Description
We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. As a Technical Program Manager for Robotaxi, 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.
Responsibilities:
- Owning the lifecycle of robotaxi programs, from vehicle and fleet readiness to launch and in-market scaling, improving delivery through structured execution and coordination.
- Tracking and managing dependencies, risks and trade-offs across autonomy, vehicle, operations and safety, and escalating early with clear options.
- Keeping engineering, fleet operations, safety and local partner teams aligned, bridging Wayve's global R&D with local delivery in Japan.
- Providing hands-on program support for robotaxi launch and in-market operations, on the ground in Yokohama.
- Supporting local vehicle hardware and software programs as needed, as the only TPM in Japan.
- Running planning, stand-ups, reviews and retros that keep multi-team delivery predictable and reliable.
- Communicating progress and risk to engineers, partners and senior leaders, tailoring updates to each audience.
- Improving tooling, processes and ways of working, and sharing patterns across the TPM org.
Requirements:
- Bias for action: 5+ years leading complex, multi-team programs.
- Technically strong across software and hardware: Credible with engineers across autonomy, vehicle software, and vehicle hardware.
- Stays neutral and adapts under pressure: Effective in ambiguous, safety-critical environments.
- Strong project management: Skilled at planning, prioritising, and managing risk and dependencies across teams.
- Exceptional communicator & collaborator: Operating from a remote office, you keep distributed teams aligned across time zones.
- Cross-cultural & on the ground: Comfortable working across geographies and cultures, and hands-on with vehicles and operations in Japan.
- Generalist range: As the only TPM in-country, comfortable flexing beyond robotaxi to support vehicle hardware and software programs.
- Data-driven: Comfortable defining and using metrics to steer delivery and decisions.
- Growth mindset: Open to feedback and always looking to improve.
- Systems thinking: You reason about how the parts of a complex system fit together, and how a change in one area ripples into others.
- Product-minded: You focus on outcomes and the people your programs serve.
Benefits:
- Salaries benchmarked against the market annually
- Meaningful equity, sharing in the ownership and long-term success of Wayve
- Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable
- Hybrid working, core hours and the chance to work hands-on in vehicle workshops and labs
- Learning and development budgets with support for training, conferences and growth
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, retirement or pension where applicable, access to therapists, wellbeing partnerships, team socials and more