Project Manager- HD Mapping (ADAS/ AV)

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Project Manager – HD Mapping

Key Responsibilities:

Project & Delivery Management:

• Plan, track, and deliver mapping projects as per client requirements and defined SLAs
• Develop and manage detailed workflow schedules and staffing plans across annotation, review, and QA layers
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, QA processes, and tool usage guidelines
• Own project metrics including accuracy, productivity, throughput, utilization, and turnaround times

Team Leadership:

• Manage day-to-day performance of team leads, annotators, and reviewers
• Conduct regular stand-ups, performance reviews, and feedback loops
• Support training coordination for new workflows and skill upgrades
• Identify and mentor high-potential team members for lateral mobility

Client & Stakeholder Coordination:

• Serve as primary point of contact for client delivery managers on assigned workflows
• Coordinate periodic reviews, sample audits, and feedback incorporation
• Escalate risks, deviations, or blockers proactively with mitigation plans

Process Improvement:

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for quality, cycle time, and cost efficiency
• Collaborate with QA and L&D teams to refine SOPs and training content
• Identify automation or tooling enhancement opportunities in mapping workflows

Reporting & Documentation:

• Maintain daily/weekly/monthly dashboards for internal and client-facing metrics
• Document project retrospectives and process changes
• Ensure proper version control and configuration management of annotated data

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, GIS, Computer Science, or related field
• 4–7 years of experience in project or delivery management, preferably in AV/ADAS, GIS, or data services
• Experience managing large teams (50+ members) in shift-based operations
• Exposure to HD mapping workflows – LiDAR, semantic labeling, map QA, stitching preferred

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of AV mapping pipelines and data annotation lifecycle
• Familiarity with tools such as QGIS, RoadRunner, proprietary annotation platforms
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Hands-on experience with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello, Asana)
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments

Preferred Attributes:

• Certifications in PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile methodology
• Exposure to client-facing roles and global delivery environments
• Familiarity with SLAM, LiDAR point cloud concepts, or HD Map schemas (OpenDRIVE, Lanelet2)