Real Estate Development Manager

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the 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 One, a fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over one million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving tens of millions of miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 13+ U.S. states.

Our cars may be self-driving, but Waymo’s real estate delivery is steered by experts like you. As Senior Technical Project Manager, you will manage essential project delivery tasks from site selection to lease of major sites, influencing the future of Waymo’s real estate portfolio. You will be responsible for site visits, due diligence, and market analysis activities to ensure delivery of business critical industrial operations, R&D lab, and workplace facilities in an extremely fast paced environment with a high degree of ambiguity.

You will report to our Head of Global Real Estate and be based out of San Francisco, Mountain View, or Los Angeles.

You Will

• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to advance real estate projects to deliver critical infrastructure to the operations business
• Develop project level execution strategies based on development nuances
• Problem solve complex transactional and project challenges to support delivering infrastructure on time and on budget
• Perform market level diligence to support site selection
• Represent Waymo with national, regional and local Landlords and Developers through complex real estate transactions
• Support FP&A analysis of transactions led by you to ensure the cost profile fits within the overall goals of the business.

You Have

• Real estate transactions experience
• Stakeholder engagement and business case delivery excellence
• Real Estate development experience
• Lease review and negotiations
• Understanding of legal real estate terms and clauses
• General understanding of building conditions

We Prefer

• Real estate finance experience
• Automotive and/or industrial experience
• Tenant occupied development experiences
• Land use/zoning experience

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

$180,000—$227,000 USD