This role follows an in person work schedule and reports to the Washington DC Market Lead
You will:- Provide Strategic Leadership (Vendor Management): Leverage strategic and decisive leadership to manage and optimize daily operations, fostering a high-performance culture emphasizing collaboration and accountability, while overseeing depot operations (vendor performance) to ensure strict adherence to all safety, compliance, and regulatory protocols.
- Manage Supply & Demand Planning: Manage Supply & Demand Planning by ensuring that staffing levels align with operational needs and in-service supply.
- Lead Market Expansion: Strategically expand the market by executing innovative initiatives, leveraging data insights, and applying critical thinking to identify opportunities and resolve challenges effectively.
- Build Collaborative Partnerships: Build and maintain strong partnerships across the company and with vendors, ensuring alignment with organizational standards, goals, and a shared commitment to success.
- Lead Infrastructure activation: Work to enable new infrastructure sites using advanced tooling in the shortest time possible to support additional supply
- Refine Existing Infrastructure: Continuously monitor and test improvements to current sites, ensuring sites are optimized for maximum throughput
You have:- 7+ years of experience in operations management, preferably managing daily operations in a fast-paced environment in fleet management, transportation, or logistics, with a deep understanding of safety.
- Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to motivate & lead teams, develop and execute strategies, and drive performance improvement.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address performance issues proactively, preferably using data analytics tools and reporting software to track key metrics and performance trends.
- Bachelor's degree, or in lieu of a degree, an additional 6+ years of work experience in a combination of program management, business operations, strategy consulting, planning, or equivalent fields.
- Strong communication and presentation skills showcasing an ability to influence people to contribute to continuous improvement of operations.
- Ability to deal with multiple conflicting priorities and stakeholder issues while driving towards pragmatic decisions/action.
We prefer:- Experience in Ride-Hail & Transportation: Direct experience in the ride-hailing or broader transportation industry is a significant plus.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Proficiency in leveraging data analytics and reporting tools to monitor market health and inform strategic decisions is essential. Experience with SQL and data mining is highly preferred.
- Operational Management Experience: A background in general operations management, vendor management in addition to the minimum requirements, would be beneficial.
- Continuous Improvement Mindset: A demonstrated history of identifying and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
- Strategic & Decisive Leadership: The ability to provide clear, strategic leadership and make quick decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Travel Requirements:The expected base salary range for this full-time position 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. 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
