# Staff Technical Program Manager, Partner Trip Platform at Waymo

- Company: Waymo
- What the company does: Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project—makes it safe and easy for people & things to get around with autonomous vehicles. Take a ride now. Backed by Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://waymo.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-22
- Apply by: 2026-12-06
- Apply: https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8304776&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-staff-technical-program-manager-partner-trip-platform/

## About the role

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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of experience leading highly complex, cross-functional technical programs with a holistic understanding of business-wide functions (e.g. Product, Engineering, Business Development, Operations)
- A track record of shipping consumer-facing software products and features, with demonstrated ownership of the execution from kickoff through launch and post-launch operations
- Experience running programs where critical dependencies sit with teams outside your direct influence, and a track record of getting them to deliver
- Strong technical depth: you can read a system design, hold your own in architecture and API discussions with engineers, and tease out the scope, schedule, and risk implications of each option to drive the decision
- Deep care for the end user, with the ability to keep rider experience and quality at the center of technically complex, multi-party programs
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to align diverse internal teams and external partners and influence executive stakeholders

Tags: Product (78L)

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waymo-staff-technical-program-manager-partner-trip-platform/