Senior Manager/Director, Cartography
Core
Lead the organization responsible for creating, maintaining, and validating high-definition (HD) maps that enable Zoox's autonomous robotaxi to perceive, predict, and plan across new cities and operational design domains.
Role type
Senior Manager/Director, Cartography
Builds
High-definition maps for autonomous vehicle perception and planning
Domain
Autonomous driving / Geospatial mapping
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
HD map creation and annotation, map maintenance and change detection, QA and validation standards, vendor and contractor management, roadmap planning, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Autonomous vehicle HD mapping experience, GIS/geospatial tooling (QGIS, ArcGIS), ML-assisted map generation, safety-critical environment background
Technologies
QGIS, ArcGIS
Responsibilities
Lead and grow multiple cartography teams including managers and contractor/vendor mapping teams; Own HD map creation and annotation for new ODDs; Own map maintenance and change detection processes; Define and enforce map QA and validation standards; Set a unified, prioritized roadmap balancing new-city expansion, map freshness, and quality improvements; Manage vendor relationships including onboarding, training, capacity planning, SLAs, and quality audits; Partner with Mapping Software and ML teams to define tooling and automation requirements; Establish metrics and reporting on map quality, coverage, throughput, and turnaround time
