VP of Product

Mapbox

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 4 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers. Our core services—Maps, Search, and Navigation—serve as the foundational location infrastructure for the next generation of software, powering real-time spatial intelligence for millions of developers and leading AI platforms worldwide. We are revolutionizing how users interact with the physical world by equipping large language models, conversational agents, and consumer apps with advanced geographical reasoning. Today, our developer ecosystem builds everything from AI-powered location experiences and top-ranking mobile apps to advanced autonomous driving platforms across transportation, retail, and logistics. While we continue to empower developers to build highly customized location awareness into their applications, Mapbox is continuously pioneering Location AI. We have launched innovations like MapGPT, our Location AI platform, and native Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations that bring context-aware spatial discovery and routing directly to AI agents. From partnering with AI leaders like OpenAI and Perplexity, to working with global automotive giants—including BMW, Toyota, and GM—Mapbox is embedding beautiful 3D maps, intuitive natural language search, and optimal navigation into the fabric of the AI era.

Requirements

10+ years of leadership experience.
Deep, proven background in building, scaling, and driving strategic initiatives in diverse organizational settings.
Strong technical foundation in artificial intelligence, including experience developing, integrating, or scaling AI-powered features, and models such as MCP, agents, and toolkits.
Strong preference for leaders who have built for large consumer or B2B2C ecosystems with a track record of successfully onboarding merchants and businesses onto platforms.
Proven founder, new service owner, or have bootstrapped a business from scratch.
Proven track record of developing and driving comprehensive GTM strategies.
Experience successfully aligning product, marketing, and sales teams to launch new capabilities, drive rapid adoption, and scale revenue across both developer platforms and consumer ecosystems.
Prior experience in developer focused products, delivering APIs, SDKs, AI integrations, and/or iOS/Android Apps is critical.
Care deeply about your customers and their problems, and work tirelessly to innovate on their behalf.
Believe in the value of data-informed decision-making and strive to measure things that are not straightforward but essential.
Have the right instincts to make speedy decisions in the absence of perfect & comprehensive data.
Strong written and vocal communication skills; ability to talk and write about complex ideas concisely to a wide audience.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in Search, Maps, or Navigation.

Responsibilities

Oversee product teams across all Mapbox services to drive our strategic direction, product-market fit, and commercial adoption.
Manage a complex, scaled product portfolio, and simultaneously drive zero-to-one initiatives to build and launch new lines of business.
Partner closely with product managers, engineers, designers, and data scientists to deliver a best-in-class developer experience, pioneer AI-powered location features, and build robust merchant and business ecosystems.
Develop and communicate a clear product vision for our external-facing services in alignment with overall company goals.
Operate in "founder mode" by thinking highly entrepreneurially not just to ship features, but to actively build and scale the business.
Engage directly and effectively with customers, external industry leaders, developers, and key partners to understand their needs, gather feedback, and evangelize the product.
Drive product strategies specifically designed for B2B2C environments, focusing on how we successfully onboard merchants, businesses, and rich external data sets onto our platform.
Partner with engineering leads to balance feature development with operational excellence and platform scalability.
Work closely with marketing, sales, and customer success teams to optimize go-to-market strategies, product messaging, and client support.
Evolve our product organization to match evolving customer needs, technologies, and product strategy while maintaining rigorous product management fundamentals.
Own the technical product vision, lead the strategy, and work alongside engineering counterparts to guide the team in executing the plan.
Treat failures as critical learning opportunities, actively seeking feedback and continuously adapting product strategy to evolving customer needs and market realities.
Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement in your organization.
Hire the best talent and create a culture where team members can learn & grow with the organization.
Invest in coaching and stretching peers across all levels.

Benefits

Supportive health care
Parental leave
Flexibility for the things that come up in life
Innovating on how we think about supporting our people
Environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company.
Hybrid/Remote Options
Comprehensive Healthcare: Private medical coverage for you and your dependents.
Family-First Support: Generous maternity and paternity leave policies to support your growing family.
Fertility & Family Building: Inclusive fertility support.
Lifestyle Spending Account: Contributions to support your health, wellness, and personal growth.
Balance & Brainpower: Mental health support for you and your dependents.
Rest & Recharge: Flexible paid time away, company holidays, and generous absence policies.
Time Off to Give Back: Dedicated paid volunteering time in addition to your standard PTO.
Invest & Grow: Retirement plans with competitive matching.