Program Manager, Germany Permitting

Waymo; München; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo seeks a Technical Program Manager/Program Manager to drive cross-functional programs in Germany, focusing on regulatory, legal and policy work to enable Waymo Driver in new markets.

The role combines program leadership with risk management, timeline prioritization, and stakeholder alignment, reporting to the Strategic PMO Lead in a hybrid work setup in Munich.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing complex programs across regulatory, legal, and product domains.
• Experience leading large regulatory/legal programs with cross-functional teams including Product, Safety, Engineering and Ops.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clear, decisive decisions.
• Strong leadership and written/verbal communication skills.
• Experience scaling processes in complex and growing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead permitting programs across Regulatory, Legal, Policy spaces in new markets in Germany, collaborating with Product, Safety, Engineering and Ops teams.
• Prioritize, manage, and drive timelines, risks, and dependencies; resolve misalignments with scope and schedule.
• Proactively identify and reduce blockers, including regulatory and compliance challenges that may impact operations.
• Keep stakeholders across Waymo informed and aligned; present programs to senior leadership and partner to remove blockers.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory experience

Risk management

Job 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. 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 Strategic PMO Lead.

You Will

• Lead and drive permitting programs across Regulatory, Legal, Policy space, working cross-functionally with teams such as Product, Safety, Engineering, Ops, etc in new markets in Germany
• Prioritize / manage / drive timelines, risks, and dependencies; resolve misalignments with overall scope and schedule
• Proactively identify and reduce business-critical blockers, including compliance and regulatory challenges that may impact ability to operate
• Keep stakeholders across Waymo informed and aligned; represent programs to senior leadership and partner with them to remove blockers

You Have

• 5+ years experience managing complex programs where precision and attention to detail are critical to success
• Experience leading large Regulatory/Legal programs across Product, Safety, Engineering, Ops, etc.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clear decision-making
• Strong leadership skills, and clear verbal and written communication
• Significant expertise in scaling processes within complex, growing areas

We Prefer

• Expertise within autonomous vehicles or automotive space
• Experience with international and/or multinational regulatory frameworks
• Experience within regulatory or political spaces, including highly-regulated industries
• Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning