Product Manager, Driving Features

Wayve•Sunnyvale, CA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems. Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving. In our fast-paced environment big problems ignite us—we embrace uncertainty, leaning into complex challenges to unlock groundbreaking solutions. We aim high and stay humble in our pursuit of excellence, constantly learning and evolving as we pave the way for a smarter, safer future. At Wayve, your contributions matter. We value diversity, embrace new perspectives, and foster an inclusive work environment; we back each other to deliver impact. Make Wayve the experience that defines your career! The role As Product Manager, AI Driver, based in our Sunnyvale office, you will independently own a critical work package within Wayve's AI Driver product and lead a cross-functional team to deliver it end-to-end. You'll set the technical direction, drive priorities across engineering, AI research and program management. You will rally the team around clear, ambitious goals. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role for someone who pairs deep AI technical depth with the soft skills to listen, motivate and align brilliant teams toward shared outcomes.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to independently own a substantial work package and lead a cross-functional team to deliver it.
You take outcomes personally and don't wait to be unblocked.
Strong technical depth, ideally in AI / ML, autonomy, robotics or another deep-tech domain, with the credibility to engage senior engineers and researchers as a peer.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A careful listener, a clear writer, and someone who can motivate and energise a team through ambiguity.
Proven track record in product management, technical program management or a similar role on complex, cutting-edge technical products.
High autonomy, strong judgment and a bias for action.
Comfortable making decisions with imperfect information and adjusting as you learn.

Nice To Haves

Domain experience in autonomous driving, ADAS, automotive or other safety-critical product areas. Useful but not required. We will help the right person ramp up on the domain.
Hands-on background in AI / ML, for example research, applied ML, or shipping ML-powered products.
Background working across global teams (US ↔ UK / EU) in a startup or scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

Independently own a substantial work package end-to-end. Define the problem, set the strategy, sequence the work, and lead the team to ship outcomes that move the AI Driver product forward.
Lead a cross-functional team of engineers, researchers and PMs without formal authority. Give them clarity, remove blockers, and motivate them through hard, ambiguous problems.
Engage deeply with technical detail across AI / ML, autonomy and embodied AI. Debate trade-offs credibly with senior researchers and engineers, and bring structured thinking to complex technical decisions.
Translate research progress and customer needs into a clear product roadmap, sequencing capabilities to maximise impact and de-risk delivery.
Communicate crisply across audiences, from deep technical reviews with researchers, to executive updates with leadership, to customer-facing conversations.
Listen actively to engineers, partners and customers, and turn what you hear into better decisions and stronger team alignment.
Set, track and report on clear KPIs and milestones, and establish the operating rhythm the team needs to deliver.