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Requirements found
Compliance Supply Chain Logistics Marketing Training (must)
What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The title says "Senior".
Main responsibilities
- Advise business, product, and technical teams on trade regulations, including US and international export control regimes.
- Advise on a variety of hardware and supply chain regulations, including equipment certifications (e.g., FCC, FDA and CE), connected vehicle compliance, count…
- Interact directly with regulators and work closely with Waymo's Policy team to engage lawmakers on trade and supply chain regulation matters.
- Manage trade and supply chain regulation compliance matters, including investigations and audits.
- Develop vision, strategy, and implementation for complying with evolving and complex international trade and supply chain regulations.
- JD degree with a strong academic record, state bar membership, and 10+ years of relevant legal experience.
- Solid background on and understanding of various cross-legal issues associated with trade, supply chain, equipment certification and compliance.
- Demonstrated experience in three or more of the following: export regulations, BIS audits and investigations, sanctions compliance and investigations, FCC ce…
- Experience with understanding cross-functional perspectives and navigating ambiguity. Ability to identify and create streamlined processes to support a growi…
- Execution-oriented individual with strong interpersonal, communication, and team skills. Experience presenting to senior management and engineering teams.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “We collaborate with our engineering, product, strategy and operations teams to develop and protect our intellectual property portfolio and drive our corporat…” · “Advise on a variety of hardware and supply chain regulations, including equipment certifications (e.g., FCC, FDA and CE), connected vehicle compliance, count…” · “Solid background on and understanding of various cross-legal issues associated with trade, supply chain, equipment certification and compliance.”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “We partner with our public policy, safety, security and privacy experts to define transportation policy for the autonomous driving world to come, advising on…” · “We collaborate with our engineering, product, strategy and operations teams to develop and protect our intellectual property portfolio and drive our corporat…” · “Interact directly with regulators and work closely with Waymo's Policy team to engage lawmakers on trade and supply chain regulation matters.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver.” · “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 te…”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “We partner with our public policy, safety, security and privacy experts to define transportation policy for the autonomous driving world to come, advising on…” · “We ensure compliance with an increasingly complex and dynamic range of global regulations.” · “Advise on a variety of hardware and supply chain regulations, including equipment certifications (e.g., FCC, FDA and CE), connected vehicle compliance, count…”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Problem solving Core
In the posting: “Manage trade and supply chain regulation compliance matters, including investigations and audits.” · “Demonstrated experience in three or more of the following: export regulations, BIS audits and investigations, sanctions compliance and investigations, FCC ce…”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Eagerness to work in a startup environment to help drive our fast-paced and dynamic business within an emerging and rapidly developing industry.” · “Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program,…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Execution-oriented individual with strong interpersonal, communication, and team skills.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Prior in-house experience working side-by-side with engineering, supply chain, logistics, partnerships, marketing, and leadership teams to spot, address, and…”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “Experience advising on inbound/outbound investment regulations and/or DOJ's data export regulations.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Experience with understanding cross-functional perspectives and navigating ambiguity.”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Experience working with legal teams and cross-functional partners located in different countries.”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- How have you used training in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using compliance. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

