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Senior Program Manager - New Platform Validation Operations

Waymo · Mountain View, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA; · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680) · San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)

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Roboticsonsitesenior$190k–$234k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Drive new autonomous vehicle platforms from arrival and upfit to fleet deployment.
  • Build executive dashboards and operating plans that maximize validation yield.
  • Bridge program strategy with hands-on depot and field operations.

What they offer

  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Equity incentive plan
  • Generous benefits program

Ideal candidate

A scrappy operator-leader with 7-10+ years structuring ambiguous physical operations who thrives bridging strategy and depot-floor reality and influencing senior cross-functional partners to ship new platforms.

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years leading complex technical programs or physical operations from concept to execution
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage high-stakes cross-functional relationships
  • Willingness to engage directly with depot workflows and physical hardware for operational triage
  • Track record aligning Engineering, Product, Supply Chain, Safety and Legal across shifting timelines

Lab profile

About Waymo

Autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for fully autonomous ride-hailing.

What they build

  • Waymo Driver
  • Fully autonomous ride-hail service

Known for

  • Large-scale driving simulation
  • Simulation realism
  • Quantitative evaluations
  • Onboard autonomy models

Key facts

  • Founded in 2009
  • Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project
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