Waymo Operation System Implementation Manager

Waymo LLC; Mountain View (CA); Presencial; USD 190 000 - 234 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Annual bonus

Equity incentive plan

Generous benefits program

Resumo da oferta

Waymo LLC is seeking an senior operations leader to develop standardized systems, drive process improvements, and coordinate cross-functional initiatives across the Waymo Ops organization. The role emphasizes reducing waste, improving quality, and delivering measurable results through collaboration with engineering, product, and business teams.

The candidate will be responsible for guiding large-scale programs, mentoring teams, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards in a

Qualificações

• 15+ years of experience in operations management, program management, and/or process improvements.
• Excellent problem solving and process improvement skills; ability to break down complex operational problems and derive insights.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders at various levels to drive function and business outcomes.
• Experience planning for and managing large-scale, complex projects with cross-functional teams.
• Track record of delivering results through collaboration, communication, and influencing stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Develop operational systems to support standardized work and continuous improvement across Waymo Ops.
• Drive system-level process improvement initiatives to streamline human-dependent processes and reduce waste.
• Help ingrain DNA for Waymo Operations that transcends markets and partners.
• Facilitate cross-functional problem solving to design corrective actions.
• Coach teams on measuring and driving operational efficiencies.
• Act as a strategic thought partner for cross-functional leaders across the organization.

Conhecimentos

Problem solving

Process improvement

Cross-functional influence

Project planning

Relationship building

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Business or Engineering

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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 Operations exists to deliver the Waymo Driver to the world. We are a global team building and scaling the world's first and leading autonomous fleet and operations platform. From component sourcing to end customer management, we enable and create value for Waymo through scaled and orchestrated deployment of the Waymo Driver. At Waymo, we are dedicated to building a culture that promotes collaboration and celebration. We value our team members' unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and support and encourage all team members to share their ideas to help Waymo better serve the communities in which we operate.

You will:

• Develop operational systems to support standardized work, problem solving, process definition, and a continuous improvement culture in Waymo Ops organization across lines of business
• Drive system level process improvement initiatives to streamline human dependent processes, reduce variability, waste, and cost and positively impact key business metrics such as quality supply, throughput flow
• Help ingrain unmistakable DNA for Waymo Operations that transcends markets and partners, and sets standards in the AV ecosystem
• Facilitate cross functional problem solving to design counter measures and corrective actions collaboratively
• Coach and teach people on measuring and driving operational efficiencies
• Be a key strategic thought partner for cross functional leaders across the organization

You have:

• 15+ years of experience in operations management, program management, and/or process improvements
• Excellent and superior problem solving and process improvement skills: ability to break down ambiguous and complex operational problems into manageable segments, draw insights from data and structured observation and establish standards
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders at various levels to successfully drive strategy of the function and business outcome
• Solid experience planning for and managing several large-scale, complex projects and coordinating cross functional project members to deliver quality results on time
• Track record of delivering results through relationship building, collaboration, consultation communication and influencing
• Bachelor's Degree(s) in Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field in technology focused industry

We prefer:

• Experience driving organization toward process maturity, lean culture transformation
• Experience in workflow optimization and process excellence, specifically in hybrid environment of extended workforce and full-time employees, involving hand-offs
• Familiarity with safety-critical operations where standardized operations and clear instructions are vital to risk mitigation and regulatory adherence.
• Experience developing or leading quality management or document management systems based on industry standards
• Technology forward mindset to drive process and operational excellence such as use of leading AI tools, driving efficiency via use of agentic-AI driven operational workflows
• Masters Degree(s) in Industrial Engineering, Business or related technical field

Travel:

• 10-15% travel required

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.

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.

Salary Range

$190,000 — $234,000 USD