Senior Manager, Talent Intelligence & Sourcing

Job Summary

The Waymo People team recruits and supports the world's best talent, including engineers. This role reports to the Head of Talent Acquisition and involves designing and delivering strategic sourcing plans for top engineering talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of strategic sourcing plans for engineering roles, partnering with executive-level stakeholders.
• Effectively manage, coach, and set performance expectations for a team of Sourcers and Sourcing Managers, while ensuring strong data integrity.
• Formalize and scale a continuous intelligence program, including structured talent mapping and maintaining a pipeline of pre-qualified prospects for critical profiles.
• Lead AI and workflow transformation by driving the use of platforms like AI Studio and Gemini in Workspace to accelerate research, enrichment, and drafting workflows.
• Track detailed sourcing metrics (ROI, funnel performance, productivity) and leverage real-time analytics to deploy strategic intelligence packages to unblock critical searches.
• Act as a Strategic Advisor to leadership by embedding market supply, difficulty, and timing data into headcount and site planning discussions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of extensive technical recruiting/sourcing experience, including proficiency with ATS and CRM systems.
• 8+ years of relevant people management experience at scale, with demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a complex group of senior-level stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with metrics, numbers, and trends.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to drive complex strategy and practical implementation simultaneously, acting as a self-starter who gets things done.
• Expertise in leveraging Google AI Integration and building custom, policy-compliant automations to accelerate workflows and reduce manual effort.
• Experience formalizing and scaling a continuous intelligence program, delivering proactive sourcing insight and structured talent maps.
• Experience running internal learning series to equip TA and hiring teams on new channels and curate the best AI tools/prompts.
• Exceptional problem-solving ability, identifying opportunities and galvanizing dependencies across the organization to fix issues comprehensively.

Benefits

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.

Pay

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is $200,000—$247,000 USD. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level.