People Strategy Manager
About The Position
Waymo’s People Strategy team acts as the People Team’s central go-to-market partner, coordinating priorities and building scalable infrastructure to support the company’s expansion. The People Strategy Manager drives important People Team work across priorities, products, growth, and emerging business needs, beginning with a focus on go-to-market and planning operations and flexing to other needs as they arise. The role owns program launch and adoption, develops change management approaches, shapes the team’s AI vision and usage framework, and runs its OKRs and business rhythm. This is a hybrid position based in Mountain View, California, or San Francisco, California, and reports to the Head of People Strategy. Domestic and international travel of up to approximately 25% is required. The expected base salary is $159,000–$196,000, with eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus, an equity incentive plan, and company benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in HR or People program management, business operations, go-to-market, change management, or product management.
- Experience leading large-scale change or transformation initiatives from launch through adoption.
- Experience translating quantitative and qualitative analysis into decisions and narratives that build consensus with senior leaders.
- Ability to operate independently once goals are clear, take initiative, make decisions, and know when to escalate.
Nice To Haves
- Experience moving work forward across many teams at any stage, knowing when to own work and when to hand it off, and building trust along the way.
- Hands-on experience applying AI tools to improve workflows, and a passion for technology and business transformation.
- Familiarity with change management frameworks and product practices such as user research, pilots, and adoption metrics.
- Ability to work at every altitude, from launch details to shaping strategy.
Responsibilities
- Drive the People Team’s most important work across priorities, products, growth, and emerging needs.
- Own the People Team’s go-to-market and planning operations, including coordinating cross-functional efforts into an integrated approach for deploying programs effectively.
- Design change management strategies for People program launches to support adoption and value for leaders, managers, and Waymonauts.
- Shape the People Team’s AI vision and usage framework by prioritizing use cases, running pilots, and measuring adoption and impact.
- Run the People Team’s OKRs and rhythm of business.
- Assess new and existing People products and recommend what to scale, improve, or sunset.
- Build trusted cross-functional relationships and navigate sensitive topics with sound judgment and discretion.
Benefits
- Eligibility to participate in Waymo’s 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
