About the position
- Full time, 40h/week
- Permanent
- Starting annual salary range: CAD 85,000 - 105,000
- Location: we’re primarily recruiting a Quebec or Ontario based person
- Type: 90 % Remote working from home and 10 % travel for conferences, summits, etc.
Perks and benefits:
- Open-minded and inclusive team that values care, collaboration, communication, accountability, pragmatism and diversity
- 20 annual vacation days and additional paid time off for sick days, parental obligation, bereavement, etc.
- Closed between Dec 25th and January 1st of every year (i.e. additional employer paid time off)
- Health premium reimbursement
- Virtual health care service
- RRSP employer contributions
- Compensations for public-transit and shared-mobility passes, home office material, coworking space, and more.
Hundreds of millions of public transit passengers around the world rely on apps to get information on how to get around. These apps and transportation providers rely on data standards to structure and exchange this information on things like subway routes, bus schedules, network disruptions, fares, and many other useful pieces of passenger information.
GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) is a widely adopted open standard used by several thousand agencies across the globe such as the New York MTA, Tokyo Metro, and Paris RATP. This standard facilitates the dissemination of transit information to passengers through popular apps like Apple Maps, Google Maps, Transit, and Moovit.
At MobilityData, our mission is to enhance the traveler experience through the usage of open data standards for the mobility ecosystem in order to empower people to travel in the most sustainable ways across the globe. Our work includes facilitating discussions to advance standardization efforts for the benefit of global users, proposing new functionalities, and offering support through comprehensive documentation and training.
What You Will Do
As a Transit Data Specialist, you will serve as the technical bridge between the global transit community and the evolution of GTFS. Reporting to the GTFS Program Manager, you will drive specification change requests, facilitate the resolution of complex technical discussions, support organizations implementing GTFS, and partner with the Engagement Team to expand GTFS adoption in various geographical markets.
Responsibilities
Technical Stewardship & Community Support
- Engage with the global transit community to gather feedback, facilitate technical discussions, and support the evolution of GTFS.
- Develop an