# Shift Lead

**Company**: Wayve
**Location**: Leonberg
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that.

As a Shift Lead in our German Fleet Operations Team, you will lead and supervise a team of Vehicle Safety Operators (VSOs) during your shift, providing guidance, support, and direction to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and effectively. You will oversee the day-to-day operations within the shift, managing work schedules, assigning tasks, and monitoring performance to ensure company standards and KPIs are achieved.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and develop a high-performing team of VSOs, ensuring operational success and safety

- Drive adherence to safety and quality standards across all daily fleet activities

- Manage incident responses and reporting accurately and efficiently

- Support team development through coaching, regular feedback, and training coordination

- Work collaboratively with Quality Assurance and other stakeholders to raise the bar on operational excellence

Requirements:

- Hold a full clean German driving licence and have at least 5 years' driving experience in Europe

- Remain calm and controlled in pressured environments

- Take on board feedback and learn from your mistakes, employing a growth mindset

- Enjoy working with people and thrive in a team environment

- Know how to manage your wellbeing, including fatigue and stress, with proven personal strategies

- Have proven experience as a team coordinator or in a similar role

- Bring strong leadership and communication skills in 1:1, team, and cross-functional contexts

- Be highly organised, able to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities

- Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

- Be proficient with Google Workspace or Microsoft Office suite

- Possess strong and developing driving skills

- Be comfortable disclosing any second job as part of the application process

- Be willing to undergo a health check, and disclose any conditions that may affect your ability to safely operate a vehicle

- Understand employment is contingent on passing random drug and alcohol testing, per company policy

- Fluency in both English and German

Benefits:

- Salaries benchmarked against the market annually

- Meaningful equity, sharing in the ownership and long-term success of Wayve

- 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

## Skills

### Required
- German driving licence
- leadership
- communication
- problem-solving
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Office
- English
- German

### Nice to have
- Experience leading vehicle testing
- AV environments
- technical demonstrations
- Knowledge of AV technology
- autonomous systems
- T1 and T2 Bertha certification

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