CareerPlan

Global International Quality Lead

Tempe (US-TEM-WRT1033)Full-time$190k–$234k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Architect and govern an enterprise-grade global quality framework and scoring standard across all international regions, vendor tiers, and outsourced BPO partners to ensure consistent operational excellence for Waymo's autonomous fleet.

Role type

Senior program leadership for global quality strategy and process standardization

Builds

Global library of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process maps, and operational policies

Domain

Autonomous driving operations and multi-tier BPO support

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Global quality strategy, process architecture, root-cause analysis, BPO vendor management, cross-functional change governance, operational metrics definition

Preferred skills

Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), PMP, SQL/PLX, data visualization, LLM/AI tooling integration, scaling immature operations

Technologies

Lucidchart, Miro, Visio, SQL, PLX

Responsibilities

Design and maintain standardized global SOPs and process maps; Analyze complex operational data and lead root-cause retrospectives; Oversee vendor quality triage and calibration across BPO partners; Partner with Product, Engineering, Safety, and Legal to manage upstream/downstream dependencies; Define key operational metrics and develop analytics dashboards for senior leadership reporting

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC