Technical Product Manager, Development Vehicles

Wayve's development and experimentation vehicle platform teams bring software, hardware and operations together to make rapid iteration possible. As a Technical Product Manager, you will own the roadmap for these platforms, partnering across engineering, program management and internal teams to translate their needs into scalable capabilities. This is a hands-on, high-trust role where you will make meaningful product tradeoffs, balance competing priorities and help build platforms that accelerate Wayve's development.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the roadmap for development and experimentation vehicle platform features; Gather and prioritise requirements across engineering, program management and internal customers, translating them into clear workflows, specifications and measurable success criteria; Define and track platform product KPIs, maintaining a cohesive view of current capabilities and what's coming next; Make product tradeoffs and manage stakeholder expectations across teams with competing priorities; Coordinate cross-functional execution, helping teams resolve dependencies and deliver complex, interconnected capabilities; Identify opportunities to improve tooling and processes so teams can debug issues, deploy experiments and access data more efficiently; Where relevant, support customer programs, ensuring platform capabilities can be reused rather than rebuilt for each deployment

Requirements

5+ years of experience shipping autonomy or autonomous vehicle features end-to-end, from concept through integration, validation and release; 2+ years of hands-on experience with embedded platforms, including direct involvement in architecture, development and validation; Strong systems thinking and ability to assess how platform changes affect downstream development, data, tooling and operations; Track record of coordinating cross-functional execution across multiple teams to deliver complex, interdependent programs; Strong stakeholder manager who can influence decisions and challenge respectfully, from engineering teams through to leadership; Thrives in fast-paced, iterative environments with evolving priorities; Resourceful, pragmatic and focused on outcomes; Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field

Nice to have

Experience owning or scaling developer or operations tooling and processes in complex hardware-and-software environments; Exposure to data feedback loops, data collection and fleet operations in autonomous vehicle contexts; Experience working with external customers or partner programs, translating their needs into reusable product workflows; Familiarity with automotive real-time environments, AI compute platforms and sensors

Benefits

Salaries benchmarked against the market annually; Meaningful equity; 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