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
Partner directly with research and technical staff to define hiring: priorities, shape search strategies, and anticipate future talent needs as technical roadmaps evolve.
Proactively identify and cultivate exceptional AI/ML research talent across: industry, academia, and emerging labs, often before formal hiring needs exist.
Perform recruiting analyses and talent assessments to determine how best to: optimize your search strategy and overall hiring productivity, making adjustments to strategy as appropriate.
Use market insights and candidate signals to influence hiring decisions,: leveling, and compensation strategy for highly specialized research roles.
Extend, negotiate and close offers, including making recommendations to: hiring managers and champ callers on offer close strategy.
Significant experience recruiting for highly technical, senior, executive, or otherwise specialized talent
What they're looking for
- Strong judgment and discretion in handling sensitive candidate conversations and confidential searches
- A real instinct for talent intelligence: you know how to gather market context, read between the lines, and turn incomplete information into useful action.
- Track record of building relationships with hard-to-reach candidates who are: not actively looking or who require a highly personalized process
- Experience partnering closely with senior leaders and influencing recruiting: strategy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
