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About the Role
As a Technical Program Manager at Wayve, you'll lead complex, cross-functional programs across our engineering organization, spanning AI, software, robotics, infrastructure, evaluation, validation, data, and product. You will transform ambiguity into clear plans and ensure predictable multi-team delivery in a fast-paced environment. Your impact will be measured by your ability to deliver programs, drive efficiency, manage risk, and align execution with business goals, acting as a force multiplier for teams.
Responsibilities
- Own the project lifecycle and improve delivery outcomes through structured execution and coordination.
- Identify bottlenecks, streamline workflows, and improve tooling and resource allocation to increase throughput.
- Improve alignment across teams through effective communication, shared goals, and faster decisions.
- Anticipate issues, develop mitigation plans, and minimize impact on timelines and quality.
- Engage regularly with internal stakeholders, manage expectations, and deliver on commitments.
- Ensure programs directly support Wayve's strategic priorities by making smart scope and resource decisions.
- Lead retrospectives, encourage feedback, and implement changes to improve processes, team dynamics, and outcomes.
Requirements
- 5+ years leading complex, multi-team software or technology programs in fast-paced or early-stage environments.
- Comfortable working with engineers and reasoning about modern software, ML, and robotics stacks.
- Ability to reason about how the parts of a complex system fit together and how changes ripple into other areas.
- Effective in high-tension, ambiguous situations; ability to flex style to keep people aligned and moving.
- Skilled at planning, prioritizing, managing risk and dependencies, and adapting as things change.
- Ability to explain complex ideas simply, surface risk early, listen well, and keep teams aligned.
- Ability to bring people together, influence without authority, and create a positive team culture.
- Ability to keep the bigger picture in mind, stay calm under pressure, and find creative solutions.
- Focus on outcomes and the people programs serve, prioritizing by impact and defining what good looks like.
- Open to feedback and always looking to improve.
- Ideally 8+ years as a Technical Program Manager.
- Experience working as an engineer.
- Excels in Jira (or similar).
Skills
- Program delivery
- Technical program management
- Systems thinking
- Project management
- Risk management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Strategic thinking
- Problem-solving
- Product-mindedness
- Growth mindset
- Jira
Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
- 8+ years
Education Level
- Engineering degree
- Computer science degree
Salary/Compensations
- $171,600 to $274,000
Benefits
- Competitive equity package
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.
- For US candidates only, please visit E-Verify Notice and Participation and Right to Work.