Locality expert Gothenburg

Role Objective The Locality Experts program aims to improve the accuracy and freshness of all Auto data attributes. This will be achieved by having a Locality Expert who understands local conditions, policies, and country-wide changes and can proactively identify potential real-world changes. Responsibilities The main responsibilities of this role include:

• Conduct market research on trends in the automotive industry
• P0: Speed limits and EVCS
• P1: Other ADAS
• Work with the policy team to develop country-specific policies and provide local insights when needed
• Perform meta QC and random quality checks to identify data quality issues
• Develop country-level quality metrics and conduct in-country drives to collect feedback and data for client working groups
• Act as the main point of contact for country-related questions from other teams regarding basemap features, excluding Transit
• Review and maintain region-specific implicit and statutory speed limits and rules (for example, a speed limit of 20 on roads in a town compared to a state-wide limit of 30)
• Research news, government announcements, and notices from highway construction and other agencies about scheduled maintenance and road repairs
• Identify special cases, such as unique road sign variations and urban area polygon logic, that may be missed, as well as gaps in algorithms
• Help prioritize issues using local knowledge, including missing road signs and data errors that have the greatest impact on users
• Support communication with government and transit authorities to learn about upcoming changes and recurring data issues, while coordinating responsibilities with the Outreach and Partnerships teams
• Provide local knowledge and context to partnerships and other outreach teams when needed
• Offer guidance on different road sign types, their meanings, and local interpretations
• Support quality assurance and country certification processes to achieve and maintain high data quality standards

Experience / Skills

• At least 3 years of experience in the automotive industry or in urban planning, traffic, transit, signals, or signage
• Good understanding of market research methods and techniques
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in the local language and English
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to manage several projects at the same time
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail