Waymo aims to scale its autonomous vehicle service safely and efficiently into 20+ new cities and multiple vehicle platforms by ensuring the safety, reliability, and quality of the Waymo Driver through simulation-based testing and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline
- 10+ years of experience (5+ leading teams) managing complex, tech-enabled operations
- Track record of using data to find bottlenecks and applying Lean/Six Sigma principles to break them.
- Ability to translate operational constraints into technical requirements and experience working across technical partners (Product, Engineering, Data Science, Systems Engineering) to drive outcomes
- Ability to thrive in a high ambiguity, dynamic environment
- Undergraduate in technical degree preferred
- Experience with Lean / Six Sigma process improvement methodologies
Responsibilities
- Architect Scalable Testing: Own the engine that generates simulation-based safety and performance tests. As Waymo enters 20+ new cities and scales to multiple vehicle platforms, you ensure our testing 'factory' scales ahead of the fleet.
- Champion the Internal Customer: Act as a strategic interface between SWQ Ops and Waymo’s test coverage users; translate scaled test requirements into actionable operational delivery plans while providing high-fidelity visibility into progress and risks across a range of customers
- Bridge Tech & Ops: Partner with Simulation and Eval Engineering to support design, roll-out and operationalization of the next generation of AI-assisted tools used by our global vendor teams.
- Drive Operational Excellence: Drive high-quality outcomes through deployments with a global vendor workforce; ensure every simulation test meets Waymo’s requirements through the development of rigorous quality standards and SOPs.
- Lead with Empathy: Mentor a high-performing team of Program Managers and Technical Specialists, fostering a culture of 'quality-first' in a high-velocity environment.
Other
- Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline
- 10+ years of experience (5+ leading teams) managing complex, tech-enabled operations
- MBA or graduate operations experience preferred
- Ex-consulting experience a plus
- Experience within A / V space and simulation-based test environments
