MapQuest is a pioneer in online mapping and location services, guiding tens of millions of people each month and powering location-based solutions for businesses worldwide. Headquartered in Los Angeles, we provide a robust developer platform – including geospatial APIs, SDKs, and tools – that enables over 350,000 developers to integrate maps, routing, traffic, and search into their applications. Our platform and products (such as multi-stop route planning for delivery fleets) help organizations improve operations, connect with customers, and create great user experiences. After 25+ years of leading the industry, MapQuest continues to innovate with privacy-focused apps and enterprise SaaS solutions that make the world easier to navigate.
We're looking for an experienced Senior Technical Product Manager to own the end‑to‑end roadmap for the MapQuest Platform business. You’ll blend platform thinking (APIs, SDKs, developer experience) with SaaS lifecycle stewardship (mobile + web) to deliver products that delight both developers and enterprise operations teams. You will collaborate with Engineering, UX, Sales, and Customer Success to drive revenue growth, expand into new verticals, and strengthen MapQuest’s reputation as the most trusted name in location‑based services.Why MapQuest?• Impact at scale — your roadmap touches millions of end users and thousands of businesses.
• Customer diversity — solve problems across trucking fleets, home‑health nurses, curbside retailers, and municipal agencies.• Collaborative Los Angeles HQ — work on‑site with cross‑functional teammates in a culture that values innovation and career growth.
The Role You Will Have:
- Define and prioritize the product roadmap for APIs, SDKs, and RoadWarrior, translating corporate strategy into a rolling quarterly plan using data‑driven frameworks
- Champion developer experience: own API design standards, usage tiers, documentation quality, SDK consistency, and sandbox tooling to ensure an intuitive, secure, and scalable platform
- Accelerate execution by breaking down features into small iterations that deliver value quickly, using AI/ML platforms, agentic coding, & autonomous testing frameworks.
- Lead cross‑platform feature development such as route deviation alerts and advanced geofencing.
- Partner with go‑to‑market teams to evolve vertical playbooks for Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare, Retail last‑mile, and Government services.
- Define and track key metrics (MAU, WAU, attach rate, retention, LTV:CAC); instrument funnels, run A/B tests, and socialize insights that optimize onboarding, paywalls, and pricing bundles.
- Evaluate ecosystem partnerships (third‑party datasets, telematics, weather) and negotiate OEM or channel partnerships that expand the total addressable market.
- Serve as the voice of the customer, gathering feedback through interviews, win/loss analysis, and usage analytics to inform backlog grooming and quarterly planning.
- Communicate roadmap and results clearly to executives, engineering, and customer‑facing teams, balancing technical depth with business impact.
What You Will Bring:
- 5+ years of product management in a technical B2B context (developer platforms, SaaS, or cloud APIs).
- Proven success leading location, mapping & logistics products.
- Strong API and microservice fundamentals (REST, gRPC/GraphQL, OAuth2, rate limiting, SLAs).
- Experience shipping cross‑platform features across mobile and web.
- Familiarity with route optimization, geospatial data, and GIS concepts (e.g., geocoding, address parsing, etc).
- Data fluency: SQL, Amplitude/GA4, Tableau or similar BI tools; can build metrics dashboards and run experiments.
- Excellent stakeholder communication – can translate technical details into business value for execs and customers.
- Nice to have: Background in Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Field Service, or e‑commerce last‑mile delivery and experience pricing/monetizing consumption‑based APIs.
What We Have to Offer:
- Competitive salary + bonus + equity
- Generous PTO + 11 company holidays
- Open sick time
- 100% covered Medical, Dental, Vision for employees
- 401k with match
- Health & Dependent Care Flex Spending Account
- Paid professional development
- Leadership & growth opportunities
- Virtual company and team building events
The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is
$146,600 - 219,900
+ bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in U.S. role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.System1’s headquarters is located in Marina del Rey, CA with additional offices in Bellevue, WA and Guelph, ON, Canada. Employees near office locations are returning to the office. Location-specific policies and available accommodations will be discussed during the interview process.System1 allows fully-remote work in the following approved locations: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Prospective U.S. employees who live outside of any of these states will need to establish residency in one of the approved states prior to employment. Reasonable accommodations will be provided as applicable.
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