Position Announcement

Manager, Global Content – Chicago, IL

As a manager on the Global Content Management team you will be responsible for overseeing the content strategy/feasibility and managing the content sourcing, contracting and acquisition for a group of global projects for point address, point of interest and other similar content/data types. This person will be responsible for overseeing aspects of data licensing with global commercial providers either by directly participating in the licensing, leading the licensing or supporting the local licensing-responsible parties (product mgt. and/or local field offices) and also working with our business affairs and legal team to ensure smooth execution and successful business terms. Overall this person will help align requirements, strategy and operations working closely with product management for these core content types on a global basis -- thus supporting the corporate strategy of rapid product development, while ensuring consistent terms and cost structures.

Responsibilities:

• Understand how third-party content receiving and evaluation processes tie into NAVTEQ’s overall commitment to Quality; lead the effort to globalize these processes.
• Build relationships with a variety of departments to promote successful adherence to global content receiving and evaluation processes.
• Oversee roll-out of a new metadata/content management system (EGIS) and leverage relationships to maximize buy-in and utilization; report up on utilization metrics and qualitative feedback.
• Manage funding and staffing requests for EGIS support.
• Identify content evaluation needs/gaps for a variety of existing and new content types; work across departments and divisions to put appropriate processes in place.
• Oversee global content receiving and evaluation process documentation – ensure alignment between the documentation and operational reality.
• Represent the department at cross-functional meetings and promote our role as data quality leaders.
• Align product development lifecycle (N-Gates) requirements with existing and future content evaluation processes.
• Directly supervise quality/receiving operational team lead and EGIS project manager.