Salary
💰 $268,000 - $340,000 per year
About the role
- Lead the creation, updating, and enforcement of comprehensive compliance policies and procedures aligned with industry best practices
- Plan and execute regular internal audits, assessments, and gap analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of compliance procedures
- Determine prioritization across different compliance efforts and coordinate with engineering, product, data science, and legal/regulatory groups
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with non-compliance; develop risk registers and implement corrective actions
- Maintain accurate records of compliance activities, audit findings, and corrective actions; prepare reports for Waymo leadership
- Coordinate engagement with external auditors, certification bodies, vendors, and consultants in conjunction with Waymo’s procurement office
Requirements
- Proven experience in developing, implementing, and managing compliance programs (min. 10 years)
- Strong preference for compliance programs within an automotive OEM in conjunction with type approval and homologation requirements
- Demonstrated experience in leading documentation, operationalization, and process improvement within a technical or safety-critical compliance domain
- A current certified auditing credential is strongly preferred
- Demonstrated experience in tooling and operational aspects connected with a compliance program
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate compliance requirements, train employees, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders
- Project management skills to manage compliance initiatives, track progress, and meet deadlines
- Prior experience in validation of virtual testing toolchains (e.g., simulation credibility and validation assessments) and related compliance exercises
- Prior experience in the processing of Closed Course testing (e.g., NCAP) results
- Direct participation into standardization activities for the drafting and/or revisions of automotive industry standards
- Familiarity with the Automated Driving System (ADS) industry sector is desirable, especially in conjunction with standardization activities specific to ADS applications
- Familiarity with Waymo’s approach to safety and its safety case is desirable
- Track-record of contributions to published scholarly literature
- Be based in an approved location for this remote role and report to the Head of Safety Best Practices