Waymo · 4 weeks ago
Senior Program Manager, Safety and Resilience
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$190K/yr - $241K/yr
7+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves leading strategic programs to enhance resilience to service disruptions, driving cross-functional collaboration, and managing business-critical risks.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead and launch strategic complex programs to evolve resilience to service disruption at scale
Drive the creation of structures that orchestrate effective response to critical events ensuring tight coordination and streamlined collaboration across Safety, Security, Ops, et al
Drive and own cross-functional activities to create new, or materially improve existing workflows detection, diagnosis, resolution, etc
Proactively identify and reduce business-critical risks and dependencies, removing blockers as needed, and drive business continuity and resilience
Drive change and adoption of new frameworks and cultural shifts, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities across functions, sustainable accountability across owners, and continuous process improvement
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience managing highly complex cross-functional programs
Experience building Safety programs with a holistic understanding of event lifecycle
Strong leadership skills, and clear verbal and written communication, alongside the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive decision-making
Significant expertise in scaling processes within complex, growing areas
Preferred
Experience in high Safety-sensitive industries
Experience with Business Continuity, Trust and Safety, Disaster Preparedness, or related
Expertise within autonomous or ride-hailing space
Expertise within formal program management
Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning
Benefits
Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program
Company
Waymo
Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (231)
2024 (175)
2023 (268)
2022 (306)
2021 (298)
2020 (317)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.1BKey Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M
Leadership Team
Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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