Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Waymo’s Technical Program Managers and Program Managers are accountable for Waymo’s roadmap execution by providing thoughtful cross-functional planning, clarity, and proactive risk management. In the face of complex technical and operational challenges with no established playbooks to follow, we act with thoughtful urgency, driving conversations, discussions, and outcomes. Our team partners closely with every function of Waymo to structure, own and drive work towards real-world deployments of the Waymo Driver across platforms and geographies.
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to the Manager of Technical Program Management.
You will:
- Produce and own the overall project schedule, status reports, and process metrics that communicate risk and rollout planning to stakeholders
- Lead Intellectual Property (IP) Investigations Program: Take full ownership of the end-to-end investigation life cycle for sensitive matters, ensuring rigorous documentation that supports legal needs
- Establish and monitor high-accountability policies for vulnerability response, including defining Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and monitoring Mean Time to Remediation (MTTR)
- Design and lead a comprehensive cybersecurity, IP, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) security awareness and training roadmap that equips our expanding workforce with the knowledge and tools to support Waymo’s mission and technical edge as we scale globally
- Partner with Legal to design and implement a cross-functional enterprise-level framework for data sensitivity, establishing clear processes to classify and safeguard global information
You have:
- 5+ years of program management experience, with a focus on Enterprise Security, Privacy, or Risk Management
- Proven Independent Execution: Ability to structure and execute project plans across teams with minimal guidance
- Strong Documentation Skills: Experience producing artifacts (status reports, risk logs) that identify direct contribution and complexity
- Cross-Functional Influence: Direct experience partnering with Legal, HR, and Engineering to drive policy implementation
We prefer:
- Familiarity with global regulatory trends, including AI Governance and UN ECE R155 / ISO 21434
- Knowledge of data security frameworks, such as ISO 27001, ISO 27002, NIST SP 800-53
- Prior experience leading Insider Risk programs or managing data classification/governance in a large-scale, highly-regulated technology environment
- Experience with Access Management in cloud or enterprise environments
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
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Waymo Mountain View, California, USA Office
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA, United States, 94043
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