Head of AV Regulatory Compliance
Waymo
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. 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 tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
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 ensure compliance with an increasingly complex and dynamic range of global regulations. And we anticipate, mitigate, and litigate high-profile and precedent-setting legal matters.
In this hybrid role, you will report into our Managing Counsel - Regulatory, Policy, Product.
You will:
- Set the vision and own execution for a mature, scalable AV Regulatory Compliance function to enable expansion in many more cities across the United States and around the world.
- Define long-term regulatory priorities, establish scalable governance frameworks, and lead business transformation efforts that ensure Waymo's operations remain compliant, resilient, and adaptable to a dynamic regulatory landscape.
- Empower an internal team of Regulatory Compliance managers to contribute to and lead compliance initiatives and support their professional growth.
- Design and implement processes, controls, and organizational capabilities to proactively manage regulatory risk, prepare for regulatory scrutiny and investigations, and support business growth across markets and business lines.
- Drive strong cross-functional collaboration with several organizations within Waymo (including counsel, Safety, Operations, Public Policy, Product, and Engineering) and vendor partners to achieve desired regulatory compliance outcomes.
- Make resource, budget, and prioritization decisions for the training department that support company goals and business objectives.
- Represent complex compliance programs effectively to diverse internal and external stakeholders - including regulators, partners, and executive stakeholders.
You have:
- Exceptional team management, leadership, and communication skills.
- 12+ years of experience leading functions with a primary focus on regulatory compliance, including people management experience.
- Track record of successfully scaling a compliance-related function in a highly regulated, safety sensitive industry.
- Expert knowledge and hands-on experience of regulatory compliance/affairs, including best practices for compliance programs and engaging with regulatory agencies.
- Experience in high pace environments with high volume of changes and business critical deadlines.
- Ability to learn and lead with confidence and humility.
We prefer:
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement novel regulatory compliance programs for novel regulatory frameworks.
- Experience leading regulatory compliance programs supporting entry into new markets and/or many jurisdictions simultaneously (U.S. and international).
- Track record of leading regulatory compliance programs in a company experiencing rapid growth.
We prefer candidates in a hybrid working arrangement in the Bay Area (Mountain View or San Francisco offices). We may consider exceptional candidates seeking to work remotely. Please note that Waymo may not be able to employ remotely in all locations. Please speak with your recruiter about your preferred location for remote work when you begin the interview process.
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.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
