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Safety Assurance Manager / 安全性保証マネージャー

Waymo is hiring a Safety Assurance Manager / 安全性保証マネージャー in Tokyo, Japan. Level rates it ; you can apply on Waymo.

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  • Level rates this role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
  • The posting allows some remote work.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include safety assurance, operational readiness and risk management.
  • Level lists 377 other open roles at Waymo.
  • The role was posted in the last few days.

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Manage safety assurance, operational readiness, and local market safety protocols for autonomous driving operations.

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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.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and reports to the Ops Safety and Readiness Lead.

Waymo Operations exists to deliver the Waymo Driver to the world. We are a global team building and scaling the world's first and leading autonomous fleet and operations platform. From component sourcing to end customer management, we enable and create value for Waymo through scaled and orchestrated deployment of the Waymo Driver. At Waymo, we are dedicated to building a culture that promotes collaboration and celebration. We value our team members' unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and support and encourage all team members to share their ideas to help Waymo better serve the communities in which we operate.

Waymo Operations は、Waymo Driver を世界に届けることを使命としています。私たちは、世界初となる大型の自動運転フリートおよびオペレーション プラットフォームを構築し、スケーリングするグローバル チームです。部品調達からエンド カスタマーの管理まで、Waymo Driver を大規模かつ組織的に展開することで Waymo の価値を実現・創造します。Waymo は、協働と称賛を促す文化の構築に尽力しています。私たちはチームメンバーの独自の背景、視点、経験を尊重し、Waymo が事業を展開する地域社会にさらに貢献していけるよう、すべてのメンバーがアイデアを共有することをサポートし、奨励しています。

You will / 業務内容:

  • Author and publish local market playbooks that cover both general operations and safety-specific protocols. / 一般的なオペレーションと、安全に特化した手順の両方を網羅する、地域市場向けハンドブックを作成して公開する。
  • Provide coordinated support for critical readiness programs, including Line-checks, Operational Readiness Verifications, Retrospectives, and Business Continuity Planning (BCP). / ラインチェック、運用準備検証、振り返り、事業継続計画(BCP)など、重要な運用準備プログラムを調整してサポートする。
  • Ensure staff are not just trained, but truly proficient through rigorous practice, drills, and continuous feedback loops. / 綿密な実践、演習、継続的な改善サイクルを通じて、スタッフを(単にトレーニングを受けただけではなく)真に習熟した状態にする。
  • Coordinate with local partners and vendors on joint safety issues / 安全に関する共同の問題について、地域のパートナーやベンダーと調整する。
  • Ensure all operational risks are deeply understood with active, validated mitigation plans in place. / すべての運用リスクを深く理解し、実効性が確認された軽減策を実施する。

You have / 必須条件:

  • Experience: 7+ years in operations with safety criticality. / 経験: 安全性が極めて重要な業務における 7 年以上の経験。
  • A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent). / 学士号(または同等の資格)。
  • Proven ability to build systems, frameworks, and standardized processes from scratch. / システム、フレームワーク、標準化されたプロセスをゼロから構築する能力(実証可能なもの)。
  • Exceptional presence and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable documentation. / 優れたプレゼンスとコミュニケーション スキルを持ち、複雑なデータを明確で実用的なドキュメントにまとめることができること。
  • Experience in operations manual development and a high degree of comfort with technical documentation. / オペレーション マニュアルの開発経験を持ち、技術ドキュメントに関して高い習熟度を備えていること。
  • English and Japanese proficiency required. / 英語と日本語に堪能であること。

We prefer / 歓迎条件:

  • Experience designing process in highly regulated spaces / 規制の厳しい分野でのプロセス設計の経験。
  • Experience with road safety, design, or transportation planning / 交通安全、設計、交通計画に関する経験。
  • Passenger Transportation Operations Manager or Aviation Operations Manager certified / 旅客輸送オペレーション管理者または航空運航管理者の認定資格。
  • Japan Flight Operations Officer / 日本の運航管理者。

How we rate this

Safety Assurance Manager / 安全性保証マネージャー at Waymo rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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  2. Tell me about a project where operational readiness was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where risk management was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where process management was part of your work. What did you do?
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