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About the Role

Waymo is seeking a high-impact Program Manager to lead Ops Safety & Readiness initiatives across the UK and expansion in Europe. This role is crucial for building the engine that ensures market safety, standardization, and scalability, driving the implementation of programs for safe and effective operations during rapid growth.

Responsibilities

• Author and publish local market playbooks covering general operations and safety-specific protocols.
• Provide coordinated support for critical readiness programs, including Line-checks, Operational Readiness Verifications, Retrospectives, and Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
• Ensure staff proficiency through rigorous practice, drills, and continuous feedback loops.
• Coordinate with local partners and vendors on joint safety issues.
• Ensure all operational risks are deeply understood with active, validated mitigation plans in place.

Requirements

• 7+ years in operations with safety criticality.
• A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent).
• Proven ability to build systems, frameworks, and standardized processes from scratch.
• Exceptional presence and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable documentation.
• Experience in operations manual development and a high degree of comfort with technical documentation.
• Experience designing process in highly regulated spaces (Aviation, nuclear, oil & gas, etc.).
• Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning.

Skills

• Operations
• Safety Criticality
• Framework Architecture
• Communication
• Manual Writing
• Process Design
• Road Safety
• Design
• Transportation Planning

Location

• UK
• Europe
• USA

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 7+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• £92,000—£96,500 GBP

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus program
• Equity incentive plan
• Generous Company benefits program

About the Company

• 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 Operations exists to deliver the Waymo Driver to the world.
• We are a global team building and scaling the world's first and leading autonomous fleet and operations platform.
• From component sourcing to end customer management, we enable and create value for Waymo through scaled and orchestrated deployment of the Waymo Driver.
• At Waymo, we are dedicated to building a culture that promotes inclusivity and celebration.
• We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences; recognize that inclusive actions lead to equitable outcomes; and support and encourage all team members to share their ideas to help Waymo better serve the communities in which we operate.