Job brief: Senior Category Manager, IT Software & Hardware

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Waymo's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-06 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens careers.withwaymo.com, the address Waymo's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $190,000 to $234,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Remote · Remote (US-XX-REMOTE)
• Posted: 2026-11-05

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

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• We are a diverse, collaborative group with a mission to efficiently procure the critical infrastructure and technology required to scale the Waymo Driver.
• 7+ years of strategic procurement experience, with at least 4+ years dedicated to IT, Software, or Technology sourcing.

Main duties

• Category Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive procurement strategy for Corporate IT, including SaaS, Hardware, and Telecom, balancing cost optimizat…
• Strategic Renewals: Proactively manage a high-volume pipeline of software renewals; lead negotiations for mission-critical SaaS platforms to secure favorable…
• Implementation Services: Structure and negotiate complex Statements of Work (SOWs) for IT Professional Services and Systems Integrators to ensure successful …
• Hardware & VAR Management: Optimization of Value-Added Reseller (VAR) relationships for end-user compute and peripherals, ensuring competitive pricing and se…
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as the trusted advisor to the CIO, IT Ops, and Security leadership; lead "make vs. buy" analyses and influence technical require…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs across the U.S.: $187k a year (1,148 listings, 68 employers). This listing is 13% higher.
• Across Waymo's 317 open listings, 51% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Waymo hires

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