Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure Resource Management

The Rundown AI, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams in executing complex projects. This role involves strategic decision-making, resource management, and collaboration with engineering and finance stakeholders. You will play a crucial role in driving the deployment of cutting-edge technology solutions, ensuring that projects meet their objectives while balancing trade-offs. If you have a strong background in program management and a passion for technology, this opportunity offers the chance to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving field.

Benefits

Discretionary Annual Bonus Program

Equity Incentive Plan

Generous Company Benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in program management with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong record of strategic communications and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and finance to drive effective resource utilization.
• Develop and track policies and tooling for program management.

Skills

Program Management

Strategic Communication

Technical Capability (STEM)

Decision Making

Education

PhD or Advanced Technology Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.

Waymo’s Technical Program Managers are accountable for Waymo’s roadmap execution by providing thoughtful cross-functional planning, clarity, and proactive risk management. In the face of complex technical and operational challenges with no established playbooks to follow, we act with thoughtful urgency, driving conversations, discussions, and outcomes. Our team partners closely with every function of Waymo to structure, own and drive work towards real-world deployments of the Waymo Driver across platforms and geographies.

You Will

• Partner with engineering, finance, program management stakeholders to own and drive effective utilization of compute, storage, memory, networking etc…
• Develop, track, and advance policy and tooling
• Strongly oriented towards making decisions while balancing and communicating trade-offs to stakeholders
• Ability to manage without authority and have the right amount of downward, outward, and upward alignment, collaboration, and communication of your program
  
  

You Have

• Large scale program management experience (multiple projects, multiple stakeholders, large teams, complex team setup)
• 5+ years of infra, software, and/or hardware related experience
• Computer science background or commensurate technical capability (STEM)
• Strong record of strategic communications
  
  

We Prefer

• Experience as a professional software or hardware development in a larger corporate environment.
• PhD or advanced technology degree
• Prior experience with resource management at scale
• Experience with Business, Finance, Accounting principles
• Experience with multi-geo team
• Experience with Machine Learning
  
  

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

$158,000—$200,000 USD