Senior Geospatial Analyst - Offroad

Senior Geospatial Analyst - Offroad

Missoula, Montana, United States

About OnX

We're a team of builders, adventurers, and risk takers using technology to help people confidently explore the outdoors. Driven by our mission to awaken the adventurer inside everyone, we build products that optimize every outdoor experience and inspire confidence to get out and go further.

We're a high-growth tech company. The pace is fast, the work takes grit, and ambiguity is part of the job. As the world changes around us, we adapt - continuously evolving how we build, prioritize, and deliver.

Our business moves quickly, and there's real opportunity to shape what we build next. Each of our verticals - Hunt, Offroad, Backcountry, and Fish - is at a different stage of maturity, which means the challenges you encounter and the impact you have will vary depending on where you sit and what the business needs most.

We operate with an experimentation mindset, continually iterating and improving how we solve problems. We expect our people to use the latest tooling, including AI, thoughtfully and responsibly, pairing human judgment with technology to increase quality, speed, and impact.

Our impact comes to life through the products we build, in the stories of our customers, and in our growing commitment to land stewardship and recreational access.

About This Opportunity

OnX 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 a Geospatial 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 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.

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 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 Bonuses

Though 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.

The OnX Experience

OnX is a distributed company with more than 400 employees across the country. We come together regularly to work in person and stay connected through regional basecamps and a culture that balances individual ownership with deep collaboration.

While we move quickly, we're not a scrappy start-up. We operate with clear goals, structure, and frameworks that guide how we prioritize and execute. Priorities matter. While they may shift, data shapes how we evolve as our business, products, and the world around us change.

Clear priorities and structure don't limit ownership - they make it possible. You'll have the autonomy to define your work and make meaningful decisions within clear strategic boundaries. You'll partner closely with others to solve complex problems and build solutions that scale across teams and platforms. Along the way, you'll be supported with feedback, tools, and opportunities to grow your craft as you take on new challenges.

Where You Can Work

OnX 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.