Hiring: Specialist, Incident Readiness Company: Waymo Location: Tempe, AZ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 17:59:47 Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid) Target Skills & Keywords: Incident Readiness, Crisis Exercises, Business Continuity, HSEEP, Safety Management System (SMS), After Action Reports (AARs), Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Actions, Incident Management Platforms, Cross-functional Stakeholder Engagement, Regulatory Authorities, Public Safety Partners, Autonomous Driving, Safety-Critical Operations Experience: - 10+ years of experience in designing, executing, and scaling incident readiness, crisis exercise, or business continuity exercise programs with a wide range of teams - Experience within safety-critical or highly regulated private sector operational environments such as Automotive, Maritime, Financial, Utilities, Aviation, or similar sectors - Experience leading the design, development, execution, and evaluation of incident response exercises across an enterprise and with external operational and public safety partners (e.g., Departments of Emergency Management) - Experience defining and driving long-term exercise roadmaps and strategy in alignment with Safety Management System (SMS) and HSEEP methodologies - Experience leading end-to-end design, configuration, and execution of technical functional exercises and operational drills - Experience developing and overseeing identification, root cause analysis, tracking, assignment, and closure of corrective actions and mitigations - Experience directing and supporting an extended workforce (xWF) team of exercise design specialists Required Skills: - Subject matter expertise in integrating HSEEP and other industry-standard exercise methodologies into enterprise-wide readiness programs - Ability to establish operational relationships, communication channels, and joint exercise initiatives with regulatory authorities and public safety partners - Ability to establish and standardize scalable, measurable, and repeatable documentation and evaluation frameworks across the full exercise lifecycle—from needs assessments and exercise scoping to After Action Reports (AARs) and leadership briefings - Ability to evaluate operator proficiency, workflow latency, and feature utilization within proprietary incident management platforms and tools - Strong cross-functional stakeholder engagement and operational scalability skills - Continuous improvement mindset and operational excellence Qualifications: - Demonstrated expertise in incident readiness, crisis exercise, or business continuity exercise program design and execution - Proven track record of scaling readiness programs across large, cross-functional teams - Strong background in safety-critical or highly regulated operational environments - Experience working with regulatory authorities and public safety partners - Ability to report into senior leadership (Head of Enterprise Resilience) Compensation: Not specified in the provided job text. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!