Senior Program Manager, AV Compliance – External Reporting

As part of Waymo’s Legal team, you will work on the exciting legal issues surrounding our transformational autonomous driving technology and help drive our business lines forward from technology ideation through scaled commercial deployment. We partner with our public policy, safety, security and privacy experts to define transportation policy for the autonomous driving world to come, advising on regulatory changes that support and protect our users around the world. We collaborate with our engineering, product, strategy and operations teams to develop and protect our intellectual property portfolio and drive our corporate and commercial transactions. We enable compliance with an increasingly complex and dynamic range of global regulations. And we anticipate, mitigate, and litigate high-profile and precedent-setting legal matters.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Head of AV Compliance

You will:

• Lead the development, implementation, and execution of Waymo’s external data reporting program for the EMEA region    
• Intake regulatory requirements focused on reporting, and partner with Legal, Product, Operations, and Engineering teams to establish company-wide policies, standards, and procedure documentation that govern Waymo’s reporting activities in EMEA    
• Act as a strategic leader within the company to support cross-functional teams’ compliance controls and readiness for regulatory scrutiny    
• Own the end-to-end regulatory reporting program, including the compilation, quality controls, submission, and tooling development for required data reporting across Waymo’s EMEA markets    
• Identify and analyze potential risks that impact the company’s intended growth, and lead cross functional efforts to mitigate risks to support commercial scale    

You have:

• At least 5 years of experience working on a compliance program in a highly regulated industry, preferably with experience managing regulatory reporting    
• High-level organizational and program management skills, with a proven track record of leading cross functional initiatives from concept to completion    
• Demonstrated resilience and leadership in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, with a focus on problem-solving    
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to distill complex or ambiguous regulatory requirements into actionable guidance for diverse audiences    
• Advanced “gap-finding” and risk-assessment abilities, with proven experience proactively mitigating issues before they impact operations    
• Analytical background with the ability to independently source and analyze data, identify deficiencies or trends, and present facts and findings to senior leadership    

We prefer:

• Proficiency speaking and writing in English with the ability to also speak Spanish and/or German, including preparing technical data reporting and interacting with local regulators    
• Deep expertise working with autonomous vehicle, transportation, or ride-hailing regulations and policy    
• Demonstrated expertise in working with regulations and regulatory bodies in the EMEA region    
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize turning repetitive tasks into scaled, automated workflows    
• Experience managing external partners and vendors, including holding partners accountable to rigorous compliance and performance metrics    
• Willingness and flexibility to work adjusted/non-standard hours, as required, to collaborate with teams based in the United States    

Travel Requirements:

• This individual may be required to travel within the EMEA region as operations grow. They may also travel to the San Francisco Bay Area (1-2x/ year) for team meetings. Travel is expected to be 10-15% of the year with a maximum of 20%.