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About the Role
As a Technical Program Manager for Robotaxi at Wayve, you'll own the programs that bring our robotaxi service to life, from vehicle and fleet readiness to on-the-ground launch and scaling in market. You will work across autonomy, vehicle software, hardware, operations, safety, and local partners to turn Wayve's AI Driver into a safe, reliable robotaxi service. You will keep complex, multi-team, cross-geography delivery predictable in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment, often bridging Wayve's global R&D with local delivery in Japan. This is a generalist role where you will also support local vehicle programs across hardware and software as needed. Your impact will be measured by your ability to deliver programs, drive efficiency, manage risk, and align execution with business goals.
Responsibilities
- Own the lifecycle of robotaxi programs, from vehicle and fleet readiness to launch and in-market scaling, improving delivery through structured execution and coordination.
- Track and manage dependencies, risks, and trade-offs across autonomy, vehicle, operations, and safety, escalating early with clear options.
- Keep engineering, fleet operations, safety, and local partner teams aligned, bridging Wayve's global R&D with local delivery in Japan.
- Provide hands-on program support for robotaxi launch and in-market operations, on the ground in Yokohama.
- Flex to support local vehicle hardware and software programs as needed.
- Run planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retros that keep multi-team delivery predictable and reliable.
- Communicate progress and risk to engineers, partners, and senior leaders, tailoring updates to each audience.
- Improve tooling, processes, and ways of working, and share patterns across the TPM org.
Requirements
- 5+ years leading complex, multi-team programs or a strong record at this level.
- Credible with engineers across autonomy, vehicle software, and vehicle hardware; reason about how the AI Driver runs as a robotaxi service on real vehicles.
- Effective in ambiguous, safety-critical environments; flex your style and bring structure without slowing delivery.
- Skilled at planning, prioritising, and managing risk and dependencies across teams.
- Keep distributed teams aligned across time zones, communicating with clarity, proactively and in writing.
- Influence without authority across all stakeholders.
- Comfortable working across geographies and cultures, and hands-on with vehicles and operations in Japan.
- Comfortable flexing beyond robotaxi to support vehicle hardware and software programs; happy wearing multiple hats.
- Comfortable defining and using metrics to steer delivery and decisions.
- Open to feedback and always looking to improve.
- Reason about how the parts of a complex system fit together, and how a change in one area ripples into others.
- Focus on outcomes and the people your programs serve - prioritising by impact and defining what good looks like, not just tracking activity.
Skills
- Technical Program Management
- Robotaxi / AV operations
- Fleet management
- Mobility services
- Ride-hailing
- Automotive experience
- Service launch and scaling
- ML
- Autonomy
- Compute-heavy domains
- Safety-critical domains
- Global and local team collaboration
- Japanese language skills
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Systems thinking
- Product-minded
Location
- Yokohama, Japan
- Tokyo, Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years leading complex, multi-team programs
Education Level
- Engineering degree
- Computer Science degree
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.
- 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.