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AV Compliance Lead, Fleet & Operator Compliance

Waymo· Legal
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Mountain View, California$200k - $247kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Lead and execute Waymo's vehicle and operator compliance program to enable rapid global scaling, overseeing regulatory interactions, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure compliance with evolving global regulations in autonomous vehicle operations.

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute a comprehensive strategy and implementation plan for Waymo vehicle and operator compliance activities to enable the company’s rapid global scaling
  • Build and maintain relationships with regulators, government agencies, and vendors
  • Provide close, active oversight of fleet and operator compliance vendors
  • Manage the team’s execution of vehicle and driver compliance activities such as permitting, registration, compliance materials shipment and management, and renewals
  • Provide timely reporting to executives on critical compliance activities, vehicle status, risks, and blockers
  • Scale Waymo’s fleet and operator compliance program through new processes and automation, including through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools
  • Design and implement comprehensive KPI frameworks and reporting structures to monitor, assess, and drive improvements in team and vendor performance
  • Establish documentation standards for compliance processes and lead communication strategies for vendors and executive stakeholders
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration with internal software development teams to build consistent, scalable technical solutions for evolving regulatory requirements

Qualifications

  • At least 10-12 years of experience in regulatory compliance and operational roles, preferably within a safety-focused or transportation organization
  • Proven track record of people management and active management of complex vendor engagements or projects
  • Top-notch, strategic program management skills, with high responsiveness, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple workstreams in parallel
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to interact with regulators, engineers, and executives
  • Advanced gap-finding and risk-assessment abilities, with experience proactively mitigating issues before they impact operations
  • High-level organizational and project management skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead initiatives from concept to completion
  • Data and technology-driven mindset, with the ability to transform manual tasks into automated workflows at scale

Skills

Required:Regulatory compliance program managementVendor managementRegulatory relationship building

Benefits

  • Waymo employees are eligible to participate in discretionary annual bonus program
  • equity incentive plan
  • generous Company benefits program
  • Health and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • flexible work model (on-site or hybrid)
  • paid time off, bereavement, sick, and parental leave
  • education reimbursement and professional development opportunities
  • ERGs and volunteer time off
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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