Lead, Incident Readiness & Exercise Programs

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity incentives

Benefits

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a senior leader to design, execute, and scale incident readiness and crisis exercise programs across the enterprise. You will align with Waymo’s Safety Management System and HSEEP methodologies, coordinating with external partners and regulatory authorities. You will guide a cross-functional team to improve operator proficiency, workflow performance, and root-cause analysis, with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of designing, executing, and scaling incident readiness or crisis exercise programs.
• Experience with safety-critical or regulated environments.
• Strong collaboration with regulatory authorities and public safety agencies.

Responsibilities

• Design, execution, and evaluation of incident readiness exercises across the enterprise.
• Define long-term exercise roadmap aligned with SMS and HSEEP.
• Lead design and evaluation of functional exercises and drills.
• Standardize documentation and evaluation frameworks across exercise lifecycle.
• Identify and track corrective actions to improve safety performance.
• Lead a matrix xWF team ensuring delivery on milestones.

Skills

Incident readiness

Crisis exercise

Business continuity

HSEEP integration

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management or related field

Tools

Incident management tooling

Dispatch platforms

Telematics dashboards

Job description

Waymo is seeking a senior leader to design, execute, and scale incident readiness and crisis exercise programs across the enterprise. You will align with Waymo’s Safety Management System and HSEEP methodologies, coordinating with external partners and regulatory authorities. You will guide a cross-functional team to improve operator proficiency, workflow performance, and root-cause analysis, with travel up to 25%.