Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, International Compliance
Architect the Global Compliance Delivery Roadmap
You Will:
- Lead the implementation strategy and execution for foundational compliance with standards required to operate in international markets.
- Cook up the end-to-end execution for critical AV standards such as UN R155 (Cybersecurity), UN R156 (Software Updates) the upcoming UN R standard on AV performance.
- Integrate Certification and Safety Management Systems: Manage the relationship between individual standards compliance and the overall integrated Waymo Safety Management System.
- Navigate High Ambiguity with Agency: Maintain progress on long term compliance goals while negotiating resource demands from ongoing local engagements.
- Strategic Risk & Stakeholder Management: Identify and proactively mitigate compliance delivery risks that could delay global launches, communicating complex regulatory hurdles to executive leadership with clarity and urgency.
Technical Program Management Experience
You Have:
- 8+ years of Technical Program Management experience, with a heavy focus on International Compliance or Regulatory Engineering within the Automotive, Robotics, or Aerospace sectors.
Technical Acumen
You Have:
- A full-stack understanding of AV architecture from sensors and platform through planning, decision making and control software.
Mastery of Compliance Standards
You Have:
- Experience implementing various compliance programs, e.g. ISO 26262 (Functional Safety) in an autonomous vehicle context, ISO/PAS 21448 (SOTIF), and UN ECE Regulations (R155, R156).
Track Record of Global Launches
You Have:
- Experience successfully navigating the regulatory hurdles of bringing a complex hardware-software product into non-U.S. markets (e.g., EU, APAC countries).
High-Stakes Influence
You Have:
- Prior experience leading Insider Risk or Data Privacy programs within a large-scale, highly-regulated technology environment.
Advanced Cross-Functional Leadership
You Have:
- Prior experience leading Insider Risk or Data Privacy programs within a large-scale, highly-regulated technology environment.
Security & Privacy Certification
You Have:
- Familiarity with international data protection laws (GDPR) and their specific application to real-world sensor data and "high-value" Intellectual Property.
Experience in Ambiguous Environments
You Have:
- A portfolio of projects where you took a concept from "zero to one" in a space with no predefined regulatory roadmap.
Pay
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.
Salary Range $272,000—$336,000 USD