Product Manager, Pickup and Dropoff SystemsPosted today$252K

The opportunity

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to…

What you'll do

  • Own the roadmap for Pickup and Dropoff (PUDO) Systems: the core infrastructure and APIs that operate as the physical-to-digital ‘glue’ between the user experience, the vehicle/autonomy stack, and our cloud servers.

  • Drive the development of cross-stack features , such as the boarding sequence: (communication between the vehicle, riders' phones, and the cloud), handling off-nominal scenarios, customizing our PUDO platform for goods delivery, and more.

  • Translate company-level objectives to team-level outcomes and build a product: roadmap to achieve those outcomes, backed by data and comprehensive industry understanding.

  • Collaborate with UX design, UX research, and engineering to translate complex: rider needs into simple, elegant product solutions.

  • Lead cross-functional efforts across multiple engineering teams, marketing,: business, regulatory, and operations to drive product decisions from conception to launch.

  • + years of Product Management experience , with a demonstrated track record: of shipping complex, highly technical products.

What they're looking for

  • A strong technical foundation with a formal engineering background: You hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, and/or have professional experience working as a Software Engineer prior to transitioning into Product Management.
  • Experience with integrated Hardware/Software (HW/SW) products: You have successfully managed and shipped products that involve both software and hardware components (e.g., VR/AR systems like Meta Oculus, hardware-integrated operating systems like Google Android, smart home IoT systems like Nest, consumer robotics, or connected vehicle platforms).
  • A well-rounded mix of product development skills (user experience, data: analytics, and deep system engineering) combined with a strong product sense and exemplary execution.
  • Experience partnering closely with UX teams to design and ship best-in-class: consumer-facing physical/digital experiences.