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Program Manager, Germany Regulatory

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LocationMunich (DE-MUC-ARP), Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
Experience5+ yrs
DepartmentProduct (78L)
Company size10,000+ people
PostedSep 17, 2026 · 1mo ago
Verified live3d ago
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5+ years experience managing complex programs where precision and attention to detail are critical to success
Experience leading large Regulatory/Legal programs across Product, Safety, Engineering, Ops, etc.
Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clear decision-making
Strong leadership skills
Clear verbal and written communication
Significant expertise in scaling processes within complex, growing areas
Expertise within autonomous vehicles or automotive space
Experience with international and/or multinational regulatory frameworks
Experience within regulatory or political spaces, including highly-regulated industries
Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning
About the company
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.
About the role
Waymo’s Technical Program Managers and 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 to the Strategic PMO Lead.
You will:
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Lead and drive permitting programs across Regulatory, Legal, Policy space, working cross-functionally with teams such as Product, Safety, Engineering, Ops, etc in new markets in Germany
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Prioritize / manage / drive timelines, risks, and dependencies; resolve misalignments with overall scope and schedule
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Proactively identify and reduce business-critical blockers, including compliance and regulatory challenges that may impact ability to operate
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Keep stakeholders across Waymo informed and aligned; represent programs to senior leadership and partner with them to remove blockers
You have:
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5+ years experience managing complex programs where precision and attention to detail are critical to success
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Experience leading large Regulatory/Legal programs across Product, Safety, Engineering, Ops, etc.
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Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clear decision-making
•
Strong leadership skills, and clear verbal and written communication
•
Significant expertise in scaling processes within complex, growing areas
We prefer:
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Expertise within autonomous vehicles or automotive space
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Experience with international and/or multinational regulatory frameworks
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Experience within regulatory or political spaces, including highly-regulated industries
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Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning