Operational Safety Coordinator

Wayve; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI technology firm in London is seeking an Operational Safety Coordinator to ensure safe operations of its autonomous vehicle fleet. You will be responsible for monitoring daily risks, investigating safety violations, and maintaining compliance documentation. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of experience in safety or operations and knowledge of ADAS. This role requires flexibility for out-of-hours support.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in safety, compliance, operations, or coordination.
• Knowledge of ADAS and/or autonomous vehicle operations.
• Comfortable working with safety data such as dashboards and reports.

Responsibilities

• Investigate safety violations and resolve issues effectively.
• Monitor operational risks and mitigate emergent issues.
• Lead safety audits and maintain documentation quality.

Skills

Safety compliance

Risk identification

Strong communication

Detail-focused

Organizational skills

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 or 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!

Operational Safety Coordinator

London

The role

The Operational Safety Coordinator (OSC) plays a key supporting role in ensuring Wayve’s autonomous vehicle fleet testing is safe, compliant, and well-documented. Reporting to the Operational Safety Manager, the OSC monitors daily risks, supports incident response, maintains safety documentation, and contributes to audits and compliance reviews.

This is a safety-critical role, subject to pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing. It also requires some out-of-hours availability to support UK operations and flexibility to attend cross-geo meetings online, occasionally outside of UK office hours.

What you’ll own

• Investigating safety violations and concerns through to resolution, and supporting incident and accident management processes to guarantee safety-related issues are resolved quickly and effectively
• Daily monitoring and evaluation, of leading and lagging metrics to ensure emergent operational risks are identified, recorded and mitigated
• Owning our operational safety framework and culture to guarantee safe and efficient operations, including the review and update of risk assessments, safety requirements and safety performance indicators
• Leading or supporting formal and informal audits of our operational safety policies, procedures, and documentation to ensure the highest quality is maintained across our operational safety framework
• Updating our Operational Safety strategy to account for our fleet and site(s) expansion, system modifications and upgrades, and support AV pilot operations conducted internally or in conjunction with partners

About you

• 2+ years’ experience in safety, compliance, operations, or coordination
• Knowledge of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and/or autonomous vehicle operations
• Organised, detail-focused, and proactive in identifying risks
• Comfortable working with safety data (dashboards, reports, checklists)
• Strong communication skills across teams and disciplines
• Experience as a Vehicle Safety Operator (VSO), or willingness to undertake VSO familiarisation training
• Understanding of Human Factors in safety-critical environments
• Familiarity with UK health & safety legislation
• Experience supporting safety investigations or audits

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.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity and to maintaining a diverse workforce. This includes consideration of all applicants and employees, regardless of protected characteristics, in accordance with applicable law.