Product Manager, Network Flows Optimization

AI Chopping Block, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 241,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a Senior Product Manager to own the product roadmap for automated depot workflows requiring network bandwidth and data transfers. You will partner with data science and engineering to optimize these workflows and coordinate with cross-functional teams to align on the optimal depot networking strategy.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, stakeholder leadership, and clear communication as you drive scaled operations across US locations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product management experience focusing on scaled operations.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management to align teams toward a vision.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product roadmap for automated workflows in depots.
• Partner with data science and engineering to optimize workflows.
• Collaborate with PMs, Real Estate, and Networking teams to align depot networking strategy.
• Work with operations teams to enable seamless execution of workflows in depot.

Skills

Senior PM experience

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Clear communication

Education

BS in Computer Science or related

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 Product Management Team is a mission-driven team responsible for writing and enacting first-of-their-kind playbooks to bring fully autonomous driving technology to market. Our team develops simple solutions for complex problems by orchestrating cross-functional efforts to safely drive Waymo’s technology and the products it enables forward. We do this by understanding the customer, the business, and the technology. We are humble about the scope of our work, collaborative in our approach to problem-solving, and ambitious about our vision for the future.

You will:

• Define and execute the product roadmap for automated workflows that require network bandwidth in the depots (e.g. software downloads, data upload) which balances optimal use of charging & networking infrastructure, data demands and cost.
• Partner with data science and engineering to develop optimal techniques to manage these workflows
• Partner with other Product Managers, Waymo Real Estate and Networking teams to align and execute on the optimal depot networking strategy
• Collaborate with operations teams so they can effectively and seamlessly execute on the workflows in depot.

You have:

• 7+ years of product management experience with a focus on building products to support scaled operations
• A BS degree in in Computer Science, Mathematics,or a related field
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Track record of excellent stakeholder management to bring disparate parts of an organization together to a unified vision and rapid execution
• Structured thinker with clear written and verbal communication skills

We prefer:

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
• Prior product experience in autonomous vehicles, electric vehicle fleet management
• or other large scale operations

Travel requirements

• Ability to travel domestically as needed (1-3x per quarter)
• Ability to travel internationally ~1x per year

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.

Salary Range

$241,000 — $297,000 USD