Digital Engineering Program Lead

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.

Waymo Digital Technology Digital engineering Program Managers are responsible for leading the effort to build and scale Waymo-wide processes and tools while maintaining a strong technical understanding of our technical platforms, software life cycle, release process and test operations. Partner with leaders across Waymo to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed technology road maps, timelines, and deliverables. Lead cross-functional teams to define and then track resource requirements (headcount and budget) as inputs to finance. Comfortable leading in a gray space and enabling teams to deliver tangible results. Influence key decisions working cross-functionally across Digital engineering, operations, finance, and strategy and other teams to reach the right conclusions. Define KPIs and other methods to measure metrics that best translate progress towards goals. Be the key interface with stakeholders and leadership and exercise judgment and discretion to develop solutions to remove obstacles and redefine approaches.

In this hybrid role, you will report to Head of Digital Portfolio, AI Delivery Governance & Strategy Realization

You will:

We are seeking a Finance Digital Engineering Program Lead to drive technology-enabled transformation across our Finance organization. This role will lead end-to-end delivery of digital engineering initiatives that modernize financial systems, elevate data quality, automate processes, and improve scalability across our rapidly growing enterprise.

The ideal candidate blends technical delivery, program leadership, budget ownership, and financial domain expertise—enabling them to convert business needs into scalable digital solutions while managing resources, spend, and ROI.

• Lead Digital Transformation: Direct end-to-end digital engineering programs to modernize financial systems and improve scalability.

• Program & Budget Oversight: Manage program governance, budget, resources, and ROI, leveraging technical and financial expertise.

• System Modernization: Guide the enhancement of core Finance platforms (ERP, revenue, reporting) via cloud architecture and API integrations.

• Data & Automation: Drive automation (RPA/ML) and establish data consistency/governance for compliance and real-time analytics.

• Cross-Functional Bridge: Serve as the primary liaison, leading cross-functional teams (Engineering, Data, Product,Vendor) and translating Finance needs into clear technical requirements.

• Change Adoption: Ensure successful adoption of new tools and processes across the entire Finance organization.

You have:

• 8+ years of experience in digital engineering, technical program management, or enterprise transformation.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and relevant experience.

• Experience delivering technology programs within Finance, FinTech, Accounting systems, Payments, or ERP domains.

• Strong understanding of financial processes (close & consolidation, revenue, AP/AR, procurement, budgeting, controls).

• Proven track record leading multi-team engineering initiatives in a fast-scaling environment.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and executive-level reporting skills.

• Ability to work across engineering, data, product, and finance teams with clarity and influence.

We prefer:

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Workday, Oracle), finance data platforms, or cloud-native architectures.

• Familiarity with automation, AI/ML, workflow orchestration (e.g., ServiceNow, UiPath, Alteryx).

• PMP, Agile/Scrum certification, or equivalent technical program management experience.

• Background in high-growth tech, autonomous systems, fin tech, or multi-entity global finance.

((Remote jobs only - Please note that Waymo may not be able to employ remotely in all locations. Please speak with your recruiter about your preferred location for remote work when you begin the interview process.))

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations 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. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

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
$196,000—$248,000 USD