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Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Maps Quality and Insights Team as a Program ManagerAre you passionate about using data and analytics to drive meaningful change? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where innovation and efficiency are paramount? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

At TomTom, our Maps Quality and Insights team is dedicated to delivering state-of-the-art data and analytics solutions that empower our Mapmaking teams. We are at the forefront of providing fast and cost-effective, data-driven decision-making within the TomTom Maps Organization. Our mission is to ensure that our solutions and products are not only timely but also of the highest quality, contributing to the success of our organization.The impact you'll make

• As a Program Manager on our team, you will play a pivotal role in fostering synergies and driving excellence. You will lead initiatives that enhance our workflows and optimize our processes.
• You will ensure a collaborative approach within our team, enabling timely deliverables and maintaining strong relationships with other teams. Your efforts will guarantee that the right inputs are in place to kick off development and that outcomes are effectively communicated to our stakeholders. Your technical background in Software Engineering (SwE) or Data Science (DS) will be invaluable as you will work with our team to identify the best solutions. You will be instrumental in improving our way of working and achieving our ambitious goals. Join us and make a significant impact by contributing to a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We look forward to welcoming a Program Manager who is eager to take our Maps Quality and Insights team to the next level.
  
  

What you'll need

• Demonstrates advanced-level proficiency in overseeing programs, effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams and units to drive alignment and improve operational efficiency.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple organizational units landscape.
• Understands the full range of products, services and processes in scope of multiple product units.
• Effectively manages large program scope, budgets and ensuring optimal resource allocation for successful project/program delivery.
• Facilitates the resolution of problems.
• Recognized within the organization as an expert who holds specialized depth and breadth of expertise in own discipline.
• Demonstrates advanced-level proficiency in overseeing programs, effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams and units to drive alignment and improve operational efficiency.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple organizational units landscape.
• Understands the full range of products, services and processes in scope of multiple product units.
• Effectively manages large program scope, budgets and ensuring optimal resource allocation for successful project/program delivery.
• Facilitates the resolution of problems.
• Identifies / solves complex problems. Also guides others in resolving such problems within specialized areas based on existing solutions and processes.
• Trains/mentors junior staff.
• May lead function teams or projects and serves as a best practices/quality resource.
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Applies and interprets industry best practices and standards to improve and make recommendations for products, services, or processes.
• Drives innovation and continuous improvement within the project management discipline, leveraging strategic and innovative capabilities to address complex challenges.
• Accountability
• Exhibits high level of accountability and ownership in managing and delivering large and complex projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Ability to proactively identify potential risks and issues, develop mitigation actions by working closely with Product units, and manage them effectively within the project management process.
• Sets expectations for best practices within the team, serving as a role model for a can-do way of working based on data at an advanced level.
  
  

What we offer

A competitive compensation package, of course.

Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days, as well as paid access to e-learning resources such as O'Reilly and LinkedIn Learning.

Time to support life outside of work, with enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities.

Work flexibility, where TomTom'ers, in agreement with their manager and team, use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize. It's all about getting the best out of both worlds - we ask TomTom'ers to come to the office two days a week, and the remaining three are free to be worked in either location.

Improve your home office with a setup budget and get extra support with a monthly allowance.

Enjoy options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year, to visit family and friends, or to simply explore the world we're mapping.

Take the holidays you want with a competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday.

Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays to bring your ideas to life with talented teammates from around the world.

Become a part of our inclusive global culture and have the chance to collaborate with a diverse community - we have over 80 nationalities at TomTom!

Find out more about our global benefits and enjoy additional local benefits tailored to your location.

Meet your team

We're Maps, a global team within TomTom's Location Technology Products technical unit. Our team is driven to deliver the most up-to-date, accurate and detailed maps for hundreds of millions of users around the world. Joining our team, you'll continuously innovate our mapmaking processes, directly contributing to our vision: engineering the world's most trusted and useful map.

At TomTom...

You'll help people find their way in the world. In 2004, TomTom revolutionized how the world moves with the introduction of the first portable navigation device. Now, we intend to do it again by engineering the first-ever real-time map, the smartest and most useful map on the planet.

Work with a team of 3,700 unique, curious and passionate problem-solvers. Together, we'll open up a world of possibilities for car manufacturers, enterprises and developers to help people understand and get closer to the world around them.

After you apply

Our recruitment team will work hard to give you a meaningful experience throughout your journey with us, no matter the outcome. Your application will be screened closely and you can rest assured that all follow-up actions will be thorough, from assessments and interviews all the way through onboarding. To find out more about our application process, check out our hiring FAQs.

TomTom is an equal opportunity employer

TomTom is where you can find your place in the world. Every day we welcome, nurture and celebrate differences. Why? Because your uniqueness is what makes you, you. No matter your culture or background, you'll find your impact at TomTom. Research also shows that sometimes women and underrepresented communities can be hesitant to apply for positions unless they believe they meet 100% of the criteria. If you can relate to this, please know that we'd love to hear from you.