Job brief: Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, New Product Programs

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• Listed on Waymo's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-08 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $272,000 to $336,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA · Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF690) · San Francisco (US-SFO-MKT555)
• Posted: 2026-11-07

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• Own and drive the end-to-end program structure, work breakdown, and master schedule across pillars, delegating sub-projects across domain TPMs while retaining accountability for t…
• 10+ years of experience leading transformational, multi-organization technical programs from 0-to-1 conception through public launch and scaled operations across hardware, embedde…
• Experience navigating safety-critical, regulated, or hardware-software integrated consumer products where product readiness, verification & validation (V&V), and field operations …

Conditions

• This role follows a hybrid work schedule, and you will report to the Director of Technical Program Management, Commercialization & Strategic PMO.
• Familiarity with automotive regulatory and homologation frameworks (DMV, CPUC, NHTSA, FMVSS, multi-stage manufacturing), consumer auto insurance/underwriting, or physical fleet/de…

Main duties

• Architect and lead the holistic, cross-organizational technical program for Waymo's New Product Programs initiatives
• Own and drive the end-to-end program structure, work breakdown, and master schedule across pillars, delegating sub-projects across domain TPMs while retainin…
• Serve as a strategic technical partner to Product and Engineering leadership across TaaS, Fleet & Operations, Onboard Autonomy, Hardware, and Systems/Safety …
• Simplify interfaces across organizational boundaries by establishing scalable operating frameworks, cross-org structures, and readiness playbooks.
• Occasional travel between Bay Area offices, test facilities/depots, OEM partner sites, or expansion markets, about one week per quarter (~10%).

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for project and program manager jobs in San Francisco, CA: $165k a year (79 listings, 18 employers). This listing is 84% higher.
• Across Waymo's 317 open listings, 50% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Waymo hires

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