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.
As a key leader in the Physical Security organization, you will ensure the successful delivery of site security programs, identifying ways to standardize services across diverse environments including corporate offices, vehicle depots, parking locations, and technical labs. This position is based onsite at one of our primary hubs.
In this hybrid role, you will report to the Head of Physical Security Operations
You will:
- Provide Tactical Site Oversight: Maintain a daily presence at local sites to ensure all security protocols are being followed and that the physical environment remains secure.
- Manage Onsite Vendor Supervision: Provide direct, "on the ground" oversight of the contracted guard force, ensuring high performance, adherence to post orders, and immediate correction of service gaps.
- Serve as the Local Stakeholder POC: Act as the primary security liaison for local tactical teams, including Fleet Operations, Facilities, and EHS, to resolve daily operational frictions.
- Triage Local Issues & Communicate Trends: Act as a primary communicator to triage site security problems, identify operational efficiencies, and track security trends to keep both stakeholders and security leadership informed.
- Monitor Compliance: Conduct frequent site security walks and inspections to verify compliance with Waymo’s site security requirements.
- Support Process Execution: Implement and sustain localized security workflows that support high-volume vehicle movements without compromising safety.
You have:
- 4+ years of progressive security experience in a corporate or industrial environment
- Proven experience in a tactical leadership role (e.g., Shift Lead, Site Lead, or Operations Coordinator) overseeing onsite security teams.
- Hands-on experience with incident response and emergency coordination in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on problem-solving and customer service.
- Ability to work onsite daily and move between multiple locations within a metropolitan area.
We prefer:
- Experience in high-velocity logistics, automotive, or tech-manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with the "multi-modal" challenge—effectively balancing security needs between corporate offices and operational sites.
- Proficiency in security technology systems (Access Control and VMS) to troubleshoot local issues before escalation.
- FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) training, specifically ICS-100, 200, 700, and 800.
- ASIS PSP (Physical Security Professional) certifications.
Travel Requirements:
10% overnight - (primarily local area travel) - maybe less
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.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of progressive security experience in a corporate or industrial environment
- Proven tactical leadership experience overseeing onsite security teams (e.g., Shift Lead, Site Lead, Operations Coordinator)
- Hands-on incident response and emergency coordination experience in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with problem-solving and customer service focus
- Ability to work onsite daily and travel between multiple locations within a metropolitan area
- Proficiency with security technology systems (Access Control and VMS) to troubleshoot local issues
- FEMA ICS training (ICS-100, 200, 700, 800)
- ASIS PSP (Physical Security Professional) certification
Waymo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Waymo and has not been reviewed or approved by Waymo.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered strong for full‑time technical roles, aligning with top‑tier AV/Big Tech benchmarks. Employer materials also emphasize competitive pay with eligibility for bonuses and equity as part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources, onsite wellness centers, and counseling, with specialized programs such as menopause and transgender medical advocacy. Dependents are included, indicating depth across core health needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include fertility and family‑forming assistance, parental and baby‑bonding leave, caregiver and elder‑care support, and backup childcare. These programs are positioned to support families through multiple life stages.
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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.
