Network Technical Program Manager

Waymo • Washington, DC

70d • $158,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states. The Digital Transformation Services (DTS) team plays a vital role in enabling Waymo’s mission to safely and sustainably bring autonomous technology to the world. Our purpose is to build and operate a resilient, scalable, and intelligent digital infrastructure that powers both Waymo’s commercialization and day-to-day operations. We partner closely with all business functions to ensure that technology is a strategic enabler. In this hybrid role, you will report to a Senior Manager.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Network Technical Program Manager delivering multi-site buildouts or data center turn ups.
• Knowledge of network architecture and design principles.
• Quality and compliance rigor, ability to maintain 100% as built documentation within 5 business days of go-live.
• Demonstrated ability working with network/internet service providers for circuit provisioning.
• Demonstrated ability working with low voltage cablers (LVCs) in a construction environment.

Nice To Haves

• Construction Technical Program Management experience.
• Expertise in data center operations.
• Experience managing and collaborating with a network operations center.
• Experience with ServiceNow, JIRA, or other strategic program management tools.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end planning and delivery of network build outs (scope, schedule, budget, quality) across Waymo sites, offices, and data centers.
• Translate business/engineering requirements into Engineering Design Plans (EDPs), technical project plans, key milestones, and clear RACI across network engineers, construction teams, low voltage cables, and network integrators.
• Manage vendors and contracts (RFPs, SOWs, SLAs), coordinate site work, and track hardware/circuit orders to meet delivery timelines.
• Ensure compliance and standards (security, redundancy, capacity, engineering documentation), and keep sources of truth updated.
• Report status and KPIs to leadership; run cross-functional rituals, budgets/forecasts, and drive continuous improvement for repeatable scale.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus program.
• Equity incentive plan.
• Generous Company benefits program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees