Program Manager, Mapping Operations

Waymo
Hyderabad +1 more
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level professionals with technical and operational experience in geospatial data and mapping tools who can bridge engineering and vendor teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on data pipeline management experience and a strong grasp of geospatial technologies
    — “2+ years managing technical data pipelines or operations”
  • Individuals who have independently diagnosed data anomalies and led operational improvements
    — “Proven experience ramping up on proprietary tools/pipelines and independently diagnosing data anomalies to root causes”
  • Professionals with a background in translating technical specs into clear operational workflows for large teams
    — “Demonstrated experience translating raw engineering specs into clear, unambiguous operational workflows for large teams”

Things to consider

  • The role requires occasional travel to the US, at least once every two years
    — “Ability to travel to the US as needed (at least once every 2 years)”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with geospatial data and HD maps in your resume and interviews
    — “Domain exposure: Direct experience with geospatial data, HD maps, GIS, LiDAR/camera sensor data”
  • Emphasize your track record in authoring policies and SOPs for large-scale teams
    — “Policy & SOP authoring: Demonstrated experience translating raw engineering specs into clear, unambiguous operational workflows for large teams”
  • Demonstrate strong vendor management skills with a focus on quality and SLA enforcement
    — “Experience training, auditing, and enforcing strict quality/SLA metrics (e.g., 98%+ quality bars, Meta-QC) across 20+ member vendor pods”
  • Include skills in SQL or Python for data querying and dashboard creation in your application materials
    — “Hands-on data querying: Proficiency in SQL or Python for extracting pipeline logs”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • mapping operations expertise
  • new tool rollouts
  • efficiency improvements
Typical background
operations managementgeospatial data

Skills & requirements

Required

Technical Data PipelinesTask Flow ManagementData Anomaly Diagnosis

Preferred

Geospatial DataVendor Operations

Stack & domain

Civil EngineeringGeoinformaticsComputer ScienceTechnical Data PipelinesOperationsTask FlowThroughputError TriageProprietary Tools/pipelinesData AnomaliesRoot CausesPolicy & SOP AuthoringCross-functional BridgeSoftware EngineeringVendor OperationsTrainingAuditingEnforcing Strict Quality/sla MetricsData QueryingSQLPythonTechnical Self-sufficiencyProven Experience Ramping UpIndependently DiagnosingCoordinating Directly With Software EngineersResolving BlockersKeeping Operations UnblockedMapping OperationsImageryVendor TeamsEngineering PartnersEfficiencyTechnical DocumentationGeospatial DataHD MapsGISLidar/camera Sensor DataAv/robotics Pipelines

About the role

Original posting from 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.

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

Source: Waymo careers

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