Waymo

Planning Manager - Infrastructure

Waymo$159K — $196K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Data Science, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred
  • 6+ years in capacity planning, forecasting, or quantitative modeling
  • Strong financial acumen with experience in data-driven business recommendations
  • Proven ability to drive S&OP processes in fast-paced environments, particularly for EV fleets
  • Advanced skills in Excel, SQL, Python, Google OR, or similar modeling tools
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills with visual storytelling abilities

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage infrastructure demand plans for charging and service depots
  • Create data-driven demand models that enhance business value
  • Employ simulation techniques and optimization tools for risk-adjusted recommendations
  • Develop strategies for different infrastructure types
  • Conduct variance analysis for continuous plan improvement
  • Publish and maintain quality demands plans by market
  • Facilitate cross-functional alignment through demand review cadence

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • 20 days of paid vacation annually
  • 40 hours of sick time per year plus additional discretionary days
  • Extended maternity leave options and baby bonding leave
  • 13 paid holidays per year
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Head of Infrastructure Strategy.
You will:
  • Own infrastructure demand plans for charging, parking, and service depots. Build data-driven demand models for Waymo infrastructure that maximize business value while aligning to cross-functional constraints.
  • Use simulation techniques, stochastic modeling, and other optimization tools to derive risk-adjusted business recommendations, in partnership with other teams
  • Develop buffer strategies for different infrastructure types
  • Drive continuous improvement in plan quality by conducting variance analysis and addressing key gaps
  • Publish and maintain a quality demand plan by infrastructure type for each market
  • Own demand review cadence and associated content to facilitate cross functional alignment on demand plans.
You have:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Data Science, Finance, or Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Operations Research, or Data Science, or equivalent skillset
  • Experience: 6+ years in capacity planning, forecasting, or other quantitative modeling/planning roles
  • Financial acumen: experience deriving business recommendations through modeling and quantitative data analysis
  • Experience planning, optimizing, and driving S&OP process for infrastructure assets in a hyper-growth environment, ideally EV fleets. Experience developing and implementing operational and acquisition strategies by influencing cross-functional stakeholders
  • Modeling suite: advanced modeling proficiency in Excel or similar, SQL(BigQuery), Python, Google OR(CP-SAT solver) or similar
  • Excellent Communication and Collaboration skills, visual storytelling in PowerPoint/Google slides/docs.
We prefer:
  • Demonstrated success operating withing a highly matrixed organization, driving clarity and cross-functional alignment
  • Direct experience working with full spectrum of fleet infrastructure assets: charging, parking, tech ops, etc.
  • Experience working with geospatial data or spatial indexing like (s2 cells or polygon-based mapping)
  • Experience applying linear programming for capacity planning, Google OR(CP-SAT) or similar
  • Planning/Modeling in Anaplan

(WA Based & Remote Roles - Disclosure)

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Please note that Waymo may not be able to employ remotely in all locations. Please speak with your recruiter about your preferred location for remote work when you begin the interview process.

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

$159,000-$196,000 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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