Waymo

Operations Analyst, Demand Operations & Service Quality

Waymo$130K — $160K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of analytical experience, preferably in tech or mobility sectors
  • Expert-level SQL and data visualization skills required
  • Strong ability to present findings to senior leadership and collaborate with diverse teams
  • Proficiency in creating actionable insights from data and driving operational improvements
  • Curiosity and a proactive approach to exploring metrics and identifying issues
  • Adaptability to thrive in undefined environments and build reporting frameworks from scratch
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field

Responsibilities

  • Lead analytical reporting for Demand & Service Quality Operations, preparing impactful reports and identifying improvement opportunities
  • Drive projects focusing on deep operational challenges to enhance business outcomes
  • Design and develop user-friendly dashboards that empower Ops Managers to self-serve data
  • Upskill local operations managers in data analysis techniques and best practices
  • Communicate insights and business results effectively to stakeholders and leadership teams
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on opportunities for operational success

Benefits

  • Participation in a discretionary annual bonus program
  • Access to an equity incentive plan
  • Generous company benefits program, subject to eligibility
  • Opportunities for professional development and upskilling in analytics and AI
Full Job Description
The Demand Operations & Service Quality team drives conversion, retention and utilization within local markets via metrics design and oversight, issue mitigation, and key demand opportunities. The Ops Analyst, Demand Operations & Service Quality will provide analytical and operational support across the entirety of the Demand Ops & Service Quality team, with a focus on understanding top rider pain points, building dashboards for Ops Managers to self-serve data, investigating escalated metrics, and supporting marketplace enablement.

This role reports to the Head of Demand Operations & Service Quality.

You will:
  • Lead analytical reporting cadences for the Demand & Service Quality Operations team - preparing key reports, diagnosing issues, and identifying opportunities for improvement
  • Drive key projects to deep dive on operational challenges and improve business outcomes; support local operations managers with insights to elevate the service in their markets
  • Design and develop metrics & dashboards to enable operations managers to understand and self-serve data; leverage AI to improve data analysis efficiency
  • Create opportunities to upskill local operations managers in data analysis
  • Communicate business results and insights to cross-functional partners and leadership
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product Data Science, Product Management, User Research, etc.) to gain alignment on opportunities

You have:
  • 5-10 years of experience in analytical roles, with a keen interest in advocating for the solutions your analysis produces
  • Analytical rigor: Exceptional data visualization, quantitative, and analytical modeling skills (e.g., expert level in SQL, Excel / Google Sheets required) and the ability to build data-driven business cases to make operational improvements
  • Strong communication skills: Exhibit comfort presenting to senior leadership and mastery in collaborating across stakeholder groups
  • Bridge between data & operations: Ability to bridge gaps between Data Science and Operations teams to ensure insights drive operational success and continuous improvement
  • Curiosity! Unending curiosity about the metrics you set out to investigate and a desire to keep pulling the thread until you've figured out what's going on
  • Comfort with Ambiguity: Thrive in a "0 to 1" environment by bringing structure to messy, undefined data and building foundational reporting frameworks from the ground up.
  • Knowledge Multiplier: Go beyond individual contribution by serving as our analytics expert and teaching our team how to effectively deploy AI tools to upskill and elevate our collective data literacy.
  • Bachelor's degree (Business, Operations, Data Science, Mathematics or related field).

We prefer:
  • Experience in a high-growth technology or mobility company
  • Expert-level SQL skills to query and model complex datasets, with experience building intuitive, ad hoc dashboards for operational self-service
  • Familiarity with Python, R, or similar statistical programming languages is a plus
  • Previous leveraging data to drive operational improvements
  • Previous experience in AV, mobility technology, urban planning or transportation.

Travel requirements:
  • Candidates should be willing and able to travel up to 10% to visit local markets.


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

$130,000-$160,000 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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