Japan Vehicle Recovery, Safety, & Logistics
WaymoAutonomous Vehicles company
Tokyo, JapanLead
Dragoneer Investment Group
DST Global
Sequoia Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
Alphabet
Mubadala Capital
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Lead vehicle recovery, safety, and logistics operations for Waymo's autonomous fleet in Japan.
- •Waymo Operations is dedicated to delivering the Waymo Driver to the world.
- •This role focuses on building and scaling the world's first autonomous fleet and operations platform, ensuring efficient and safe deployment of the Waymo Driver.
- •Key Responsibilities Drive the end-to-end development and implementation of a scalable operational framework for on-road vehicle recovery.
- •Manage relationships with third-party recovery partners (3PL), ensuring adherence to rigorous service-level agreements (SLAs).
- •Act as the primary escalation point for complex recovery scenarios, ensuring adherence to safety standards.
- •Optimize "last-mile" logistics by streamlining the arrival and staging of disabled vehicles.
- •Lead coordination with local Law Enforcement, First Responders, and Municipal DOTs to standardize autonomous vehicle handling during incidents.
- •Requirements 7+ years of experience leading large-scale commercial fleet operations, vehicle recovery, or high-stakes logistics. 5+ years of EV platforms experience, including high-voltage shutdown procedures and towing complexities.
- •Experience managing complex SLAs and driving third-party accountability through data-driven performance audits.
- •Demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams across multiple geographies in a high-velocity, 24/7 environment.
- •Data-driven approach to identifying trends and bottlenecks, providing executive-ready reporting.
Required skills
PythonJavaScriptSQLAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CD
Nice-to-have skills
ReactVue.jsAngularNode.jsExpressGitLinuxJiraConfluencePostman
Domain expertise
automotivelogistics
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptReactVue.jsAngularNode.jsExpressAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitLinuxJiraConfluencePostmanREST APISQL