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Program Manager, Expansion

Waymo · Product (78L)

Pay
$159,000–$196,000/yr
Where
Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted
Sep 4

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 and Program Managers are accountable for Waymo’s roadmap execution by providing thoughtful cross-functional planning, clarity, and proactive risk management.

What you'd do

  • Lead and launch expansion programs for new markets and new horizontal / vertical capabilities
  • Drive and own plans and critical path for market launch activities
  • Orchestrate deliverables, scope and timelines across internal teams including Product, Engineering, GTM, Legal, and Operations
  • Establish new or improve existing workflows and processes to build a strong foundation for the org to grow and scale
  • Proactively identify and reduce both short- and long-term business-critical risks and dependencies
  • Keep stakeholders informed and aligned; represent programs from senior leadership to execution teams;escalate effectively when needed to remove blockers

What they want

  • 5+ years of experience managing highly complex cross-functional programs
  • Experience driving large programs with a holistic understanding of business-wide functions (ie. Product, Eng, Legal, External Engagement, etc) and the ability to manage deliverables between organizations
  • Strong leadership skills to manage both upstream and downstream dependencies.
  • Clear verbal and written communication, alongside the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive decision-making in a fast-paced environment
  • Significant expertise in identifying breakdowns and scaling processes within complex, growing areas that impact the future of the organization and how the team functions.
  • Expertise in external partner engagement and market expansion (e.g. scale, commercialization)
  • Expertise within SW program management
  • Expertise within autonomous vehicles or automotive space
  • Experience scaling businesses
  • Experience launching in national and international markets