Senior Meteorologist

The Weather Company; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible Time Off

Medical insurance options

401K match

Family benefits

Job summary

The Weather Company seeks a Senior Operational Meteorologist to join our team in Phoenix, embedded with a key enterprise client in the ground transportation sector. You will forecast highly localized driving and road conditions, serving as the primary meteorological authority on solo shifts and communicating complex weather impacts to operations teams.

You will monitor observations and sensor data, issue short-fuse alerts, and collaborate with the client to mitigate risks and keep fleets

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of operational weather forecasting experience.
• Strong communication and people interaction skills, with ability to translate complex weather data for non-technical audiences.
• Willingness to work a highly flexible schedule including weekends/holidays to support 24/7 operations.
• Proven ability to thrive in isolated, solo-shift environments with high accuracy and situational awareness.
• Gained specialized experience forecasting road-level hazards (flash floods, snow, ice, dust storms, fog).
• Developed expertise in urban forecasting and microclimate analysis (highly preferred).
• Willingness to relocate to Phoenix, AZ with relocation assistance anticipated.

Responsibilities

• Produce hyper-local forecasts focusing on surface-level driving risks like flash flooding, winter precipitation, and low-visibility events.
• Operate as the sole meteorological authority during solo shifts with minimal supervision.
• Monitor real-time observations and sensor data to issue immediate alerts affecting routing and safety.
• Communicate complex meteorological data clearly to non-meteorologist stakeholders and operations teams.
• Collaborate with client’s ground operations and fleet management to mitigate risk and minimize service disruptions.
• Develop specialized urban forecasting techniques for Phoenix and other zones; maintain 24/7 situational awareness.
• Support client operations with non-standard hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Create post-event weather summaries and case studies linking weather to sensor performance and operations.
• Utilize advanced meteorological software and AI-driven models to improve forecast precision for road conditions.
• Participate in regular briefings with client leadership about weather patterns and operational risks.
• Build strong relationships with client personnel through daily interaction and collaborative problem solving.

Skills

Independent decision-making

Communication skills

Operational forecasting

Flexibility for non-standard hours

Urban forecasting

Microclimate analysis

Relocation willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Meteorology/Atmospheric Science

Tools

Advanced meteorological software

AI-driven models

Radar observations

Job description

The Weather Company is the world’s leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. Together with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company’s high-volume weather data, insights, advertising, and media solutions across the open web help people, businesses, and brands around the world prepare for and harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world’s most accurate forecaster globally, the company reaches hundreds of enterprise clients and more than 360 million monthly active users via its digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).

AI is part of how we work: Human judgment, expertise, and creativity remain essential and are amplified by AI. We expect everyone in this role to use AI thoughtfully and proactively to accelerate their performance, improve the quality of their work, and explore new possibilities. We are looking for people who are curious, adaptable, and excited to help shape an AI-enabled culture that delivers better outcomes for our customers and our company.

Job brief:

As a Senior Operational Meteorologist at The Weather Company, you will be embedded with akey enterprise client in the ground transportation sector based in Phoenix, Arizona. You will beresponsible for forecasting highly localized driving and road conditions, ensuring the safe operation of alarge vehicle fleet by mitigating risks associated with flooding, snow, ice, poor visibility, and otherhazards. Operating largely on solo shifts, you will serve as the primary meteorological authority for theclient, requiring a seasoned professional who can make critical, independent decisions and communicatecomplex weather impacts clearly to operational stakeholders.

The impact you'll make:

• Produce highly accurate, hyper-local forecasts focusing heavily on surface-level driving risks,including flash flooding, winter precipitation (snow/ice), and low-visibility events like fog or duststorms.
• Operate independently as the sole meteorological authority during isolated solo shifts, makingcritical weather-related decisions with minimal supervision.
• Monitor real-time weather observations, radar, and proprietary sensor data to issue immediate,short-fuse alerts for sudden weather changes impacting vehicle routing and safety.
• Communicate complex meteorological data clearly, concisely, and frequently tonon-meteorologist stakeholders and operations teams.
• Collaborate directly with the client's ground operations and fleet management teams toproactively mitigate risk and minimize service disruptions.
• Develop and apply specialized urban forecasting techniques to account for complexmicroclimates within the Phoenix metropolitan area and other operational zones.
• Maintain continuous situational awareness of weather conditions across multiple operatingdomains to ensure 24/7 fleet safety.
• Support continuous client operations by working a non-standard schedule, which will likelyinclude evening hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Create post-event weather summaries and case studies to help the client understand the impactof specific weather phenomena on vehicle sensor performance and overall operations.
• Utilize advanced meteorological software and AI-driven models to enhance forecast precision forhyper-local road conditions.
• Participate in regular briefings with client leadership to discuss upcoming weather patterns,seasonal shifts, and potential long-term operational risks.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with client personnel through a high degree of dailyinteraction and collaborative problem-solving.

What you've accomplished:

• Completed a Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, or a related discipline.
• Accumulated 5+ years of operational weather forecasting experience, establishing yourself as aseasoned forecaster capable of confident, independent decision-making.
• Demonstrated a high degree of communication and people interaction skills, with a proven trackrecord of translating complex weather data into actionable business insights for non-technicalaudiences.
• Showcased a willingness and proven ability to work a highly flexible schedule, including strictlyrequired weekends, holidays, and varied shift hours to support 24/7 operations.
• Proven ability to thrive in an isolated, solo-shift environment while maintaining high accuracy,situational awareness, and productivity.
• Gained specialized experience forecasting road-level hazards (e.g., flash floods, snow, ice, blackice, dust storms, fog).
• Developed expertise in urban forecasting and microclimate analysis (highly preferred).
• Committed to relocating to Phoenix, Arizona, to support the client on-site (relocation assistance is anticipated).
• Flexible Time Off program
• Variety of medical insurance options including a $0 cost premium employee coverage
• Benefits effective day 1 of employment include competitive 401K match with no vesting requirement, national health, dental, and vision plans
• Progressive family plan benefits
• An opportunity to work for a global and industry-leading technology company
• Impactful work in a collaborative environment

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