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Operational Risk Manager
This position sits within Operations Safety & Readiness and owns the ongoing management of operational risks, including risk-register governance, investigations, monitoring, and safety framework compliance. The manager will maintain authoritative operational playbooks and convert observed trends, predictive indicators, and workflow weaknesses into practical improvements and product requirements. Success requires close collaboration with Product and other cross-functional partners, often influencing decisions without direct authority. The role is well suited to an experienced operations, safety, or risk professional from autonomous vehicles or another high-reliability industry. Candidates should enjoy systems thinking, structured process improvement, clear documentation, and building scalable practices in a fast-moving environment.
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Listed September 21, 2026 · Verify details with the employer before applying.
About Waymo
Operates one of the world's largest autonomous ride-hailing services across metro Phoenix - a flagship real-world AI deployment.