Central Production and Performance Sr. Manager

waymo· RHO - Market Mgmt (GWE)
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📍 Tokyo, Japan

About this role

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 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 の目的は、Waymo Driver を䞖界䞭にお届けするこずです。私たちは䞖界初か぀最先端の自埋走行車䞡ず、その運甚プラットフォヌムの構築および拡倧を担っおいるグロヌバル チヌムです。郚品の調達から顧客の管理たで、Waymo Driver を倧芏暡か぀緻密に展開するこずで Waymo の䟡倀創造を行っおいたす。たた、Waymo ではお互いに協力し合い、称え合う文化を築いおいたす。チヌムメンバヌそれぞれのバックグラりンドや芖点、経隓を尊重し、Waymo が事業を展開するコミュニティぞさらに貢献するため、党員が自由にアむデアを提案できるようサポヌトし、奚励しおいたす。

You will:/業務内容: 

  • Local Market Leadership and Partner Support: As the first operations hire in Japan, ensure our Fleet Operating Partner is well supported by facilitating in-person touchpoints, feedback loops, and internal advocacy to operations and engineering teams to unblock their issues and empower their success./ ロヌカル マヌケットにおけるリヌダヌシップずパヌトナヌ支揎: 日本におけるオペレヌション郚門の最初のメンバヌずしお、フリヌト オペレヌション パヌトナヌを手厚くサポヌトする。察面でのタッチポむント、フィヌドバック ルヌプの構築、瀟内のオペレヌション チヌムず゚ンゞニアリング チヌムぞの働きかけを通じお、パヌトナヌの課題を解決し、その成功を支揎する。
  • Global Daily Operations Monitoring and Support: Actively oversee daily autonomous vehicle operations across all markets in real time. Monitor live operational data to detect and respond to immediate issues impacting AV performance. Investigate the “why” when issues occur, escalating to and collaborating with local teams and global operations for timely intervention and with product / engineering for long term solutions./グロヌバルな日垞業務の監芖ずサポヌト: 党垂堎における自埋運転車の日垞運甚をリアルタむムで積極的に監芖する。ラむブ運甚デヌタをモニタリングしお、車䞡のパフォヌマンスに圱響を䞎えるような緊急を芁する課題を怜出し、察応を行う。問題発生時にはその「原因なぜ」を調査し、珟地チヌムおよびグロヌバル オペレヌションに゚スカレヌションしおタむムリヌな介入を行うずずもに、プロダクト / ゚ンゞニアリング チヌムず連携しお長期的な解決策を策定する。
  • Performance Management & Support: Directly manage performance for global commercial and testing operations, while providing hands-on guidance and real-time coaching to Waymo’s partners and Partners./ パフォヌマンス管理ずサポヌト: グロヌバルな商甚運甚およびテスト業務におけるパフォヌマンスを盎接管理する。同時に Waymo のパヌトナヌや提携先に、実践的なガむダンスずリアルタむムのコヌチングを提䟛する。
  • Real-Time Reporting and Communication: Regularly update key stakeholders on team activities, operational status, and any incidents. Ensure accurate and prompt communication with global operations and other teams for effective coordination and rapid response. Manage complex stakeholder relationships across multiple teams, including local operations, systems operations, product development, engineering, and others./ リアルタむム レポヌティングおよびコミュニケヌション: チヌムの掻動状況、運甚の状況、むンシデントに関する情報を䞻芁なステヌクホルダヌぞ定期的に報告する。グロヌバル オペレヌションや関連チヌムずの正確か぀迅速なコミュニケヌションを培底し、円滑な調敎ず迅速な察応を行う。ロヌカル オペレヌションやシステム運甚、プロダクト開発、゚ンゞニアリングなど、耇数の郚門が関わる耇雑なステヌクホルダヌ間の関係を調敎する。
  • Safety and Performance Compliance: Actively monitor and enforce Waymo’s safety standards and performance benchmarks. Address deviations promptly to ensure consistent, reliable, and safe operations across all markets. Lead safety / risk audits and partner with safety leads to implement risk-reduction strategies./ 安党性ずパフォヌマンスに関するコンプラむアンス: Waymo の安党基準およびパフォヌマンス ベンチマヌクを積極的にモニタリングし、遵守を培底する。基準からの逞脱に察しおは速やかに察凊し、すべおの垂堎においお運甚の䞀貫性、信頌性、安党性を担保する。たた、安党性 / リスク監査を䞻導し、安党監督責任者ず連携しおリスク軜枛戊略を実行する。
  • Continuous Improvement Feedback: Proactively generate ideas to drive continuous improvement in daily operations - even if the problem is ambiguous - and take full ownership of the solution. Report recurring issues and recommend potential adjustments to procedures, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency. / 継続的な改善ずフィヌドバック: 課題があいたいな状況であっおも、日々の業務における継続的な改善を掚進するため、積極的にアむデアを創出し、解決に向けおオヌナヌシップを持っお取り組む。繰り返し発生する問題を報告し、プロセスの最適化を提案し、郚門暪断的なチヌムず連携しお運甚の効率化を高める。

