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Community Operations Specialist

The Rundown AI, Inc., San Francisco, CA, United States


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.

As a member of the Public Affairs team, you will be at the forefront of bringing autonomous driving technology to the public. Our focus is implementing advocacy, grassroots, and grasstops campaigns to drive acceptance and adoption of our life-saving technology. We work directly with key third party groups and influencers to educate the public on the safety benefits of Waymo’s fully autonomous driving technology.

In this hybrid role, you will report to a Public Affairs Manager.

You Will

Serve as day to day operations lead for Waymo’s Public Affairs team across current and future markets

Manage all aspects of event sponsorships including annual budget, payments, registrations, design requests, swag orders, comms approval, etc.

Coordinate staffing and vehicle presence for in-person events

Managing vendor contracts, tracking spend, and forecasting budgets for public affairs initiatives

Lead Waymo employee recruitment efforts to support community partner events; craft communications, track and manage RSVPs and collaborate with the Internal Comms team as needed

Lead project management for ongoing Waymo Serve and annual Waymo Gives back annual efforts, including overall coordination, recruitment, and analytics.

You Have

5+ years of experience as a project manager, operations manager, executive assistant or comparable role

Ability to plan, track, and execute multiple projects simultaneously across markets and functions

Skilled at creating and improving systems that make campaigns, partnerships, and stakeholder outreach more efficient and measurableExcellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners

Willingness to be hands on when it comes to event set up, breakdown, loading swag etc.

Willingness to travel around the U.S. as needed

We Prefer

Experience working in a fast-paced, start up environment

Experience in tech, mobility, or transportation sectors

Event operations or sponsorship management background

Financial planning and budget management

Bilingual proficiency in Spanish or Chinese

Travel Requirements

10 - 20% travel possible to support in-market activations as needed

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

$168,000—$213,000 USD

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