[Hiring] Program Manager, Tooling and Integrations @Waymo

Role Description

As a Tooling and Integrations Program Manager and Team Lead, you will be responsible for a portfolio of large strategic technical programs that span across multiple engineering and operational functions and drive transformative initiatives to accelerate launch velocity for new products and automation.

• Drive outcomes for large strategic technical programs in Product/Tech Integrations & Tooling Domains that span multiple organizations.
• Set up short/long term goals and priorities and drive delivery on projects and OKRs.
• Drive excellence and transformative improvements in integrations, tooling health and access management processes and solutions through simplification, standardization, and automation.
• Build internal tools and dashboards to monitor programs health and efficiency.
• Manage cross-project technical and operational dependencies and organizational launch review processes for major product, pipeline, and policy updates.
• Drive technical decision-making by interpreting data and trade-offs to provide solutions that balance long-term vision with operational needs.
• Act as the principal "go-to" authority and key link between engineering development and operational integration, proactively identifying solutions for complex operational challenges and risks.
• Mentor a high-performing team of Technical Specialists and Program Managers, fostering a culture of "quality-first" in a high-velocity environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical, or business discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience and proven ability to manage complex technical programs / tech-enabled operations, and work across cross-functional partners to drive outcomes.
• 5+ years of people management experience.
• Ability to translate operational constraints into technical requirements, quickly master new tools and technologies, and implement new concepts to resolve technical and operational roadblocks.
• Proficiency in SQL and dashboarding (e.g., PLX/Looker), with the ability to navigate complex database schemas to inform decisions and drive automated reporting.
• Ability to thrive in a high ambiguity, dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Experience working with fast-paced emerging technologies.
• Experience in AV / AI / Data Operations is a plus.
• Strong consulting and analytical skills; with ability to look at complex problems from multiple angles, be a thought leader and a systems thinker.
• Experience establishing standardized governance, processes, and tools for PMO / Center of Excellence (CoE).
• Increased competency in supporting all phases of the machine learning development lifecycle.
• Experience with Lean / Six Sigma process improvement methodologies.
• Experience working in a multi-geography environment and leading distributed teams.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance.
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment.
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary).
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks.
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks.
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year.

Company Description

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.