Technical Operations

• Act as the critical bridge between Science, Product, Engineering, and Operations in a dynamic high-growth environment. • Lead critical testing and demonstration programmes across global operations spanning roadshow campaigns, customer-specific programmes, and on-road validation activities. • Help transform Wayve from an R&D-focused operation to a world-class delivery-grade commercial AV organisation.

• Have demonstrable experience in technical programme management or operations roles at the intersection of R&D, product development, and field testing in high-complexity environments such as autonomous systems, robotics, aerospace, or advanced mobility. • Have a proven track record of managing programmes, demonstrations, or operations requiring tight coordination between technical development teams and operational execution. • Have deep experience with test planning, operational readiness frameworks, and structured feedback loops between field operations and technical development teams. • Have strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills and be able to lead cross-functional workshops across Engineering, Science, Product, and Operations. • Have a proven ability to influence across teams and functions including remote and international stakeholders in fast-paced technology environments. • Have strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills with experience creating technical documentation, SOPs, and stakeholder presentations. • Be able to travel internationally up to 30% of the time to support on-site programme coordination. • Have strong problem-solving skills and comfort working in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments with competing priorities.

• Have experience in autonomous vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems, or field robotics operations. • Have exposure to automotive testing protocols, validation frameworks, or OEM partnership programmes. • Have experience supporting scaling in global distributed teams with complex technical dependencies. • Have experience with data analysis and performance tracking and be able to build or interpret dashboards and quantify programme improvements. • Be comfortable with project management tools such as Confluence, Asana, Jira, or equivalent. • Have a background in process improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma. • Have familiarity with vehicle commissioning processes, fleet management systems, or automotive safety protocols.

• Convert high-level programme plans into clear actionable on-road plans in partnership with Fleet Operations leadership. • Lead execution across internal and external-facing programmes, coordinating between technical teams and operations to ensure seamless testing and validation. • Act as connective tissue between model developers, researchers, product teams, and operations ensuring two-way visibility and structured feedback loops. • Collaborate closely with Fleet Operations to maintain consistent experiment design, vehicle availability, and process quality across testing programmes. • Partner with Systems and Enablement teams to leverage fleet data, systems, and metrics for collaborative problem-solving and refinement of testing processes. • Proactively brainstorm and explore new experimental methods such as adversarial route selection and edge case testing concepts. • Build strong partnerships with model development teams combining strategic thinking with practical operational expertise.

Wayve is one of the most exciting AI companies in the UK right now. They are tackling one of the hardest problems in technology, teaching machines to drive, and they are doing it with an approach that the rest of the industry is now converging towards. Backed by SoftBank, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Uber, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Stellantis, Wayve has raised $2.8 billion in total funding and reached a valuation of $8.6 billion. With over 1,000 employees across London, Silicon Valley, Vancouver, Leonberg, Herzliya, and Tokyo, Wayve is scaling fast while keeping its London HQ at the centre. What stands out on Glassdoor (4.4/5 from 112+ reviews) is how consistently employees praise the culture, the calibre of colleagues, and the quality of the technical work. People describe it as some of the most interesting work of their careers. Wayve also offers an on-site chef, private healthcare, competitive pay with equity, and a genuine learning environment where you work alongside world-class ML researchers and engineers. That said, some reviews flag that the pace can be intense and that working across global time zones can stretch working hours. If you are an engineer, researcher, or operator who wants to work on genuinely frontier technology with real-world impact, and you thrive in fast-paced, mission-driven environments, Wayve is a rare opportunity.

• Join the leading developer of Embodied AI technology founded in 2017. • Work on cutting-edge AI and autonomous driving technology. • Benefit from a hybrid working policy combining office and remote work. • Operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team.

Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Their advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems. Their vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward with intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products designed for automakers.