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
Risk Management & Compliance: Identify, assess, and mitigate contingent workforce risks (operational, legal, reputational, cultural, and financial) while auditing program compliance.
Vendor Lifecycle & Contract Administration: Facilitate vendor onboarding, manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs), monitor SLA performance, and resolve operational discrepancies.
Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement: Manage end-to-end communication workflows, handle system access/control requests, and partner with internal Vendor Managers and external suppliers to drive best-in-class engagement.
Cost Optimization & Business Cases: Identify and lead in-year and long-term cost-efficiency initiatives, independently gathering the data needed to build strategic business cases.
Process Scaling & Automation: Identify opportunities to scale operations and lead process improvement deliveries through tooling, data insights, and workflow automation.
Analytics & Program Reporting: Track, analyze, and report on key program metrics, scope, findings, and recommendations to measure business impact and operational efficiency.
What they're looking for
- Experience: 5+ years of Operational experience, with a focus on managing or: maturing risk/operational workflows.
- Education: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
- Tools & Framework Tracking: Direct experience with Jira and structured requirements tracking to manage operational priorities, action items, and cross-functional deliverables.
- Process Improvement & Systems Thinking: Proven track record of evaluating complex workflows, identifying failure modes, and authoring clear, comprehensive operational documentation.
