Description

About The Role

We're looking for a senior Product Manager to own the product strategy and execution for how Hudhud generates and maintains map content-starting with POIs-through internal tooling, AI automation, and community contributions, delivering measurable improvements in coverage, freshness, quality, and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• POI & Map Gen Product

Own the end-to-end POI lifecycle: creation → validation → enrichment → freshness

• Define roadmap for the POI Portal and map editing tools (incl. JOSM customization)
• Design workflows connecting Data Ops, AI, Engineering, and external contributors
• Monitor the impact of Map Gen features and optimize based on metrics

• AI Automation

• Prioritize which map features should be automated by AI
• Define acceptance criteria, accuracy targets, and human-in-the-loop design
• Drive rollout strategy with AI & Engineering teams

• Data Ops Enablement

• Work closely with Data Ops to identify inefficiencies and convert them into product requirements
• Improve reviewer productivity, QA workflows, and validation loops

• Data Platform Prioritization

• Act as requirements owner toward Data Platform/Infra
• Consolidate needs from Map Gen, AI, and Data Ops into a ranked backlog
• Ensure platform roadmap is aligned with business impact

• Community & Crowdsourcing

• Own strategy to shift from in-house collection → hybrid → community contributions
• Design contributor experience, incentives, and quality gates

Requirements

• 4+ years Product Management in GIS, mapping, marketplaces, or UGC platforms
• Experience with ML-enabled products and ops-heavy workflows
• Strong analytical mindset and experimentation culture
• Ability to translate field problems into tech solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management across Ops, AI, and Engineering

Bonus

• Experience with OSM/JOSM or geospatial tools
• Crowdsourcing/gig platforms
• Arabic language

What You'll Own

• POI Portal & Map Gen tooling roadmap
• AI feature prioritization & success criteria
• Requirements & prioritization for Data Platform serving Map Gen
• Metrics and impact governance