Associate Talent Partner, Fleet Operations

Wayve; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is leading the development of Embodied AI for autonomous driving and is seeking a Talent Acquisition Associate in London on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will manage hiring across Fleet Operations in the UK, Europe, and beyond, partnering with hiring managers and senior leaders to translate business needs into effective recruitment strategies.

You will own end-to-end recruitment for high-volume frontline, technical, specialist, and manager-level roles, building pipelines through

Qualifications

• Experience delivering full-cycle recruitment in fast-paced or scaling organisations.
• Experience recruiting across high-volume frontline and specialist roles.
• Ability to advise senior stakeholders and translate business needs into hiring strategies.
• Strong direct-sourcing skills across multiple channels to build pipelines.
• Hands-on, highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and recruitment data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end recruitment across Fleet Operations UK/Europe, including intake and offers.
• Source candidate pipelines through direct sourcing and attraction channels.
• Partner with hiring managers and Directors on role definitions and market conditions.
• Deliver an inclusive candidate experience with structured interviewing and timely feedback.
• Use data and market insights to monitor progress and shape hiring strategies.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, People, Finance, and Fleet Operations on workforce planning.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

High-volume hiring

Stakeholder management

Direct sourcing

ATS proficiency

Market intelligence

Ashby

Tools

Ashby

Job description

About Us

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.

About Us

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!

About the Role

UK — 12-month Fixed-Term Contract

Wayve is pioneering Embodied AI for autonomous driving. We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Associate to join our London team on a 12-month fixed-term contract and support the continued growth of our real-world testing and operations.

In this role, you’ll manage hiring across Fleet Operations in the UK, Europe, and beyond, covering high-volume, specialist, and manager-level roles. Partnering closely with hiring managers and senior leaders, you’ll translate business needs into effective recruitment strategies and help build the teams needed to scale Wayve’s global operations safely and effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Hiring Delivery: Independently manage end-to-end recruitment across high-volume frontline, technical, specialist, and manager-level Fleet Operations roles, from intake and market mapping through assessment, offer, and close.
• Sourcing: Build representative candidate pipelines through direct sourcing and a range of attraction channels, developing scalable approaches for Vehicle Safety Operator and other high-volume hiring.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and Directors, providing consultative guidance on role definition, assessment, market conditions, candidate quality, and closing strategies.
• Candidate and Hiring Experience: Deliver an inclusive, transparent, and well-managed candidate experience while supporting hiring teams with structured interviewing, timely feedback, and consistent decision-making.
• Data and Market Insights: Use recruitment data and market intelligence to monitor progress, identify risks and bottlenecks, improve funnel performance, and shape realistic hiring strategies.
• Collaboration and Improvement: Partner across Talent Acquisition, People, Finance, and Fleet Operations on workforce planning, employer branding, and improvements to hiring processes.

About You

Essential

• Demonstrated success independently delivering full-cycle recruitment within a fast-paced or scaling organisation.
• Experience recruiting across a broad range of roles, including high-volume or frontline hiring alongside specialist, professional, or manager-level positions.
• The confidence and judgement to advise senior stakeholders, constructively challenge assumptions, and translate business needs into effective hiring strategies.
• Strong direct-sourcing skills and experience using multiple attraction channels to build candidate pipelines.
• A hands-on, adaptable, and highly organised approach, with the ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Confidence using applicant tracking systems, recruitment data, and market insights to inform decisions and communicate progress effectively.

Desirable

• Experience recruiting within fleet operations, automotive, logistics, manufacturing, field operations, mobility, customer operations, or another high-volume operational environment.
• Experience supporting hiring across multiple countries or working with globally distributed stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Ashby or a similar applicant tracking system.
• Experience designing or improving volume-hiring campaigns, recruitment events, or structured assessment processes.
• Experience working in a startup or scale-up environment where priorities and processes continue to evolve.

This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract based in our King's Cross office in London. At Wayve, we want the best of all worlds, so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines a minimum of two days each week in the office with time spent working from home. Time together in our offices and operational environments helps fuel innovation, culture, relationships, and learning.

Wayve is committed to creating an inclusive interview experience. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to participate fully in our interview process, please let us know.

We understand that everyone has a unique set of skills and experiences and that not everyone will meet all of the requirements listed above. If you’re passionate about self-driving cars and think you have what it takes to make a positive impact on the world, we encourage you to apply.

At Wayve we're committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives, and regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

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DISCLAIMER: We will not ask about marriage or pregnancy, care responsibilities or disabilities in any of our job adverts or interviews. However, we do look to capture information about care responsibilities, and disabilities among other diversity information as part of an optional DEI Monitoring form to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring process and ensure that the process is inclusive and non-discriminatory.