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Program Manager, Mapping Operations

₹1.8M - ₹2.14M
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About this role

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.

You will:

  • Develop deep subject matter expertise on the Imagery component of mapping operations, and serve as a go-to point of contact for our vendor teams
  • Test and roll out new mapping  tools, features, and workflows in coordination with our Engineering partners
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and own those solutions end-to-end
  • Create and maintain clear technical documentation

You have:

  • B.Tech / B.E. in Civil Engineering, Geoinformatics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
  • 2+ years managing technical data pipelines or operations, directly responsible for task flow, throughput, and error triage.
  • Track record of technical self-sufficiency: Proven experience ramping up on proprietary tools/pipelines and independently diagnosing data anomalies to root causes.
  • Policy & SOP authoring: Demonstrated experience translating raw engineering specs into clear, unambiguous operational workflows for large teams.
  • Cross-functional bridge: Experience coordinating directly with Software Engineers to resolve blockers while keeping operations unblocked.

We prefer:

  • MBA / PGDM with a specialization in Operations, Supply Chain, or Systems.
  • Domain exposure: Direct experience with geospatial data, HD maps, GIS, LiDAR/camera sensor data, or AV/robotics pipelines.
  • Vendor operations: Experience training, auditing, and enforcing strict quality/SLA metrics (e.g., 98%+ quality bars, Meta-QC) across 20+ member vendor pods.
  • Hands-on data querying: Proficiency in SQL or Python for extracting pipeline logs, auditing defect rates, and building operational dashboards.

Travel requirements:

  • Ability to travel to the US as needed (at least once every 2 years)

The expected base salary range for this full-time position 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.  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.

Salary Range
₹1,800,000—₹2,140,000 INR
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Job Details

Company
Waymo
Salary
₹1.8M - ₹2.14M
Posted
October 06, 2026
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About Waymo

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they're going. As a leader in self-driving technology, Waymo operates the world's first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service.

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