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Waymo

Builds self-driving AI and runs a robotaxi service

Group Product Manager - Depot Operations Automation

Product ManagementUpdated on Nov 13
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • 10+ years of Product Management or senior technical leadership experience building, scaling, and commercializing complex products that bridge robotics, software, and real-world operations.
  • A BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical engineering experience.
  • A proven track record of taking complex hardware/robotics products from early prototype through scaled production deployment and transforming ambiguous, multi-disciplinary problem spaces into cohesive multi-year plans.
  • Strong analytical and financial acumen, with an understanding of developing NPV or ROI analyses to demonstrate project viability.
  • Demonstrated success aligning and influencing senior engineering, operations, and commercial leaders across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
  • Exceptional executive communication skills, with the ability to lead executive reviews and the technical depth to debate system architecture with principal engineers.
  • Ability to travel periodically to visit depots, test facilities, operating markets, and external automation partners.

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead the multi-year product vision, strategy, and end-to-end roadmap for robotic depot automation, including autonomous vehicle charging, automated cleaning, and vehicle inspection, to reduce cost per mile as Waymo scales globally.
  • Develop product requirements spanning onboard autonomous driving capabilities such as high-precision parking, fleet orchestration, and physical robotics hardware.
  • Align senior leaders across operations, engineering, and product to develop automation systems from prototypes to production deployments.
  • Partner with operations, strategy, partnerships, and finance to define the rollout plan across owned-and-operated and partner-operated deployments.
  • Shape the design of next-generation autonomous vehicle platforms and depot infrastructure so future fleets are architected from the ground up for zero-touch operations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Direct leadership experience in robotics, industrial or warehouse automation, EV charging infrastructure, or autonomous vehicles.
  • Deep familiarity with industrial and robotic safety architectures, including collaborative robot and environmental, health, and safety standards, and perception/latency trade-offs.
  • An advanced technical degree (MS/PhD) or MBA alongside a strong engineering foundation.

About the Company

Waymo

Builds self-driving AI and runs a robotaxi service

Waymo builds self-driving technology and uses it to run a ride-hailing service in which passengers summon electric cars with no one behind the wheel. In 2020, it became the first company to open fully driverless rides to the public, starting in metro Phoenix. Its system, the Waymo Driver, pairs cameras, radar and laser sensors called lidar with onboard computers whose AI predicts what nearby people and vehicles will do and drives the car. Riders pay per trip through the Waymo app, or through Uber in some cities, while Waymo and fleet partners keep the cars charged and maintained. Waymo began as a Google project in 2009 and became a separate Alphabet company in 2016; it is based in Mountain View, California.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$32.1B
Headquarters
Mountain View, CA
Founded
2009

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