Program Manager - Vehicle Recovery, Safety, & Logistics

1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Project and Program Management

Waymo

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver and operating Waymo One, its fully autonomous ride-hailing service.

Autonomous vehicles, robotics, AI, ride-hailing / mobility tech
Founded 2009
$21600M raised

Description

  • Build and coordinate safe vehicle recovery operations with central teams and track operational metrics.
  • Lead daily stand-ups between engineering and local operations to align infrastructure with vehicle deployment schedules.
  • Direct depot logistics and Day 1 playbooks to prepare cross-functional teams for commercial launch.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for internal teams and regulatory agencies to remove blockers and maintain launch timelines.
  • Build and maintain relationships with transit authorities and emergency services to support safe community integration.
  • Translate regional infrastructure data and community dynamics into product roadmap feedback and feature requests.
  • Audit operational logs and identify market-specific risks to ensure compliance with municipal permit requirements.
  • Coordinate incident response, vehicle movement, and logistics across partners, vendors, depot teams, and centralized operations.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional experience in safety-critical transportation workflows, autonomous driving, aviation, or high-stakes logistics.
  • Strong command of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and experience maintaining regulatory and operational standards.
  • Experience managing real-time incident response and complex vehicle movements in high-pressure environments.
  • Experience managing multi-third-party vendor ecosystems in transportation while maintaining cost efficiency.
  • Strong analytical skills to monitor recovery trends and improve fleet availability using data.
  • Excellent communication skills to coordinate technical requirements between centralized operations and local field teams.
  • Experience negotiating with state or municipal DOTs and navigating autonomous vehicle permitting (preferred).
  • Proficiency with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Looker to build and monitor performance dashboards (preferred).
  • Master’s degree in Business Administration, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or Supply Chain Management (preferred).
  • PMP or Six Sigma Black Belt certification (preferred).
  • Experience in public relations or emergency response communication in high-visibility technology sectors (preferred).
  • Ability to travel 20%.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of £92,000 to £96,500 GBP.
  • Eligibility for Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program.
  • Eligibility for Waymo’s equity incentive plan.
  • Access to Waymo’s generous company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

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