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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 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
As the Director of Technical Program Management for Driver Out at Wayve, you will oversee the multi-year program that operationalizes Wayve's autonomy technology, leading efforts from initial driver-out demonstrations to full-scale public road integration. Your role involves managing a cross-functional team, ensuring safety and performance standards are met, and collaborating with various stakeholders, including engineering and external partners, to drive the program's success.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- 10+ years delivering complex programs, including director-level leadership
- Extensive AV / robotics experience
- Fluent with safety cases, behaviour validation, functional safety (ISO 26262), SOTIF (ISO 21448), and safety management systems
- Experience building, coaching, and growing high-performing teams
- Technically strong with credibility among engineers and scientists in autonomy, ML, vehicle hardware/software, and systems
- Ability to adapt under pressure in ambiguous environments
Nice to have
- Experience taking an AV program to eyes-off / driverless operation
- Familiarity with OEM and mobility-partner collaboration
- Background in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or another large-scale safety-critical program
- An engineering or computer science degree or experience working as an engineer
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves significant responsibility in a safety-critical environment
- Fast-paced and ambiguous work setting may not suit everyone
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Listed by Wayve on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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