People Experience Partner

Waymo's People team recruits and supports the world's best talent. Our HR business partners, program administrators, staffers, and compensation specialists help our employees attain their full potential in a healthy, considerate, and supportive environment. We take our role as stewards of Waymo's culture seriously.

In this hybrid role, you will report to one of our People Business Partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive systemic resolution: Identify root causes of issues and build programs or custom solutions to fix them permanently, rather than just solving individual tickets.
• Lead program enablement: Lead the rollout of new initiatives (e.g., ACED Performance Reviews, Compensation Planning) for your function, ensuring rigor, accuracy, and consistency.
• Coach managers: Coach experienced managers through crucial and tough conversations, performance management friction, and team development.
• Act as a trusted interface: Serve as the senior "face of HR" for critical manager populations, acting as the primary escalation point for sensitive issues and high-stakes relationship management.
• Generate People insights: Feed ground intelligence on culture and sentiment to senior leaders and People Business Partners to inform broader strategy.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, employee assistance programs, mental health apps, onsite wellness centers, counseling services, medical advocacy for transgender employees, and second medical opinion services.
• Financial Security: Competitive compensation, regular bonus and equity performance grants, 401(k) and regional retirement plans, 1-on-1 financial coaching, and annual pay equity analysis.
• Family Support: Fertility and growing family assistance, parental and baby bonding leave, backup childcare, survivor income benefit, elder care support, and caregiver leave.
• Time Off: Paid time off (vacation, bereavement, sick leave, parental leave, disability, holidays), jury duty leave, and military leave.
• Work Environment: Hybrid work model with remote opportunities, educational reimbursement, peer learning platforms, donation matching, and volunteer hours.
• Community & Perks: Employee resource groups, internal community groups, inspiring workspaces, on-site meals and snacks, fitness centers, massage programs, ergonomic support, and on-demand wellness classes.