Jordan Parmer

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Head of Search Engineering at Mapbox

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Overview

Jordan is an engineering leader with over 20 years of experience delivering large-scale geospatial, search, and data products. He leads the global Search Engineering organization at Mapbox, focusing on data pipelines, geocoding, and API-driven experiences for enterprise clients. He holds a BS from Oklahoma Christian University.

Outside of his primary career, Jordan has varied interests that include roasting his own coffee, training for obstacle races, and studying Koine Greek. He also enjoys spending his free time with his wife and kids.

He leads a globally distributed organization of over 40 people across the U. S. , Europe, and Japan.

Personality Overview

Optimistic

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.  They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Geospatial Search
He leads the Search engineering organization at Mapbox, focusing on geocoding, POI data, and API-driven search experiences for major automotive, mobility, and enterprise customers.
Leading Global Teams
Manages a globally distributed organization of over 40 people across the U. S. , Europe, and Japan, focusing on setting technical direction and strengthening engineering teams.
ML & NLP in Search
His organization is actively hiring NLP-focused Machine Learning Engineers, showing a clear focus on building and deploying novel models and robust MLOps pipelines for search.

Media Appearances

Jordan has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Head of Search Engineering at Mapbox
2-2022 - 12-2025
Engineering Manager at Mapbox
11-2020 - 2-2022
Director Of Engineering at Oseberg
12-2018 - 11-2020
Software Engineering Manager at Oseberg
6-2016 - 12-2018
Data Team Lead at Oseberg

Education

2001 - 2005
Bachelor of Science (BS) from Oklahoma Christian University

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Exp : 18 Location : Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Search Engineering at Mapbox
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Insights For Selling To Jordan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Compliment them about their personality if you get a chance

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jordan is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jordan

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jordan move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Jordan take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

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