Senior Program Manager, Expansion

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. This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Head of Commercialization Program Management.

Responsibilities

Lead international expansion programs, building robust and scalable structures to bring Waymo to more countries; Drive and own critical path for cross-functional activities into future countries, including, but not limited, to vehicle, software, regulatory, compliance, policy, external engagement, and partner readiness; Orchestrate deliverables across internal and external teams, improving workflows and processes where needed; Proactively identify and remove business-critical risks and dependencies; Keep stakeholders informed and aligned, represent programs to senior leadership, and escalate when needed to remove blockers

Requirements

7+ years of experience managing highly complex cross-functional programs; Experience driving international expansion programs with a holistic understanding of market-entry functions (ie. Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Policy, External Engagement, etc); Strong leadership skills, and clear verbal and written communication, alongside the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive decision-making; Significant expertise in scaling processes within complex, growing areas; Occasional domestic/international travel

Nice to have

Expertise in external partner engagement and market expansion; Expertise within SW program management; Expertise within autonomous vehicles or automotive space; Experience scaling business in high-growth phases; Experience launching in international markets; German-speaking OR Spanish+French-speaking

Benefits

top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance; mental wellness support; gym membership; special wellness programs; competitive compensation; bonus opportunities; equity; employees provident fund; lots of other perks and employee discounts; flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year; on-site or hybrid work model; remote working opportunities; paid time off; bereavement, sick, and parental leave; discretionary annual bonus program; equity incentive plan; generous Company benefits program