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 Head of Talent Sourcing and will be based remotely from the United States.
You will:
- Proactively map talent landscapes and addressable markets to identify current and future leadership needs, including in-depth analysis for open Executive-level roles.
- Analyze and track macro market changes, competitor organizations, and trends to better position recruiting strategies
- Own of top of funnel candidate pipelines
- Play a pivotal part in shaping and executing our executive recruitment strategy and building a world-class leadership team
- Serve as a brand ambassador for Waymo, often being the first point of contact for prospective candidates
- Craft comprehensive written evaluations of potential candidates for Hiring Leader assessment
- Serve as a valued thought partner to Executive Hiring Leaders; provide insightful candidate profiles and recommendations to Hiring Leaders in weekly syncs / meetings
- Foster relationships with underrepresented candidates through personalized outreach and communication
You have:
- 10+ years executive sourcing experience in a corporate and/or agency environment
- Experience in executive-level recruiting research, with a strong track record of sourcing senior executives
- Expertise in executive search methodologies, market intelligence, and sourcing techniques
- Proficiency in using tools and techniques for talent identification
- Communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage with and influence senior-level candidates and stakeholders
- Executive-facing presentation and communication skills
- Experience developing creative and proactive approaches to solving ambiguous problems
- Utilized advanced sourcing methods, including deep web searches, industry events, and executive networks, to identify and engage with senior-level candidates in the past
- Experience analyzing and reporting on key metrics related to executive candidate pipelines and sourcing effectiveness
We prefer:
- Experience building deep relationships with candidates and pipelines of talent
- Experience in AV or similar industry
- Experience with Gem and Greenhouse
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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.
