Technical Program Manager, Privacy

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.

Waymo's Technical Program Managers are accountable for Waymo's roadmap execution by providing thoughtful cross-functional planning, clarity, and proactive risk management. In the face of complex technical and operational challenges with no established playbooks to follow, we act with thoughtful urgency, driving conversations, discussions, and outcomes. Our team partners closely with every function of Waymo to structure, own and drive work towards real-world deployments of the Waymo Driver across platforms and geographies.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports and you will report to a Manager of Technical Program Management.

You will:

• Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of complex privacy programs, such as GDPR compliance
• Partner with engineering, product management, legal, and security teams to define technical requirements and establish roadmaps for privacy-enhancing features and systems
• Participate in and drive design discussions to ensure new and existing systems meet privacy-by-design principles
• Identify, track, and mitigate technical risks and dependencies across multiple teams to ensure timely program delivery
• Provide clear, concise, and regular communication on program status, risks, and milestones to all stakeholders, including executive leadership
• Develop and standardize best practices and processes for privacy program management and engineering execution

You have: 

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management, particularly in a complex, multi-team environment
• Strong understanding of core data privacy regulations (e.g., EU/UK GDPR) and their technical implications for data processing, storage, and retention
• Ability to engage with engineers on technical architecture, system design, and data flows to ensure compliance and privacy controls are effectively implemented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues for non-technical stakeholders

We prefer:

• Privacy-related certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPT, CIPM)
• Experience working with privacy challenges specific to machine learning, model training, and derived data outputs
• Experience in developing and maintaining comprehensive data maps that track personal data across various systems
• Experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
• Prior experience as a software engineer or a technical background in data infrastructure or security

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.