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.
The Strategy & BizOps team drives and executes against the company’s go-to-market strategy. We leverage quantitative and qualitative analysis to create long-term business strategies and help execute on Waymo’s commercial deployment. The team is analytically driven, with a proactive mentality, focused on finding and delivering on high impact projects.
You will:
- Lead the Germany GTM strategy, building and executing a new business from the ground up
- Conduct deep-dive market analysis, competitive landscaping, and quantitative modeling to provide insights for strategic decision making
- Lead high-priority, cross-functional initiatives for scaling German operations and quarterbacking large multi-disciplinary teams
- Develop pricing scenarios, business cases, and deal reviews for long-term commercial success
- Define, track, and report on KPIs for a local business, driving commercial deployment
- Build strong relationships with Product, Partnerships, Policy, Regulatory, and Operations teams to influence global thinking
You have:
- Professional working proficiency (C1/C2 level) or native fluency in German.
- 7+ years of experience in GTM strategy for new international markets.
- Deep market entry or operations experience, ideally at a high-growth technology, AI, mobility, or AV company
- Proven track record of building and executing GTM strategy for new international markets
- Strong quantitative and analytical modeling skills (e.g., advanced Excel / Google Sheets) with high attention to detail
- Excellent communication and cross-functional project management skills to lead diverse stakeholders
- Ability to navigate policy and regulatory environments, specifically within the German market
We prefer:
- Background in Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or Strategy & BizOps
- Owner-mentality with a proactive approach to solving complex, ambiguous business problems
- Deep knowledge of local German market nuances and strategic landscape
Travel requirements:
- Travel is required, estimated at 30% for operational oversight and external meetings with government stakeholders and strategic partners.
Skills Required
- Deep market entry or operations experience, ideally in a high-growth technology, AI, mobility, or autonomous vehicle company
- Proven experience building and executing go-to-market strategy for new international markets
- Strong quantitative and analytical modeling skills, including advanced Excel or Google Sheets
- Excellent communication and cross-functional project management skills
- Ability to navigate policy and regulatory environments in the German market
- Background in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, or strategy and business operations
- Owner mentality and proactive approach to solving complex, ambiguous business problems
- Deep knowledge of local German market nuances and strategic landscape
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.
