Product Manager, Network Flows Optimization
Waymo
$241,000 - $297,000 / year
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Description
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 Product Management Team is a mission-driven team responsible for writing and enacting first-of-their-kind playbooks to bring fully autonomous driving technology to market. Our team develops simple solutions for complex problems by orchestrating cross-functional efforts to safely drive Waymo’s technology and the products it enables forward. We do this by understanding the customer, the business, and the technology. We are humble about the scope of our work, collaborative in our approach to problem-solving, and ambitious about our vision for the future.
You will:
- Define and execute the product roadmap for automated workflows that require network bandwidth in the depots (e.g. software downloads, data upload) which balances optimal use of charging & networking infrastructure, data demands and cost.
- Partner with data science and engineering to develop optimal techniques to manage these workflows
- Partner with other Product Managers, Waymo Real Estate and Networking teams to align and execute on the optimal depot networking strategy
- Collaborate with operations teams so they can effectively and seamlessly execute on the workflows in depot.
You have:
- 7+ years of product management experience with a focus on building products to support scaled operations
- A BS degree in in Computer Science, Mathematics,or a related field
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
- Track record of excellent stakeholder management to bring disparate parts of an organization together to a unified vision and rapid execution
- Structured thinker with clear written and verbal communication skills
We prefer:
- A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
- Prior product experience in autonomous vehicles, electric vehicle fleet management
- or other large scale operations
Travel requirements
- Ability to travel domestically as needed (1-3x per quarter)
- Ability to travel internationally ~1x per year
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.
Benefits
- stock options
- bonus
About this role
Waymo's Product Management Team is seeking someone to own the product strategy for depot network operations—the infrastructure that manages software downloads, data uploads, and other bandwidth-intensive workflows across Waymo's autonomous vehicle facilities. This role sits at the intersection of operations, engineering, and real estate, requiring you to balance competing demands around charging infrastructure, networking capacity, data needs, and cost while scaling across multiple locations.
You'll need at least seven years of product management experience, ideally with a background in scaled operations, autonomous vehicles, or electric vehicle fleet management. The role demands strong analytical capabilities to work with data science and engineering teams on optimization techniques, plus exceptional stakeholder management skills to align product managers, real estate teams, networking specialists, and operations staff around a unified vision. A technical foundation—a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field—is required; a Master's degree is preferred.
This is a remote-based role in San Francisco with domestic travel one to three times per quarter and one international trip annually. The position offers a salary range of $241,000 to $297,000, plus eligibility for annual bonuses, equity, and company benefits.
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- Expanding
- New Product/Innovation
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Pay for this role
$241,000 to $297,000 per year
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