[Hiring] Roof & Exterior Measurements Subject Matter Expert Consultant @Nearmap

Role Description

Engagement Type - Full time, fully remote consultant; ~6 - 24 month engagement.

Nearmap's Roof & Exterior Measurements (REM) program delivers aerial property measurement outputs to insurance carriers, restoration contractors, and estimating platforms. We are seeking a seasoned industry practitioner to serve as a full-time Subject Matter Expert (SME) Consultant embedded within the REM product team.

• This role is a critical bridge between deep industry knowledge and product execution.
• The SME Consultant will inform us how we define measurement standards, evaluate output quality, shape process flows, and position our capabilities relative to the market.
• You will work directly with the VP of Product and product team as well as cross-functional leads spanning Engineering, Operations, and Go-to-Market.
• The REM program is in active commercial scale-up, with a rapidly growing pipeline of major carrier and platform partnerships.
• This role will be embedded within a dedicated REM pod structure alongside Product Managers, Engineering, QA, and an Operations Lead.
• The SME Consultant will have direct and ongoing access to the VP of Product, program leadership, and carrier stakeholders.
• This is a high-impact role with significant influence over product direction, quality standards, and market positioning at a critical stage of program growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working directly with Verisk Xactimate and/or Cotality/Symbility platforms in a professional capacity as an estimator, platform SME, trainer, product manager, or technical consultant.
• Deep understanding of residential and commercial property insurance claim workflows — from First Notice of Loss (FNOL) through estimate creation, supplement, and settlement — with specific expertise in roofing and exterior.
• Hands-on experience interpreting or producing roof measurement reports from third party suppliers; ability to evaluate output quality against field conditions.
• Familiarity with aerial and oblique imagery and how it is used in leading to estimate creation and other commercial use cases.
• Experience working with or for insurance carriers, large TPAs, or restoration contractors at a technical/operational level.

Requirements

• Serve as the internal authority on industry-standard roof and exterior measurement definitions and best practices.
• Define and document measurement acceptance criteria aligned to carrier and contractor use cases.
• Partner with Engineering and QA to translate measurement standards into test cases.
• Provide expert review of photogrammetric and AI model outputs for accuracy.
• Guide REM output design and formatting for seamless delivery into Verisk Xactimate and Cotality/Symbility workflows.
• Advise on carrier intake processes, adjuster workflows, and the downstream impact of measurement data.
• Identify gaps between current REM outputs and what carriers/adjusters need in practice.
• Maintain deep and current knowledge of industry methods and technologies.
• Map and critique end-to-end order flows from carrier submission through output delivery.
• Contribute to analyst training standards and QC/QA strategy lists.
• Support analyst/vendor performance reviews by evaluating output samples.

Benefits

• 4 extra "YOU" days off each year—take a break, no questions asked!
• Company-sponsored volunteering days to give back.
• Generous parental leave policies for growing families.
• Work from Overseas Policy - explore the world in the approved list of cities while you work!
• Discounted Private Health Insurance plans.
• Monthly wellbeing and technology allowance.
• A Nearmap subscription (naturally!).