Senior FP&A Analyst - Ops

Waymo; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Generous benefits

Job summary

Waymo is seeking a senior finance leader to manage Ops financial processes in partnership with Ops, Product, Data Science, and Accounting. You will track variances, forecast accuracy, and long-term investments while delivering data-driven insights that guide resource allocation and ROI decisions.

You will build driver-based models, communicate clearly with leadership, and foster rigorous forecasting across a fast-growing operations ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analytics, Go-To-Market Finance, Commercial Finance, and/or Strategic Finance.
• Exceptional financial modeling skills with driver-based models and fluency in financial statements.
• Strategic, critical thinking with the ability to anticipate commercial implications of decisions.
• Data-driven storytelling with excellent written and verbal communication to influence outcomes.
• High agency: prioritize tasks, navigate ambiguity, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• BS/BA/MBA in Finance, Economics or a related quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Manage Ops financial processes in partnership with Ops, Product, Data Science, and Accounting; track variances and drivers.
• Partner on long-term strategic investments and optimization analytics; provide ROI insights to leadership.
• Drive strategic action by leading reviews of forecast vs. actual spend and closing gaps.
• Embed with Ops, Product, and Data Science to ensure rigorous and accurate forecast models.

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.

Our Driver may be autonomous, but Waymo’s finances are steered by experts like you. The Finance and Accounting group manages all aspects of our finances and serves as trusted advisors for all our strategic and enterprise endeavors. Along with managing compilation of our financial statements, looking after our cash and overseeing compliance, we partner closely with the business in overseeing company-wide resource allocation, developing cutting-edge compensation initiatives, and generating detailed financial analysis to drive the business forward. We also develop advanced capital strategies to support the company’s short and long-term future.

You Will

• Manage the Ops financial processes in partnership with Ops, Product, Data Science, and Accounting teams; track variances and drivers of variances in actual spend vs. forecasts
• Partner on long term strategic investments and optimization analytics; turn data into insight as a strategic advisor to the Ops team, providing financial rigor for long term Waymo Ops strategy and supporting the development of measurement frameworks and resource allocation analysis to assess the ROI of efficiency investments and influence leadership to fund those investments
• Drive strategic action; lead business reviews on gaps between forecast and actual spend, driving accountability and ownership on closing gaps
• Collaborate deeply as you embed with Ops, Product, and Data Science teams to ensure our growth and forecast models are rigorous and accurate
  

You Have

• 7 - 10 years’ experience in Financial Planning & Analytics, Go-To-Market Finance, Commercial Finance, and/or Strategic Finance
• Exceptional financial modeling skills with the ability to build complex, driver-based models from scratch and a strong familiarity with financial statements
• Strategic and critical mindset: The ability to think multiple steps ahead regarding the commercial implications of marketing and product decisions
• Data-driven storytelling: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven track record of influencing controversial decision-making through objective analysis
• High agency: Ability to prioritize assignments, navigate ambiguity, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment
• BS/BA/MBA in Finance, Economics or a related quantitative field
  

We Prefer

• Deep knowledge of the rideshare, transportation, or autonomous vehicle industries
• Experience working with forecasting tools (e.g. Anaplan) and systematizing budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Familiarity with SQL or working closely with Data Science teams to extract and manipulate large datasets
  

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

$168,000—$207,000 USD