Waymo-posted 13 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Hybrid • San Francisco, CA
1,001-5,000 employees
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

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. Waymo's Technical Program Managers are accountable for Waymo's roadmap execution by providing thoughtful cross-functional planning, clarity, and proactive risk management. In the face of complex technical and operational challenges with no established playbooks to follow, we act with thoughtful urgency, driving conversations, discussions, and outcomes. Our team partners closely with every function of Waymo to structure, own and drive work towards real-world deployments of the Waymo Driver across platforms and geographies. This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports and you will report to a Manager of Program Management.

  • Lead and drive a wide range of business-critical programs across Waymo's core functions
  • Prioritize / manage / drive timelines, risks, and dependencies; resolve misalignments with overall scope and schedule
  • Proactively identify and reduce business-critical blocker
  • Keep stakeholders across Waymo informed and aligned; represent programs to senior leadership and partner with them to remove blockers
  • Prioritize projects across strategic business objectives
  • 5+ years experience managing complex programs where precision and attention to detail are critical to success
  • Experience leading large Regulatory/Legal programs across Product, Engineering, Ops, etc.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clear decision-making
  • Strong leadership skills, and clear verbal and written communication
  • Significant expertise in scaling processes within complex, growing areas
  • Expertise within autonomous vehicles or automotive space
  • Experience within regulatory or political spaces, including highly-regulated industries
  • Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning
  • Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
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