%+ quality bars, Meta-QC) across 20+ member vendor pods.
  • Hands-on data querying: Proficiency in SQL or Python for extracting pipeline logs, auditing defect rates, and building operational dashboards.

Travel requirements:

  • Ability to travel to the US as needed (at least once every 2 years)

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