You have:/必芁な条件/経隓: 

  • Minimum 6 years experience in consulting, technical operations,  product operations, technical account management,  Partner management / advocacy, or other related roles that blend strong technical know-how with stakeholder engagement to uncover problems and work cross functionally with technical teams to build solutions to those problems./ コンサルティング、技術運甚、プロダクト運甚、テクニカル アカりント マネゞメント、パヌトナヌ管理 / アドボカシヌ、たたはそれらに関連する領域における 6 幎以䞊の実務経隓。高床な技術的ノりハりずステヌクホルダヌを巻き蟌む力を備え、課題を発芋し、技術チヌムず郚門暪断的な連携による゜リュヌション構築をリヌドした経隓を有するこず。
  • Fluent in both English and Japanese / 英語ず日本語の䞡方に堪胜であるこず。
  • Proven strong data-driven decision-making skills and comfort working with relevant technologies for continuous operations. /デヌタドリブン型の優れた意思決定胜力を備え、継続的な運甚のための関連技術に粟通しおいるこず。
  • Cross functional collaboration experience: ability to hear issues from teams in person, translate those problems into clear problem statements, and work with global engineering teams to resolve those issues./ 郚門暪断的な連携経隓: チヌムから課題を盎接ヒアリングし、それらを明確な問題定矩ずしお蚀語化できる胜力。たた、グロヌバルの゚ンゞニアリング チヌムず協力しお課題を解決する胜力。
  • Some flexibility in scheduling to ensure business continuity with AMER and EMEA /AMER および EMEA ずの事業継続を確保するための柔軟なスケゞュヌル調敎胜力。

We prefer:/望たしい経隓/スキル: 

  • Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, operations research, engineering, or other technical / operational studies. / ビゞネス、サプラむ チェヌン、オペレヌションズ リサヌチ、゚ンゞニアリング、たたはその他技術 / 運甚研究分野における孊士号
  • Experience with working with non-local product / engineering teams (especially in United States) / 海倖のプロダクト / ゚ンゞニアリング チヌム特に米囜拠点ずの連携経隓
  • 3+ years experience with real-time operations / リアルタむム オペレヌションにおける 3 幎以䞊の実務経隓
  • Experience with autonomous vehicles / 自埋走行車に関連する経隓
  • Experience overseeing and supporting operational teams, including monitoring performance and ensuring adherence to protocols. / パフォヌマンス監芖やプロトコル遵守の培底など、運甚チヌムの監督およびサポヌトの経隓
  • Experience directly guiding large groups of people in a real-time operational setting, providing clear instructions and ensuring performance and safety standards. / リアルタむムの運甚環境においお倧芏暡なグルヌプを盎接指揮し、的確な指瀺を通じおパフォヌマンスおよび安党基準を担保した経隓

Travel: / 出匵に぀いお: 

  • Onboarding: Travel to SF, USA and Phoenix USA / オンボヌディング: 米囜サンフランシスコおよび米囜フェニックスぞの出匵
  • Summits: Travel to Phoenix, USA (~once or twice a year)  for a team summit / サミット: チヌムサミットの参加のため米囜フェニックスぞの出匵幎に 12 回皋床
  • Potential travel to other markets in the EMEA region on an ad-hoc basis as we launch / scale new markets / 新芏垂堎の立ち䞊げや事業拡倧に䌎い、EMEA 地域の各拠点ぞの出匵が発生する可胜性あり

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. / Waymo では、採甚地によっおリモヌト勀務が適甚されない堎合がありたすのでご了承ください。ご垌望のリモヌト勀務堎所に぀いおは、遞考プロセスの開始時に採甚担圓者たでご盞談ください。

 

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