Commercial Strategy Associate

Wayve; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI development company in London is seeking a Commercial Strategy Associate to drive strategic initiatives and support decision-making through analytical frameworks. This role requires strong analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and experience in corporate strategy or consulting within a dynamic AI environment. Candidates passionate about the future of automated driving and willing to collaborate across teams are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in corporate strategy or consulting.
• Strong modeling skills in Excel.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support development of internal tools and financial models.
• Conduct in-depth research of AV/ADAS/AI ecosystem.
• Evaluate opportunities for advancing commercial strategy.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

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.

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!

The Role

• Identify and evaluate opportunities for Wayve to advance our commercial strategic thinking, working cross-functionally to understand the needs and capabilities of multiple departments to understand gaps and opportunities
• Support in development of internal tools and financial models to evaluate strategies with a data-driven approach
• Support future commercial strategy build out, accounting for market and partner realities + risks
• Fact-based, in-depth research and analysis of AV/ADAS/AI ecosystem to support Wayve’s commercial strategy, to help Wayve consider impacts of this dynamic competitive landscape
• Ability to think outside the box in evaluation of ambiguous, open-ended questions and quickly develop and iterate with various stakeholders to drive towards solutions
• Develop internal tools to help the business make informed decisions about a variety of complex technical and commercial decisions

About you

In order to set you up for success as a Commercial Strategy Associate at Wayve, we’re looking for the following skills and experience.

• 3+ years of experience in corporate strategy or consulting
• Strong analytical capabilities: confident modelling in excel and distilling complex concepts into clear concise messages to support the organisation’s decision making in both spreadsheet and slide formats
• Problem solving: will look at solving undefined AV technology, product and business model needs in a structured approach with rigour and hypothesis
• Communication: Can distill mountains of information and analyses into a clean, clear message that enables leadership to make informed decisions, faster
• Humble & Resilient: views setbacks or incorrect hypothesis as learnings experiences vs failures
• Big-picture minded: understands the (long-term) end goal, and keeps it in mind as a north star in the midst of (near-term) operational execution
• Collaborative: Ability to work across various internal and external cross functional teams and knows when to bring in the right people to help “unstick” blockers

This is a full-time role based in our office in London. At Wayve we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home.

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.

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.

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