Waymo · 1 week ago
Community Operations Specialist
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$158K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company dedicated to improving mobility and safety. The Community Operations Specialist will lead day-to-day operations for the Public Affairs team, manage event sponsorships, and coordinate community engagement efforts to promote Waymo's technology.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
Responsibilities
Serve as day to day operations lead for Waymo’s Public Affairs team across current and future markets
Manage all aspects of event sponsorships including annual budget, payments, registrations, design requests, swag orders, comms approval, etc
Coordinate staffing and vehicle presence for in-person events
Managing vendor contracts, tracking spend, and forecasting budgets for public affairs initiatives
Lead Waymo employee recruitment efforts to support community partner events; craft communications, track and manage RSVPs and collaborate with the Internal Comms team as needed
Lead project management for ongoing Waymo Serve and annual Waymo Gives back annual efforts, including overall coordination, recruitment, and analytics
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a project manager, operations manager, executive assistant or comparable role
Ability to plan, track, and execute multiple projects simultaneously across markets and functions
Skilled at creating and improving systems that make campaigns, partnerships, and stakeholder outreach more efficient and measurable
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners
Willingness to be hands on when it comes to event set up, breakdown, loading swag etc
Willingness to travel around the U.S. as needed
Preferred
Experience working in a fast-paced, start up environment
Experience in tech, mobility, or transportation sectors
Event operations or sponsorship management background
Financial planning and budget management
Bilingual proficiency in Spanish or Chinese
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
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)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
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
Annabel Chang
Head of State Policy & Government Relations
Recent News
2026-01-16
2026-01-16
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