Waymo

Strategy & Ops Manager, Critical Venues

Waymo$159K — $196K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in Strategy & Operations or Consulting
  • Experience scaling manual processes into frameworks
  • Strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders
  • Technical know-how to work with Product and Engineering teams
  • Proficiency in data analysis and interpreting complex datasets
  • Experience in risk management in public-facing operations
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, or related field

Responsibilities

  • Create a global framework for venue operations management
  • Ensure venue readiness for new market launches
  • Define and monitor key performance indicators for venues
  • Oversee operational execution at critical venues
  • Lead operational plans for airport partnerships
  • Identify process gaps and drive cross-functional improvements

Benefits

  • Participation in annual bonus program
  • Equity incentive plan eligibility
  • Access to generous company benefits program
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Travel opportunities up to 20%
Full Job Description
The Demand Operations team keeps the pulse on community sentiment and service quality within the Florida markets. The core function of the Demand Ops Program Manager is to ensure that Waymo maintains a positive presence in the community by minimizing disruptions to events, reporting on market health to internal stakeholders, partnering with Engineering and Product to optimize pickup and dropoff experience at top locations, and build relationships with community members.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Head of Demand & Service Quality Ops.
You will:
  • Own the Venue Playbook: Create the end-to-end global framework for identifying, engaging, and launching operations at venues. Build a standard playbook for regional teams to use when partnering with stadium operators, airport authorities, hotels, universities, shopping districts, hospitals, and transit hubs.
  • New Market Launch Readiness: Own venue preparation and readiness ahead of market launches, including venue planning timelines, cross-functional alignment and executive signoff on venue needs, process governance, and readiness oversight.
  • Oversee Venue Metrics: Define and monitor KPIs for venue performance and top pickup/dropoff locations. Manage processes to report on and mitigate venue issues while understanding vehicle performance impacts to venue requirements.
  • Manage Critical Venues: Serve as the Operational Leader for critical and high-priority venues to ensure seamless execution.
  • Drive Airport Operations: Lead the operational plans and execution for airport partnerships, monitoring key metrics, partnering cross-functionally on the roadmap, and enabling execution within regions.
  • Drive Cross-functional Improvements: Act as the leader for the Venue strategy. Identify gaps in current processes and partner with Regional Ops, Marketing, BD, Policy, and Product/Engineering to build scalable processes and tooling solutions.
You have:
  • Professional Experience: 6+ years of experience in Strategy & Operations, Consulting, or high-growth Operations.
  • Mastery of Scalability: Proven track record of taking manual processes and turning them into repeatable, documented frameworks. You build the playbook and the tool so problems stay solved across 10+ markets.
  • Strategic Communication: Ability to communicate with both executives and vendor teams, and lead large-scale, cross-functional project teams through high-pressure situations.
  • Technical Literacy: Comfort working with Product and Engineering teams to define requirements for internal tools and data visualization.
  • Analytical Rigor: Proficiency in data analysis to interpret complex datasets and drive operational improvements.
  • Risk Management: Experience identifying and mitigating operational risks in physical environments or public-facing operations.
  • Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, or a related field.
We prefer:
  • Major Venue Experience: Direct experience managing logistics or operations for massive-scale venues such as airports, concert venues, or universities.
  • AV/Mobility Expertise: Previous experience in autonomous vehicles, mobility technology, urban planning, or transportation.
Travel Requirements:
  • 20%


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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