People Operations Program Manager – People Systems & Process Design

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity incentives

Benefits program

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a senior professional to lead People Operations technology initiatives. You will own ServiceNow HRSD configuration, knowledge management, and workflow design to enable self-service for a global workforce.

You will map complex People processes into automated workflows, drive cross-functional programs, and manage privacy and security considerations. The role is hybrid with strong collaboration across IT and HR partners.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in People Operations or Service Management.
• Deep ServiceNow HRSD expertise including configuration, knowledge management, and workflow design.
• ServiceNow certifications (CIS-HR, CSA or CAD).
• Systems thinking: map complex processes into automated workflows across People CoE tools.
• AI/self-service: experience with virtual agents or ML-driven search.
• Strong project management across global initiatives and stakeholders.
• Data privacy and GDPR familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Execute the roadmap for People team using ServiceNow to deliver a self-service model.
• Govern knowledge management to keep content searchable and policy-aligned.
• Partner on AI-enabled initiatives like virtual agents and automated triage to speed resolution.
• Configure HRSD in ServiceNow and manage templates, rules, and criteria.
• Design lifecycle events and workflows to improve onboarding, transfers, and transitions.
• Collaborate across IT and People Ops to align processes and drive upgrades.
• Promote secure, governance-aware adoption of new People technologies.

Skills

People Operations

ServiceNow HRSD

Knowledge management

AI & self-service literacy

Project management

Data privacy

Process design

Education

ISO/Certifications: CIS-HR, CSA or CAD

Tools

ServiceNow HRSD tooling

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 People team recruits and supports the world’s best talent (including, we hope, you). Our HR business partners, program administrators, staffers, and compensation specialists help our employees attain their full potential in a healthy, considerate and supportive environment. We take our role as stewards of Waymo’s culture seriously.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to our Manager, People Operations.

You Will

• Execute the roadmap for how the People team leverages ServiceNow to deliver a frictionless, self-service support model, including service catalog and workflow design.
• Maintain and govern global knowledge management standards to ensure People content is highly searchable, clear, and optimized for AI-driven retrieval and self-service content is accurate and aligns with current policies.
• Partner with the Digital Transformation team on AI-enabled initiatives such as virtual agents, NowAssist, automated case triage, and guided workflows to reduce manual ticketing and speed up resolution times.
• Execute routine administrative configurations in ServiceNow HRSD, including updates to People case templates, assignment rules, and user criteria.
• Design, test, and adjust lifecycle events and People service workflows to elevate the employee onboarding, transfer, and transition experiences.
• Partnering with IT, People Operations and domain-specific Ops leads to making sure there’s clear alignment in processes and programs, and translates complex policies into technical workflows, troubleshoot bugs, and project-manage system upgrades from discovery to deployment.
• Champion the pragmatic adoption of emerging People technologies while proactively balancing security, governance risks, and user-experience friction.

You Have

• 10+ years in People Operations, People Technology, or Service Management.
• ServiceNow Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience with ServiceNow HRSD, including configuration, knowledge management, and workflow design.
• ServiceNow certifications (like CIS-HR, CSA or CAD certifications)
• Systems Thinking: A proven track record of mapping complex, manual human processes into automated digital workflows, and connecting workflows across People CoE tools and systems (e.g. Workday)
• AI & Self-Service Literacy: Experience building or optimizing virtual agents, automated routing, or machine-learning-driven search utilities.
• Project Management Skills: Ability to lead cross-functional global initiatives, balance competing priorities, and manage stakeholder expectations across People and IT.
• Data & Privacy Mindset: High comfort level managing sensitive People data with a strong understanding of role-based access controls and global privacy compliance (e.g., GDPR).
• Act as an internal process-design consultant to the broader People Team (Strategy, Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, etc.), identifying areas of significant process debt and designing scalable, automated workflows to replace manual efforts.

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

• annual bonus program
• equity incentive plan
• generous Company benefits program

Salary Range

$159,000—$196,000 USD