The role
Wayve is deploying its autonomous driving technology into real-world robotaxi operations supported by strategic partners, with ambition to scale to multiple markets and cities in the near term. This role sits at the heart of that effort, as part of a cross-functional team realising our strategic goal to bring AI-powered mobility to new use cases and cities around the world.
As Robotaxi Safety Programme Lead, you will own the day-to-day execution of the safety programme required to deploy and scale operations across multiple cities. You will translate Wayve’s safety approach, Safety Management System (SMS), and safety case into a structured, scalable programme aligned with our partners safety requirements as well as in compliance with various regulatory environments.
This is a high-impact role. You will work across engineering, operations, legal, policy, and partner teams to ensure we deliver a safety programme that is credible, scalable, and defensible.
Key responsibilities:
Ownership and scaling of robotaxi pilot safety plan(s) and underlying artefacts
Structure, track and execute key safety management deliverables with the support of key cross-functional teams from engineering, product, regulatory affairs and more
Liaise with external partners to align requirements and translate to delivery plans
Track, aggregate and report key safety performance indicators and other metrics
Identify, plan and execute needs for safety plan expansion as Wayve identifies new markets for deployment
About you
In order to set you up for success as a Robotaxi Safety Programme Lead at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.
Essential
Experience with creating and executing safety management activities, spanning safety policy, assurance, risk management and safety promotion
Applied experience with safety in a fleet operations environment or similar
Partner and stakeholder engagement experience
Risk management tools and evaluation
Cross-functional project management
Desirable
Safety management system experience in an automotive, aerospace or transportation setting
Operations or safety experience with platform marketplace businesses, such as ride-sharing, delivery, micromobility
Familiarity with global autonomous vehicle test and deployment regulations and reporting requirements
This is a full-time, office-based role located in London or Sunnyvale, CA depending on the candidate's place of residence. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning and time spent working from home. We operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team.