Senior Manager, Product Data Science - Operations & Intelligence
Waymo · Mountain View, United States +1 · 2mo ago
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 mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Waymo’s Product Data Science team works cross-functionally with Engineering, Product and Operations to help the company make the most informed decisions using data. Our team collaborates on high-impact projects across the company — from driving quality and operational efficiency to market analysis and rider satisfaction scores — we help to safely and efficiently scale the Waymo Driver. We are data-driven, curious, open-minded, and adapt quickly to new information.
This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Product Data Science, Lead.
You will:
- Set the vision for a team of Product Data Scientists
- Lead the team to execute company vision at scale, owning all team outputs across optimizations, modeling, and data analysis
- Analyze operational and vehicle data to enhance Waymo Driver performance, support rapid geographic expansion, and maintain continuous freedom of operation
- Act as a key thought partner to senior leadership, aligning cross-functional stakeholders around a shared vision
- Manage the prioritization of team resources to effectively partner with key cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, operations, and strategy
You have:
- 12+ years of experience in a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of team management experience
- 5+ years of experience with Machine Learning models and experimentations
- Statistical knowledge/data intuition
- Ability to structure and solve ambiguous problems
- Coding skills and experience: Python,SQL and Data science related coding experience
We prefer:
- Experience working with Product and Software Engineering teams
- Prior experience building and managing both Data Scientists and Data Analysts
- Marketplace business experience
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.