or apply directly on Wayve's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Wayve's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 40% of Wayve's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wayve
- high 77 stale, 1 reposted of 169 open
- Hiring momentum
- 201 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wayve's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Wayve.
About this role
In this role, you will manage a team of data scientists focused on providing insights and evaluations for the Autonomy organization at Wayve. Your responsibilities include setting priorities, managing team delivery, hiring new team members, and fostering cross-functional relationships to ensure alignment with customer needs. You will also be involved in technical reviews and guiding the team's growth and development.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Wayve as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years experience managing a team of 5+ ICs
- Track record of growing and maintaining high-performing teams
- Strong data science foundation including experience applying causal inference methods
- Experience building strong working relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and customers
- Experience setting technical direction and reviewing designs and proposals of senior engineers
- Comfortable planning and communicating roadmaps and managing delivery with demanding customers
Nice to have
- Experience building or scaling an applied or embedded data science function
- Familiarity with simulation, offline evaluation, or measurement for ML systems
- Practical experience with machine learning (e.g. pytorch)
- Track record of promoting statistical rigour and experimental best practice
- Prior experience with large datasets and distributed computing (e.g. spark, hadoop)
What you get
- Hybrid working policy with 2 days a week in the office
- Inclusive interview experience and commitment to diversity
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves managing a team and requires strong leadership skills
- Focus on both technical and managerial responsibilities may require balancing priorities
Summarised from Wayve's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wayve on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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