Waymo · 1 day ago
IT Network Operations Manager
San Francisco, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$196K/yr - $248K/yr
7+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company focused on improving mobility and safety through its advanced driving technology. The IT Network Operations Manager will lead a high-performing team, manage vendor relationships, and oversee network operations to ensure connectivity and operational health. Responsibilities include driving incident management, ensuring network health, and guiding deployment and automation initiatives.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Build and Lead: Recruit, hire, mentor, and manage a high-performing Network Operations team, conducting performance reviews and career planning to ensure operational excellence
Manage Strategy & Vendors: Own strategic relationships with external connectivity partners, managing contract renewals, SLA enforcement, QBRs, and forecasting for OpEx/CapEx
Drive Incident Management: Evolve the Incident Management process from simple ticket ownership to comprehensive post-incident reviews (PIRs) that prevent recurrence
Oversee Operational Execution: Serve as the final technical escalation point (Tier 3) for the NOC and oversee the lifecycle of network service requests and delivery
Ensure Network Health: Diagnose root causes of network events and audit monitoring dashboards to ensure predictive alerting is functioning correctly
Guide Deployment & Automation: Validate new networking projects (MOPs), ensure seamless transition to support, and guide the team’s transition from manual configurations to automated network operations
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) with 7+ years in network operations/engineering and 2+ years in a management or team lead role
A proven track record of recruiting, hiring, and building technical teams in a fast-paced environment
Experience managing and delivering strategic networks with high availability requirements for critical infrastructure
Strong knowledge of configuring network devices via CLI (console/SSH) and cloud-hosted portals, with practical experience in BGP peering and complex routing
Experience creating documentation, runbooks, and configuration management standards
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with both technical engineers and business stakeholders
Preferred
Experience with tools like Ansible, Python, or Terraform to streamline operations
Experience managing high-performance networks supporting large-scale data ingress/egress (e.g., fleet data offloading)
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
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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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