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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.
As the Market Operations Lead for the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA), you will be a confident, decisive, and results-oriented leader sitting at the critical intersection of global strategy and hyperlocal execution. You will own the end-to-end performance of the SFBA Ride-hail commercial operations, serving as the primary architect of operational success and the champion of the on-road rider experience. In this role, you act as the commanding presence that inspires cross-functional teams to deliver a safe, reliable, and high-quality autonomous ride-hailing service. You are responsible for ensuring that every ride builds deep customer trust while balancing on-the-ground service reliability with long-term scalability. You will drive innovation through a mindset of continuous improvement, ensuring the Waymo Driver is integrated seamlessly and safely into the fabric of the Bay Area.
In this hybrid role, you will report to a Head of Market Operations - West.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
- Operational Performance & Accountability: Orchestrate daily/weekly market reviews and business-critical stand-ups to align multifunctional teams with ambitious performance targets (e.g., rides, in-service supply); institutionalize rigorous Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) frameworks to systematically address performance gaps and ensure long-term operational excellence.
- Strategic Market Expansion: Champion the end-to-end execution of market readiness protocols and high-stakes go/no-go reviews for territory expansion and complexities (airports, freeways, urban expansion); ensuring seamless, and high-impact service launches.
- Infrastructure & Depot Orchestration: Oversee depot readiness audits and site enablement milestones (power, layout, staffing); optimize fleet flow and turnaround times within depots to maximize utilization and reduce vehicle downtime.
- Cross-Functional Execution & Stakeholder Diplomacy: Drive weekly syncs with Engineering, Product, and Policy to resolve blockers; manage vendor performance against rigorous SLAs and build strong relationships with external partners to maximize business value.
- Supply/Demand Harmonization: Lead a diverse team to monitor real-time supply-demand mismatch and adjust fleet allocation, hours of operation, or geographic zones to optimize balance, while overseeing local market activations and demand-generation events.
- Strategic Leadership & Cost Optimization: Work cross-functionally to develop and implement a comprehensive market strategy focused on growth and profitability; manage departmental budgets and resource allocation to drive operational efficiencies and sustainable long-term results.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You have:
- Extensive Leadership Experience: Bachelor’s or MBA degree plus 10+ years of experience in operations management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing complex, high-stakes environments.
- Strategic Execution: Proven ability to develop and execute market strategies, drive large-scale performance improvements, and lead teams through periods of rapid scaling or volatility.
- Strategic Fiscal Stewardship & P&L Ownership: Demonstrated expertise in overseeing substantial departmental budgets and complex P&Ls, driving high-impact resource allocation strategies that catalyze profitability and advance long-term operational maturity in high-growth environments.
- Multi-Vendor Operations Management: Extensive experience managing highly complex multi-vendor operations, ensuring third-party execution aligns with rigorous safety, quality, and performance standards across the market.
- Communication Excellence: Superior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical concepts into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
- Decisive Problem Solving: A track record of making high-stakes, data-driven decisions in fast-paced 24/7 operational environments.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
We prefer:
- AV & Mobility Domain Expertise: Direct experience within the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) industry or a high-growth TNC/ride-sharing environment.
- Fleet Operations Scaling: Proven experience managing and scaling fleet operations, inclusive of owning the end-to-end lifecycle from fleet repairs to deployment to service the market.
- Stakeholder Mastery: Exceptional ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with internal executives, external partners, vendors, and community leaders.
- Diverse Team Leadership & Development: Proven ability to manage and develop a high-performing team with diverse skill sets and varying learning curves, fostering a culture of continuous growth and inclusive operational excellence.
- Lean/Six Sigma Certification: Proficiency in Lean methodology or Six Sigma frameworks to drive systemic process refinement and operational excellence.
- Crisis Management: Experience leading incident response, Business Continuity Plans (BCP), and large-scale recovery efforts in a public-facing service sector.
Travel requirement:
- 10% of the time
COMPENSATION
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.
- Salary Range: $190,000—$234,000 USD
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.
INTRODUCTION
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.
As the Market Operations Lead for the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA), you will be a confident, decisive, and results-oriented leader sitting at the critical intersection of global strategy and hyperlocal execution. You will own the end-to-end performance of the SFBA Ride-hail commercial operations, serving as the primary architect of operational success and the champion of the on-road rider experience. In this role, you act as the commanding presence that inspires cross-functional teams to deliver a safe, reliable, and high-quality autonomous ride-hailing service. You are responsible for ensuring that every ride builds deep customer trust while balancing on-the-ground service reliability with long-term scalability. You will drive innovation through a mindset of continuous improvement, ensuring the Waymo Driver is integrated seamlessly and safely into the fabric of the Bay Area.
In this hybrid role, you will report to a Head of Market Operations - West.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
- Operational Performance & Accountability: Orchestrate daily/weekly market reviews and business-critical stand-ups to align multifunctional teams with ambitious performance targets (e.g., rides, in-service supply); institutionalize rigorous Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) frameworks to systematically address performance gaps and ensure long-term operational excellence.
- Strategic Market Expansion: Champion the end-to-end execution of market readiness protocols and high-stakes go/no-go reviews for territory expansion and complexities (airports, freeways, urban expansion); ensuring seamless, and high-impact service launches.
- Infrastructure & Depot Orchestration: Oversee depot readiness audits and site enablement milestones (power, layout, staffing); optimize fleet flow and turnaround times within depots to maximize utilization and reduce vehicle downtime.
- Cross-Functional Execution & Stakeholder Diplomacy: Drive weekly syncs with Engineering, Product, and Policy to resolve blockers; manage vendor performance against rigorous SLAs and build strong relationships with external partners to maximize business value.
