Shift Lead
Wayve is a London-headquartered embodied-AI company developing and licensing mapless, vehicle-agnostic driving software for assisted, automated, and robotaxi applications.
About Wayve
Wayve Technologies Ltd. develops the Wayve AI Driver, an end-to-end, data-trained software platform that runs on onboard vehicle compute and native sensors. It is designed for OEM integration across L1 driver assistance through L4 automated driving, without HD maps.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead Vehicle Safety Operators during rotating shifts and manage schedules, performance, safety, and testing quality. You will respond to operational incidents, maintain shift documentation, coordinate training, communicate across operations, and deliver continuous process improvements from the Leonberg office.
Requirements
- Full clean German driving licence
- At least 5 years of driving experience in Europe
- Experience as a team coordinator or similar role
- Leadership and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
- Problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Proficiency with Google Workspace or Microsoft Office
- Driving skills and knowledge
- Fluency in English and German
- Ability to pass a health check
- Ability to pass random drug and alcohol testing
- Experience leading vehicle testing, AV environments, or technical demonstrations
- Knowledge of AV technology or autonomous systems
- T1 and T2 Bertha certification
Responsibilities
- Lead and support Vehicle Safety Operators during shifts
- Manage schedules, task assignments, performance, and operational KPIs
- Line manage Vehicle Safety Operators and address performance issues
- Enforce safety protocols and legal compliance
- Monitor on-road testing quality and raise discrepancies
- Identify and resolve operational problems
- Serve as the operational point of contact during shifts
- Prepare shift reports, metrics, incident reports, and documentation
- Act as the initial Operations Officer for on-road incidents
- Coordinate training and development with Quality Assurance
- Implement operational process improvements