Digital Engineering Program Lead
Mountain View, California, United States Full-Time Finance, Business Systems, and Global Places & Services 4227
Digital Engineering Program Lead
- 4227
- On Site
- Mountain View, California
- Finance, Business Systems, and Global Places & Services
- Full-Time
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.
We appreciate your interest in Waymo. Waymo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a culture of belonging and maintaining a supportive workplace for all employees. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, and employment decisions are based on a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and alignment with job requirements and business needs. Waymo does not discriminate against, and prohibits harassment of, any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military status, family status, pregnancy, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law. Waymo will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. Waymo is committed to making sure our hiring process is accessible for all candidates. If you need assistance applying for a role or participating in the interview process due to a disability, please let the recruiting team know or email waymo-candidatesupport@google.com. (This email address is intended to be used only for requesting accommodations as part of the application process. Other inquiries will not receive a response.)
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Health and wellness
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. At Waymo, you can enjoy top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance, mental wellness support, gym membership, and special wellness programs.
Financial wellness
Your financial peace of mind is important to us. At Waymo, we offer competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, employees provident fund, and lots of other perks and employee discounts.
Flexibility and time off
Take the time you need to relax and recharge. Enjoy the flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year. We support an on-site or hybrid work model and offer remote working opportunities, paid time off, bereavement, sick, and parental leave.
Supporting families
When it comes to growing your family or caring for your loved ones, you have our full support. Enhanced leave options include 26 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 18 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.
Community and personal development
At Waymo, you'll find a range of opportunities to grow, connect, and give back. We offer education reimbursement, personal and professional development, mentorship, and other ways to connect through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), other internal groups, and even time off to volunteer.
Cool perks
Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, and so much more. To support your wellbeing at home, you can enjoy at-home fitness and cooking classes, and more.
Health and wellness
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. At Waymo, you can enjoy top-notch medical, dental and vision insurance, mental wellness support, gym membership, and special wellness programs.
Financial wellness
Your financial peace of mind is important to us. At Waymo, we offer competitive compensation, bonus opportunities, equity, employees provident fund, and lots of other perks and employee discounts.
Flexibility and time off
Take the time you need to relax and recharge. Enjoy the flexibility to work from another location for four weeks per year. We support an on-site or hybrid work model and offer remote working opportunities, paid time off, bereavement, sick, and parental leave.
Supporting families
When it comes to growing your family or caring for your loved ones, you have our full support. Enhanced leave options include 26 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 18 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.
Community and personal development
At Waymo, you'll find a range of opportunities to grow, connect, and give back. We offer education reimbursement, personal and professional development, mentorship, and other ways to connect through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), other internal groups, and even time off to volunteer.
Cool perks
Access to Google offices, cafes, wellness centers, massages, and so much more. To support your wellbeing at home, you can enjoy at-home fitness and cooking classes, and more.
