WhereIsMyTransport is a globally distributed scale-up revolutionising the way public transport information can be understood and accessed in the Majority World. Using geospatial data collection, we untangle the mysteries of public transport networks - knowledge which, when shared, creates a more equitable society. Our product does something that no-one has done before in the cities we operate in - that’s why we’re backed by some of the world’s most renowned mobility tech investors including Google and Toyota Tsusho.
The quality and accuracy of our public transport datasets are key to our success as a business. Each time a public transport network changes to serve the needs of the people, we need to update our data-set to incorporate those changes - what we refer to as data maintenance. We are hiring our first Data Project Manager in Lima to be permanently based in the city, and take care of all the activities which enable this data maintenance day-to-day and week-to-week. It’s an exciting opportunity for someone with project management experience and a passion for making their home city easier to navigate by the millions of public transport users who live and work there.
Overview of activities amp; responsibilities
You’ll be a natural problem solver, comfortable taking responsibility for keeping our data-set for Lima as up-to-date as possible. Doing this will include the need for you to:
- Monitor news, media, social networks, and announcements by transport authorities to anticipate changes to the transport network ahead of time.
- Understand who the key people in both private and publicly owned public transport operations are, then build and maintain relationships with these important stakeholders.
- Arranging for new routes or changes to the network be re-mapped, or for updates to our existing data-set to be made on the basis of confirmed information which you will collect and verify.
- You will be hands-on at times and undertake some mapping work yourself, but will also manage a small, temporary team of people who will do this.
- Team management will include leading training sessions, providing feedback on the quality of data collected, managing payments, and dealing with daily queries from teammates who are doing work across the city in a given day.
- Work closely with the team who cleans and validates the data which you and your team are collecting, catching any errors and allowing us to be confident in the complete accuracy of our datasets.
We are looking for someone who is always thinking of how processes could be made quicker, or improved. You will have the scope to define the best ways of maintaining our data-set for your city, and will be always looking for ways to improve how we do this.
Requirements
- A rich understanding of the workings and operations of the local public transport industry and network in your city.
- Experience working as a project manager, or with project coordination, including managing budgets. We’re looking for someone who is very organised, and able to look after many moving parts at the same time.
- Experience managing a small team. You enjoy building relationships and have a knack for getting the best out of others.
- Good written and spoken English, strong Spanish language skills, and a strong communicator generally. You’re comfortable working with people from different backgrounds and cultures and know how to adapt your style to the people you’re speaking with.
- Good understanding of Google Sheets and/or Excel. In general you’ll be computer literate and tech savvy.
We’ll provide training on the following, but if you already have some of these it will be a plus:
- Data validation / processing experience.
- Familiarity with geo-spatial relationships and orientation tools (Google Maps, Google Earth, ArcGIS, QGIS, etc.), map and image interpretation.
- Familiarity with transport data formats. Ability to interpret and compare data points.
Benefits
- We are a remote-first business, so you will work from home on a daily basis.