ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITYonX is seeking a Senior Geospatial Analyst to support the Offroad vertical, you will play a critical role in ensuring that Offroad-related geospatial content moves reliably through onX systems and into customers' hands. You will collaborate closely with Offroad Product Managers, a Geospatial Project Manager, as well as with developers to execute geospatial work that supports the Offroad product roadmap.
This role is focused on implementation and delivery. You will apply strong technical judgment to build, maintain, and validate geospatial datasets and pipelines that are performant, scalable, and trustworthy.
This role lives within the Content domain, which is responsible for cartography, data processing, data analysis, and data sourcing across onX. You will be part of a broader team of Geospatial Analysts, Geospatial Project Managers, and Engineers supporting multiple verticals across the organization. This role reports to aGeospatial Manager.
This is a unique opportunity to lead mapping innovation at a company passionate about outdoor recreation and technical excellence.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Essential Job Duties & Functions- Serve as the Senior Geospatial Analyst supporting the Offroad vertical, owning the technical approach, sequencing, and delivery of geospatial work defined by the Offroad Geospatial Project Manager.
- Execute geospatial work that supports connected content initiatives by implementing datasets and workflows that enable Offroad content to be used consistently across multiple product features and experiences.
- Support content trust initiatives by executing audits, refreshes, and cleanup of high-impact Offroad datasets, applying technical judgment to ensure content is accurate, maintainable, and fit for long-term use, including identifying dataset candidates for update, replacement, or retirement.
- Leverage existing geospatial pipelines and contribute to the improvement and development of new processes as needed, ensuring reliable delivery of data from source systems into customer-facing products and services.
- Lead complex geospatial processing and analysis such as multi-source data integration, conflation, and large-scale QA/QC, applying expert judgment to resolve ambiguity and edge cases.
- Use Claude Code and other AI tools to generate, optimize, and automate geospatial workflows, including feature extraction, segmentation, classification, conflation, and QA.
- Proactively identify data quality risks, pipeline gaps, or platform limitations and surface recommendations to the Offroad Geospatial Project Manager.
- Analyze data, create dashboards, and monitor data health metrics to provide insights that inform business decisions and support overall product health.
- Research and evaluate geospatial data sources, making recommendations for new sources or improvements to existing ones.
- Partner closely with engineers to ensure geospatial solutions are performant, maintainable, and aligned with platform best practices.
- Own the end-to-end execution quality of assigned initiatives, from intake through production release and post-launch validation.
- Use version control (Git) and collaborative workflows to drive consistency and repeatability across the broader Geospatial team.
- Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to other Geospatial Analysts as needed.
- Communicate clearly and confidently about technical decisions, risks, and progress to cross-functional partners.
- Other ad hoc duties as assigned by the Supervisor.Look for opportunities to embed AI as a repeatable co-pilot in daily workflows by integrating experimentation into real work, and continuously refining its use with sound judgment and validation.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING- Bachelor's degree in Geospatial, Geospatial Engineering, Computer Science, Hydrology, Geography, or related field; or equivalent technical experience.
- 8+ years of geospatial industry experience, including dataset sourcing, development, transformation, and deployment.
- Expert-level proficiency in QGIS and advanced geoprocessing techniques.
- Expert with SQL, cloud-based analytical databases (e.g., BigQuery), PostGIS, spatial indexing, and performance optimization.
- Strong Python skills, including experience with GDAL, geopandas, PyQGIS, and automation frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to operate within complex spatial data pipelines, using version control (Git), and collaborative workflows to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions.
- Proven ability to use Claude Code or other AI coding assistants to generate scripts, automate tasks, and accelerate spatial workflows.
- Familiarity with Offroad-relevant datasets such as trail networks, road and route conditions, terrain data, land ownership, or other location-based content used in off-road recreation and land-access contexts.
- Familiarity with trail data sources, vendors, and key players in that space.
- Proven ability to work autonomously on complex, ill-defined projects, bringing structure, clarity, and execution rigor to ambiguous problem spaces.
- Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical partners.
- Ability to travel bi-annually for multiple days to a corporate office or other onX strategic location, such as a Basecamp.
ADDED BONUSESThough not required, we would be thrilled to consider candidates with any of the following:
- Master's degree in Geospatial, Geography, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience with graph-based data systems, including knowledge graphs or hierarchical spatial data stores.
- Experience working with modern geospatial data formats such as GeoParquet for scalable storage and processing.
- Experience building micro-services or distributed workflows for spatial data.
- Familiarity with cloud-based storage, Airflow, and Docker.
- Interest in off-road recreation, trail and route planning, terrain navigation, or related outdoor recreation products.
- Experience with distributed or remote teams.
WHERE YOU CAN WORKonX has created a thriving distributed workforce designed to foster connection, collaboration, and shared experience across several US locations. We have two HQ locations in Bozeman and Missoula, MT and established virtual workforce Basecamps in Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Kalispell, MT; Minneapolis, MN; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; and Seattle, WA.
HOW YOU'LL BE COMPENSATED onX is committed to compensating all employees fairly and equitably for their contributions. For this position, applicants can expect to make between $94,000 and $118,000 upon hire. The pay range will vary based upon experience, skills, certifications, education among other factors as required in the job description. In addition, full-time onX employees are eligible for a grant of common share options with a vesting schedule and an annual bonus of 10% based on company performance.
WHAT WE'RE OFFERING YOU- Competitive salaries, annual bonuses, equity, and opportunities for growth
- Comprehensive health benefits, including a no-monthly-cost medical plan
- Paid parental leave of 13 weeks for birthing parents and 5 weeks for non-birthing parents
- 401k matching at 100% for the first 3% you save and 50% from 3-5%
- Company-wide outdoor adventures and amazing outdoor industry perks
- Annual "Get Out, Get Active" funds to fuel your active lifestyle
- Flexible time away package that includes PTO, STO, VTO, and paid holidays
