Locality Expert

Job description

**Role Objective** The Locality Experts program is designed to improve the freshness and accuracy of all Auto data attributes. This will be achieved by establishing a Locality Expert who is knowledgeable about local conditions, policies, and country-wide changes, and can proactively build a pipeline of real-world updates. ### Core tasks: - Conduct market research on trends in the Auto industry - **P0:** Speed limits, EVCS - **P1:** Other ADAS features - Collaborate with the policy team on policy creation and provide local context. - Perform meta-QC and random checks to identify quality issues. - Create country-level quality metrics and conduct in-country drives to provide feedback and data to client working groups. - Act as the country owner for queries from other teams, including basemap features (excluding Transit). - Curate region-specific implicit/statutory speed limits and rules - (e.g., arterials in a town should be 20 vs. a statewide rule of 30). - Research news articles and notices from government, highways, or other agencies regarding scheduled maintenance/repairs. - Identify edge cases (e.g., unique sign variations, urban area polygon logic) and gaps in algorithms. - Provide input to proactively prioritize issues using local knowledge - e.g., which missing signs cause the biggest problems, which errors impact users the most. - Support proactive outreach with government and transit authorities to understand upcoming changes or systemic data issues - (to be clarified with Outreach & Partnerships, who own data collection/feeds). - Support partnerships and outreach teams with local knowledge and context. - Consult on all sign types to provide local interpretation and understanding. - Assist with quality assurance and country certification processes to ensure the highest quality level is reached and maintained. ### Experience / Skills Required - **3+ years** of experience in the automotive industry, urban planning, traffic/transit/signage, or similar fields. - Strong understanding of **market research methodologies and techniques**. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the **local language** and **English**. - Ability to work independently and collaboratively. - Ability to manage **multiple projects simultaneously**. - Excellent time-management and organizational skills. - Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities.