Senior Product Manager Mapping
@ Waymo

San Francisco, CA
$280,000
On Site
Full Time
Posted 20 hours ago

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Overview

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The company evolved from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009 and has since built the Waymo Driver – the world's most experienced driver – to improve mobility and save lives.

Role Summary

As the Senior Product Manager Mapping, you will drive the development of AV maps through creating software, processes, and metrics that enhance geospatial data for Waymo Driver. Reporting to a Director of Product Management, you will work cross-functionally to define strategic vision and manage critical tradeoffs in data credibility and freshness.

Main Responsibilities

  • Develop software and processes for AV map enhancement.
  • Manage a geospatial database to improve vehicle world understanding.
  • Own software components enabling inter-vehicle communication.
  • Create infrastructure for managing tradeoffs in data quality.
  • Collaborate with multiple teams to form strategic vision and scalable governance.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of product management experience.
  • Deep technical acumen in multi-model systems and critical infrastructure.
  • Proven stakeholder management skills.
  • Attention to detail in complex problem-solving scenarios.
  • Experience working with scaled organizations and process development.

Preferred Skills

  • Machine Learning experience with model precision/recall management.
  • Experience with geospatial datasets and databases emphasizing data provenance.
  • Autonomous Vehicle (AV) experience is a plus.

Travel Requirements & Salary

Ability to travel domestically as needed and internationally around once per year.

This full-time position offers a competitive base salary range of $238,000—$302,000 USD along with eligibility for annual bonus, equity incentives, and comprehensive benefits.

Key skills/competency

  • Product Management
  • Mapping
  • Geospatial Data
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Software Development
  • Data Provenance
  • Infrastructure
  • Cross-functional
  • Technical Acumen

How to Get Hired at Waymo

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Highlight product, mapping, and tech achievements.
  • Research Waymo's culture: Study their mission, values, and innovations.
  • Prepare technical insights: Emphasize geospatial and software expertise.
  • Practice stakeholder scenarios: Prepare examples of managing complex projects.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review geospatial data systems.
Study multi-model system architectures.
Brush up on database management.
Practice coding infrastructure logic.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a challenging stakeholder situation.
Explain collaborating across teams effectively.
Share problem-solving instances under pressure.
Discuss handling tradeoff decisions.

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