People Strategy Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Drive the People team's most important work across priorities, products, growth and emerging needs. You'll start with a focus area, then flex to wherever the business needs you most, from building new programs to…
• Lead the People team's international expansion program: set cross-functional governance and drive market-entry compliance, entity setup and staffing models across a multi-year roadmap
• Own and scale Waymo's global workforce planning and location strategy, partnering with Finance and business leaders on headcount models that guide where and how we grow
• Distill complex, ambiguous growth challenges into clear problem statements, options and recommendations for senior leaders
• Navigate sensitive cross-functional issues with sound judgment and discretion, building the alignment needed to move work forward

Job requirements

• Experience influencing senior executives and cross-functional teams across geographies and time zones through clear, compelling narratives
• 12+ years of experience in People strategy or programs, corporate strategy, business operations, or program and portfolio management
• Experience leading international expansion into highly regulated markets (e.g. entity setup, employment compliance, in-country hiring)
• Experience building workforce plans, headcount models or location strategies with Finance and business leaders
• Experience turning analysis into clear recommendations and narratives that move senior executives and cross-functional teams across geographies and time zones
• Track record of operating independently once the goal is clear: taking initiative, making decisions, and knowing when to escalate
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to ~25% of the time.