Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.
Waymo's People team recruits and supports the world's best talent (including, we hope, you). Our HR business partners, program administrators, staffers, and compensation specialists help our employees attain their full potential in a healthy, considerate and supportive environment. We take our role as champions of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (EID) and stewards of the unique Waymo culture seriously.
You will report to our Director of HR Business Partners and be based in Mountain View, California.
You will:
- Partner with, guide and coach senior leaders on successful organizational leadership
- Program manage People team offerings and business-identified talent and culture programs, customizing offerings to your client group
- Consult with centers of excellence (COEs) on the design and roll out of HR offerings
- Partner with COEs on daily work in service to client group needs, i.e. organizational development, compensation, recruiting
- Work with business leaders in Finance, Legal, Partnerships and Marketing, assessing complex needs as they surface - level of impact and priority, resourcing needed, communications, and change management
You have:
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
- 12+ years relevant work experience, including HR experience, consulting and operating at a senior manager level and as a close partner to Finance, Legal, Partnerships and Communications/Marketing/Public Relations
- Ability to problem solve in partnership with centers of excellence
- Comfort level with switching between complex strategy discussions and tactical level work; balance of tailoring solutions and standardization
- Great at influencing through relationships, expertise and data and can manage a complex set of partners
- Ability to analyze data, understand trends, develop recommendations for action based on the analysis
- An understanding of how to communicate large and complex change
We prefer:
- MBA or Master's degree
- Experience working as a management consultant, working with external clients
- Balanced experience working in startup and established company environments
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The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
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.
Salary Range
$190,000—$238,000 USD
What We Do
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve the world’s mobility while saving thousands of lives.
Waymo reaches out to candidates from official channels only (e.g. directly from @waymo.com email addresses, or through our recruiters or sourcers who are noted as such on LinkedIn). We do not contact candidates about career opportunities through instant messaging apps like Telegram, email addresses from domains other than waymo.com (such as Gmail addresses), direct messages on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or text messages. Visit waymo.com to check out our official job listings.
