Emergency Services Liaison, Waymo - Singapore - #1174842

About Waymo

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.

The Waymo Safety team works to promote and help to continuously improve the safety of Waymo's fully autonomous driving technology. Our experts develop safety goals and strategies, and conduct safety engineering analyses to ensure safety is being considered throughout the design and development of our vehicles. The team develops and promotes safety strategies and policies for autonomous vehicles for its work with regulatory authorities, lawmakers, law enforcement and public and non-profit organizations.

In this role you will be hybrid based in Singapore and report into our Head of Enterprise Resilience.

You Will

• Be accountable for all aspects of Emergency Services relationships, and outreach programs in Singapore.

• Establish and maintain primary contact with Emergency Services (Operations Centres / SPF and SCDF coordinators) at management and executive levels in current and future areas of operation.

• Design, present, and certify additional Emergency Services Ambassadors (ESAs) and Emergency Services stakeholders on Waymo's mission, technology, and industry concerns.

• Provide oversight, review, and guidance to Emergency Services familiarization teams and act as the final source of truth for Emergency Services questions.

• Represent Waymo at Emergency Services events, public safety panels, and industry events.

• Develop internal guidance and policy on emergency management and Emergency Services expectations.

You Have

• A Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

• 10+ years of service in Singapore or regional Asian emergency services (e.g., Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force, or regional equivalents)

• 10+ years of experience applying Singapore or regional Asian legal frameworks (PDPA, Road Traffic Act), emergency protocols, and community engagement strategies

• Proven experience in emergency response and building relationships with Emergency Services organizations such as SCDF, SPF, or equivalent regional entities.

• Experience working with emergency services agencies in Singapore or APAC (e.g., SCDF, SPF, emergency medical services), including managing inter-agency relationships

• Experience leading cross-functional programs with legal, policy, and other internal teams in a regulated industry

• Ability to travel 20% of the time (Domestic & International)

We Prefer

• At least 7 years in a leadership or management position within one of Singapore's principal emergency services or a major regional counterpart

• Experience establishing organizational presence in new geographic locations.

• Experience with autonomous vehicle technology and its implications for emergency services.

• A track record of policy development related to emergency management.

• Experience working in rapidly scaling and complex operational environments.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, in English, capable of engaging diverse audiences both internally and externally.