Sr. Manager, Data Engineering Location-based Services

Job Description

• ​​Do you imagine a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion?  We do!  To reach this ambitious goal we are transforming how features are created and unlocking a new level of potential by further integrating our vehicles with their digital world.  Put your code on the road and into the hands of millions of GM customers, knowing that what you build will help reduce crashes and save lives. 

  We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Geospatial Manager/Engineer to lead our Location-based Services team. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert with a strong technical background in geospatial and mapping systems. In this role, you will guide the team and provide thought leadership in research, design, deployment, and launch of advanced location-based services and mapping products. We are looking for an innovative continuous learner and collaborative problem solver who is driven to take ideas to production. 

  Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report onsite at the  Austin IT Innovation Center North - Austin IT Innovation Center North or Warren MI,  three times per week minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.​ This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

  Responsibilities: 

  • As a subject matter expert on geospatial data, data objects and stores, and location-based services software product engineering, provide guidance and support to internal teams and external stakeholders 

  • Lead a team of ~12 location-based services engineers with developing software architecture, tools, and processes, and oversee the design, development, and validation of location-based services solutions, ensuring accuracy and reliability  

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, program management, and engineering teams to ensure the successful delivery of LBS projects  

  • Stay updated on relevant regulations and standards in geospatial data management, consumption and delivery, ensuring compliance in all products and initiatives  

  • Keep abreast of industry trends and new technology, and educate the global team 

  • Grow, mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth  

  • Provide long-term strategic direction of the Location-based Services platform and the convergence with gm.maps as a central mapping service to General Motors internal and external customers 

  • Engage with and influence senior directors in setting the technical and product strategic for the provision of location-based and mapping services 

  • Drive innovation and research in LBS product development methodologies 

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:  

• Advanced degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field; PhD preferred. 

• 10+ years of experience in design and implementation of advanced geospatial and mapping data products 

• Proven experience in location-based services with a deep understanding of geospatial data engineering, object stores, methodologies, software architecture, and deploying location-based services to the onboard vehicle applications as well as the cloud infrastructure / systems 

• 10+ years of experience in location-based services software development (MapBox, OpenStreet Maps, ARCGIS, Postgres, P