Senior Incident Readiness Lead & Exercise Designer

Waymo; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 137,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Generous company benefits

Job summary

Waymo is seeking an experienced leader for enterprise resilience, focusing on incident readiness, crisis exercises, and business continuity across our safety-critical mobility operations. You will drive end-to-end exercise design, integrate HSEEP, and collaborate with regulatory authorities to maintain top safety standards.

The role requires 10+ years in similar programs, a strong technical fluency with incident management tools, and a deep partner network within regulated industries.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing, executing, and scaling incident readiness or crisis exercise programs.
• Expertise integrating HSEEP with enterprise-wide readiness programs.
• Experience building relationships with regulatory authorities and public safety agencies.
• Hands-on experience with complex operational software and incident management tooling.
• Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Operations, Business Continuity or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and evaluation of incident readiness exercises across the enterprise and with external partners.
• Define and drive the exercise roadmap and strategy aligned with Waymo's SMS and HSEEP methodologies.
• Design, configure, and execute technical exercises driving evaluation of operator proficiency and workflow latency.
• Standardize documentation and evaluation frameworks across the exercise lifecycle.
• Develop and oversee corrective actions resulting from readiness exercises to improve safety performance.
• Direct and support an extended workforce team ensuring delivery on milestones.

Skills

Incident readiness

Crisis exercise

Business continuity

Regulatory liaison

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s in Emergency Management

Job description

Waymo is seeking an experienced leader for enterprise resilience, focusing on incident readiness, crisis exercises, and business continuity across our safety-critical mobility operations. You will drive end-to-end exercise design, integrate HSEEP, and collaborate with regulatory authorities to maintain top safety standards.

The role requires 10+ years in similar programs, a strong technical fluency with incident management tools, and a deep partner network within regulated industries.