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. 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 to the Program Manager Lead, Commercialization and Expansion.
You will:
- 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
You have:
- 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.
We prefer:
- 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
- Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning
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
- 5+ years of experience managing highly complex cross-functional programs
- Experience driving large programs with a holistic understanding of business-wide functions, including Product, Engineering, Legal, and External Engagement
- Ability to manage deliverables between organizations
- Strong leadership skills for managing upstream and downstream dependencies
- Clear verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive decision-making in a fast-paced environment
- Significant expertise identifying breakdowns and scaling processes within complex, growing areas
- Expertise in external partner engagement and market expansion
- Expertise in software program management
- Expertise in autonomous vehicles or the automotive industry
- Experience scaling businesses
- Experience launching in national and international markets
- Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning
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.
Waymo Insights
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.
