Waymo

Strategy Manager

Waymo$210K — $259K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or consulting roles
  • Strong analytical skills with expertise in financial modeling and data analytics
  • Proven structured problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
  • Experience in fast-paced, evolving environments typical of startups
  • Background in project-based work, adaptable to shifting priorities

Responsibilities

  • Drive go-to-market strategy projects that significantly impact the company
  • Conduct in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis to derive actionable insights
  • Engage with cross-functional teams to harmonize diverse viewpoints
  • Advance business modeling efforts including scenario and value driver analysis
  • Present distilled insights and strategic recommendations to leadership

Benefits

  • Participation in an annual bonus program
  • Eligibility for equity incentive plans
  • Generous company benefits program
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Opportunity for professional growth in a dynamic environment
Full Job Description
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Director, Strategy and BizOps.

You will:
  • Drive go-to-market / commercial strategy projects with broad scope and significant company impact
  • Conduct rigorous qualitative or quantitative analysis and effectively distilling insights ("so what") from them
  • Engage in cross-functional stakeholder management, aligning various perspectives and inputs from technical and commercial functions
  • Advance business modeling and analysis such as value driver and scenario analysis responsibilities
  • Distill insights and recommendations for leadership

You have:
  • Structured problem solving - know how to solve ambiguous problems, up-level and not get lost in details
  • Analytical skillset - comfortable with various modes of quantitative analysis (e.g. financial modeling, data analytics, SQL), and capable of presenting up-leveled insights for executive audiences
    • Must-haves are financial analysis and modeling
  • Strong relationship building and communication skills
  • Comfort in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving "startup" work environment
  • Background: familiar with project based work, frequent shift of focus and topics, learning new content quickly (typical for consulting or bizops / chief of staff functions in tech companies)
  • Collaborative, team-oriented mindset
  • At least 5 years experience

We prefer:
  • Operational experience in a tech company (e.g., Chief of Staff, BizOps & Strategy, etc.)
  • Consulting or finance background (if consulting, with some financial modeling experience) AND experience in a tech company, especially with products that have a physical component (e.g., transportation, supply chain, proptech)
  • Experience in relevant industries (e.g., Ride Hailing, Trucking, Delivery)
  • Experience with commercialization / go-to-market strategy (e.g., pricing, partner strategy)


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

$210,000-$259,000 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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