Staff Software Technical Program Manager, OEM Software

Technical Program Managers are accountable for executing Waymo’s roadmap working closely with every function at Waymo, in particular Engineering. TPM’s drive alignment on goals and tasks, execute towards them, and communicate with a broad range of stakeholders. In this role be prepared to roll up your sleeves and dive deep into technical issues, work broadly across our OEMs and Waymo, and be part of developing new approaches to support our scaling needs.

You will:

• Drive alignment on requirements and milestones between Waymo’s Systems & Software teams and our OEM vehicle partners.
• Establish appropriate software development and release processes to manage software from the OEMs through to deployment on Waymo vehicles.
• Be hands on with day to day technical and operational issues.
• Prioritize, advocate for, and own execution towards various milestones across numerous (competing) programs.
• Communicate synthesized status and risks to a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Improve engineering execution velocity through improved processes and streamlining.

You have:

• A BS or MS degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• Strong technical abilities - 5+ years experience developing software at vehicle OEMs.
• Strong project management experience - 5+ years technical product or program management experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience crafting compelling messages for multiple audiences; the ability to effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally
• Ability to deliver to a high standard under pressure in a rapidly evolving environment
• This job requires regular domestic & international travel

We prefer:

• Experience in robotics or autonomous or assisted driving vehicles preferred
• Experience with software release management
• Professional Working Proficiency in Korean and/or Japanese