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Operational Risk Manager

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 Experi

Company

Waymo

Location

San Francisco, CA, USA; Tempe, AZ, USA; Washington, D.C., USA

Status

Open

Posted

2026-08-25T21:56:10+00:00

Waymo seeks an Operational Risk Manager to run day-to-day risk and safety operations for its autonomous ride-hail service, reporting to the Head of Operations Safety & Readiness. The work covers maintaining the operational risk register, publishing playbooks, leading root-cause investigations, tracking work in Jira, and translating risk data into product requirements. It asks for 5+ years of operational risk experience, safety management system knowledge, and process-improvement skills. Prior autonomous-vehicle, aviation or other safety-critical experience is preferred. Roughly 20% travel.