Group Product Manager, Depot Operations Automation

Waymo • Mountain View, CA

2d • $286,000 - $353,000

About The Position

Waymo is seeking a Group Product Manager to lead product strategy for robotic depot automation. The role owns the multi-year vision and end-to-end roadmap for automation including autonomous vehicle charging, automated cleaning, and vehicle inspection, with the goal of reducing cost per mile as Waymo scales globally. The position spans onboard autonomous driving capabilities, fleet orchestration, robotics hardware, and depot infrastructure, and involves taking automation systems from prototype through production deployment. The role also works across operations, strategy, partnerships, finance, engineering, and product to plan deployments and shape future vehicle platforms and depots for zero-touch operations.

This full-time position requires periodic travel to depots, test facilities, operating markets, and external automation partners. The expected base salary range across U.S. locations is $286,000–$353,000. Employees are also eligible to participate in a discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Product Management or senior technical leadership experience building, scaling, and commercializing complex products that bridge robotics, software, and real-world operations.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical engineering experience.
• Proven track record taking complex products from early prototype through scaled production deployment and turning ambiguous, multidisciplinary problem spaces into cohesive multi-year strategies and phased execution roadmaps.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including understanding of NPV or ROI analyses to demonstrate project viability.
• Demonstrated success aligning and influencing senior engineering, operations, and commercial leaders across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
• Exceptional executive communication skills, including ability to lead executive reviews and sufficient technical depth to debate system architecture with principal engineers.
• Ability to travel periodically to depots, test facilities, operating markets, and external automation partners.

Nice To Haves

• Direct leadership experience in robotics, industrial or warehouse automation, EV charging infrastructure, or autonomous vehicles.
• Deep familiarity with industrial and robotic safety architectures, including cobot/EHS standards and perception/latency trade-offs.
• An advanced technical degree (MS/PhD) or MBA alongside a strong engineering foundation.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the multi-year product vision, strategy, and end-to-end roadmap for robotic depot automation, including autonomous vehicle charging, automated cleaning, and vehicle inspection.
• Develop product requirements spanning onboard autonomous driving capabilities such as high-precision parking, fleet orchestration, and physical robotics hardware.
• Align senior leaders across operations, engineering, and product to develop automation systems from prototypes through production deployments.
• Partner with operations, strategy, partnerships, and finance to define rollout plans across owned-and-operated and partner-operated deployments.
• Shape next-generation autonomous vehicle platforms and depot infrastructure so future fleets are designed for zero-touch operations.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus program, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Equity incentive plan, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Company benefits program, described as generous and subject to eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior