Technical Program Manager, Waymo

Security Compliance

$196-248k

+ Eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program and equity incentive plan

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA or San Francisco, CA

Autonomous driving technology

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Autonomous driving technology

1001+ employees

B2CTransportAutomation

Be an early applicant

$196-248k

+ Eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program and equity incentive plan

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Mountain View, CA or San Francisco, CA

1001+ employees

B2CTransportAutomation

Company mission

To make it simpler and safer for people to move things and themselves around.

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Company

Role

Who you are

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager in a software engineering environment
A proven track record of successfully managing complex technical projects involving international standards, audits and assessments and third party certifications
Experience implementing compliance standards in an automotive or enterprise technology environment
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, effectively conveying technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical judgment skills

Desirable

Experience with autonomous driving or robotics projects
Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity and management standards like ISO 27001 and ISO/SAE 21434
Background in government, safety industry, transportation/logistics, or similar project management experience in a technology company
A background that includes driving automotive and enterprise cybersecurity improvements
Prior experience working in combined software and hardware development

What the job involves

Waymo's Technical 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
In this role, you will report to a TPM Manager
You'll drive cross-functional execution and delivery of Waymo’s cybersecurity trust projects, collaborating with engineering teams, product teams, legal teams, release management and external stakeholders
Manage project schedules, identify risks and dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies
Facilitate communication and collaboration between engineering, product, and legal teams, ensuring alignment on program goals, milestones and technical requirements
Track and report on project/program progress, risks, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to leadership and stakeholders
Contribute to the strategic planning, objective setting and technical roadmap for the Waymo Cybersecurity function
Proactively identify and resolve roadblocks and dependencies, coordinating across organizational boundaries

Our take

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company that began as the Google self-driving car project in 2009. After initial development, it secured permits to deploy autonomous ride-hailing services in cities including Phoenix and San Francisco, but has recently hit a major bump in the road with safety concerns that resulted in a recall of over 400 self-driving cars.

With the autonomous driving industry already besieged by setbacks and public distrust, this development does Waymo no favours. That said, as an industry leader there remains the possibility it will see out the storm, but massive attention will need to be given to rebuilding trust with consumers if this is to be the case.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

Top investors

-1% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Aug 2024

$5.6bn

SERIES C

Jun 2021

$2.5bn

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $11.1bn

Company HQ

Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Dmitri Dolgov

(Co-CEO, not founder)

Former CTO of the company. After a PhD at the University of Michigan, they worked as a Stanford Postdoctoral Researcher before moving to the Toyota Research Institute. They also spent 8 years at Google as a Software Engineer.

Tekedra N. Mawakana

(Co-CEO, not founder)

Has worked at Waymo since 2017, as Global Head of Policy then CXO then COO before becoming Co-CEO. They are on the Board of Advisors at Operator Collective, Board of Directors at Intuit, and an Advisor for Boom Supersonic.

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