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Waymo · 7 hours ago

Senior Technical Program Manager, Simulator

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. They are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the vision and strategy of the Simulator platform, ensuring effective cross-functional planning and execution of programs related to the Waymo Driver.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Partner with the main Simulator stakeholders (Engineering & Product Managers) to own and drive the vision and strategy of the overall Simulator platform & experience at Waymo
Keep track of progress on helping teams manage and improve the capabilities, efficiency, usability, scalability, and performance of the Simulator
Align programs on core Simulator goals. Especially when Simulator programs are ambiguous and support a wide range of capabilities alongside managing cross functional programs
Strongly oriented towards making decisions that will benefit users of Simulator as a whole rather than optimizing for a specific organization
Work extensively with 3D environments
Ability to manage without influence and have the right amount of downward, outward, and upward alignment, collaboration, and communication of your program
Having fun 100%

Qualification

Large scale project management3D Graphics experienceMachine LearningTechnical Program ManagementSoftware development experienceSTEM backgroundComputer science backgroundProject management educationSimulation toolsMulti-geo teams

Required

STEM background
Large scale project management experience (multiple projects, multiple stakeholders, large teams, complex team setup)
2-4 years of experience in TPM roles
1-2 years of experience with 3D Graphics or 3D Game Engine (Unreal, Unity, etc.) Experience
Experience as a professional software developer in a larger corporate environment
Experience with Machine Learning

Preferred

Computer science background or MBA
Masters or advanced technology degree
Prior experience with autonomous driving
Prior experience with software simulation tools
Experience with multi-geo, multi-cultural teams
Project management education (PMP or similar)

Benefits

Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program

Company

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.

H1B Sponsorship

Waymo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (231)
2024 (175)
2023 (268)
2022 (306)
2021 (298)
2020 (317)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M

Leadership Team

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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