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About the Role

Wayve is seeking a Recruiter in Tokyo to identify, attract, and hire top-tier technical and strategic talent to support rapid growth in Japan and beyond. This hybrid role involves collaborating with hiring managers and leadership to develop talent strategies for scaling global partnerships and building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from sourcing and screening candidates to conducting interviews and extending offers, ensuring equitable hiring practices and diverse talent pipelines.
• Act as a pivotal member of our Japan talent team, helping to establish and grow our local footprint in the Japan market.
• Champion a world-class, positive candidate experience by providing transparent, timely communication, constructive feedback, and a seamless interview process.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and Product & Strategy leaders to understand hiring needs, providing consultative guidance on market realities, attraction, and closing strategies.
• Keep a pulse on industry trends, compensation benchmarks, and the competitive deep-tech landscape to continuously inform and pivot recruitment strategies.
• Contribute to the development and execution of localized employer branding initiatives to promote Wayve as a top-tier employer of choice for AI and autonomous driving talent.
• Utilize applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment analytics to track metrics, identify bottlenecks, and optimize the hiring workflow.

Requirements

• 5+ years of demonstrated success in recruitment, ideally within deep tech, AI, autonomous vehicles, and fast-paced, scaling startup environment.
• Strong understanding of complex technical, product, and strategy-focused roles.
• Proven ability to gather requirements, assess specialized skills, and align hiring strategies with overarching business goals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both Japanese and English, with the ability to build trust with candidates, hiring managers, and senior stakeholders across local and global teams.
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong time management skills, capable of juggling multiple high-priority roles and deadlines.
• Proficiency in leveraging data to tell a story, track progress, and report on recruitment metrics to leadership.
• A true team player who thrives in a highly collaborative environment and is eager to contribute to the overall success of the global Talent Acquisition team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build lasting relationships with highly sought-after candidates and senior stakeholders.

Skills

• Deep tech recruitment
• AI recruitment
• Autonomous vehicles recruitment
• Startup recruitment
• Technical recruiting
• Strategic recruiting
• Full-cycle recruitment
• Candidate experience management
• Stakeholder management
• Market intelligence
• Employer branding
• Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
• Recruitment analytics
• Japanese language proficiency
• English language proficiency

Location

• Tokyo

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 5+ years

About the Company

• Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology.
• Our 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.
• Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward.
• Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.
• In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions.
• We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future.
• At Wayve, your contributions matter.
• We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact.
• Make Wayve the experience that defines your career!

Equal Opportunity

• Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate fully in our interview process, please let us know.
• We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world, we encourage you to apply.
• At Wayve we're committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives, and regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
• DISCLAIMER: We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy, care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However, we do look to capture information about care responsibilities, and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.