- Supply/Demand Harmonization: Lead a diverse team to monitor real-time supply-demand mismatch and adjust fleet allocation, hours of operation, or geographic zones to optimize balance, while overseeing local market activations and demand-generation events.
- Strategic Leadership & Cost Optimization: Work cross-functionally to develop and implement a comprehensive market strategy focused on growth and profitability; manage departmental budgets and resource allocation to drive operational efficiencies and sustainable long-term results.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You have:
- Extensive Leadership Experience: Bachelor’s or MBA degree plus 10+ years of experience in operations management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing complex, high-stakes environments.
- Strategic Execution: Proven ability to develop and execute market strategies, drive large-scale performance improvements, and lead teams through periods of rapid scaling or volatility.
- Strategic Fiscal Stewardship & P&L Ownership: Demonstrated expertise in overseeing substantial departmental budgets and complex P&Ls, driving high-impact resource allocation strategies that catalyze profitability and advance long-term operational maturity in high-growth environments.
- Multi-Vendor Operations Management: Extensive experience managing highly complex multi-vendor operations, ensuring third-party execution aligns with rigorous safety, quality, and performance standards across the market.
- Communication Excellence: Superior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical concepts into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
- Decisive Problem Solving: A track record of making high-stakes, data-driven decisions in fast-paced 24/7 operational environments.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
We prefer:
- AV & Mobility Domain Expertise: Direct experience within the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) industry or a high-growth TNC/ride-sharing environment.
- Fleet Operations Scaling: Proven experience managing and scaling fleet operations, inclusive of owning the end-to-end lifecycle from fleet repairs to deployment to service the market.
- Stakeholder Mastery: Exceptional ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with internal executives, external partners, vendors, and community leaders.
- Diverse Team Leadership & Development: Proven ability to manage and develop a high-performing team with diverse skill sets and varying learning curves, fostering a culture of continuous growth and inclusive operational excellence.
- Lean/Six Sigma Certification: Proficiency in Lean methodology or Six Sigma frameworks to drive systemic process refinement and operational excellence.
- Crisis Management: Experience leading incident response, Business Continuity Plans (BCP), and large-scale recovery efforts in a public-facing service sector.
Travel requirement:
- 10% of the time
COMPENSATION
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.
- Salary Range: $190,000—$234,000 USD
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Operations Lead Jobs
Verify your degree field matches the role
H-1B1 visa requires a direct connection between your academic credential and the Operations Lead position. A business administration or industrial engineering degree maps cleanly, but a general science degree may prompt a consular officer to question the nexus. Check the O*NET occupation profile for this role before your interview.
Search verified H-1B1 sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter employers by H-1B1 Singapore LCA filing history on Migrate Mate before applying. Employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for Singapore nationals in operations roles have already cleared the prevailing wage and compliance steps, which shortens your path to an offer.
Ask about E-Verify enrollment during offer negotiations
Your employer must be E-Verify compliant to sponsor H-1B1 status. Raise this before accepting an offer. Many mid-size operations employers haven't enrolled because they've never hired a Singaporean national, but enrollment is straightforward and shouldn't delay your start date if addressed early.
Confirm the LCA covers your actual work location
Operations Lead roles often involve supervising across multiple sites or regions. The DOL Labor Condition Application must list every location where you'll work for more than 40 continuous workdays. If your role involves regional travel, flag this to your employer's HR team before the LCA is filed.
Benchmark your offered salary against OFLC Wage Search
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before signing an offer letter. The LCA must certify the employer is paying at least the prevailing wage for your SOC code and geography. Coming in below Level II wage for operations management is a common filing error that delays certification.
Apply for a two-year visa stamp, not one
H-1B1 Singapore visas are issued for one or two years at consular discretion. Request a two-year validity at your appointment. Operations Lead roles involve long project cycles, and a two-year stamp avoids an early return to your home country for renewal while you're mid-program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Operations Lead role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B1 Singapore?
Yes, provided the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as business administration, supply chain management, industrial engineering, or operations management. Generalist management roles that accept any degree field are harder to support. Your employer's job description must make the degree requirement explicit, not just preferred.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore differ from the H-1B for Operations Lead positions?
For Operations Lead roles, the practical difference is significant. H-1B visa requires employer-filed USCIS petitions, a lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection chance, and months of processing. H-1B1 Singapore skips all of that. You apply directly at the consulate with your employer's certified LCA and a job offer letter. The 5,400-visa annual cap has never been fully used, so timing is not a constraint.
How do I find employers who have sponsored H-1B1 Singapore visas for operations roles before?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified H-1B1 LCA filing history, so you can see which employers have already navigated the process for Singaporean nationals in operations positions. Targeting these employers shortens your search because the HR and legal teams are already familiar with the visa type and won't need to be educated from scratch.
Can my employer file the H-1B1 paperwork through USCIS instead of the consulate?
Yes, but it's uncommon. Most H-1B1 Singapore applicants process at a U.S. consulate in Singapore, which is faster and avoids USCIS petition fees. USCIS filing is available if you're already in the U.S. and want to change or extend status without traveling, but consular processing is the standard path for new hires coming from Singapore.
What happens if my Operations Lead role expands into managing teams across multiple U.S. states?
The DOL requires the LCA to cover every location where you work for more than 40 continuous workdays. If your role evolves to include on-site supervision at facilities outside the original LCA geography, your employer needs to file an amended LCA before you begin work at those sites. Failing to update the LCA is a compliance violation that can affect future sponsorship.
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