Director, Simulation & Validation Platform

Wayve; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 332,000 - 415,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is looking for a Director of Platform Management for Simulation, Evaluation & Validation to set the product vision for their AI development platforms. This leadership role involves managing product strategy, overseeing teams, and ensuring high-quality developer experiences.

The position requires extensive product management experience, strong data-driven decision-making skills, and familiarity with AI tools. This full-time role is based in Sunnyvale, California and operates under a hybrid working policy.

Qualifications

• 0+ years of product management experience, leading PM teams for 3-5 years.
• Experience building developer tools or ML/AI evaluation infrastructures.
• Data-driven approach to defining customer-facing KPIs.
• Understanding of how decisions in the stack affect outcomes.
• Record of analysis impacting critical AI program decisions.
• Focus on workflows and product management best practices.

Responsibilities

• Set product vision and strategy for simulation and validation platforms.
• Own the product roadmap and ensure team alignment.
• Lead and grow the product management team.
• Build world-class developer experiences through user research.
• Set quality standards for reliability and performance.
• Establish operational cadences for reporting and planning.
• Represent platform externally to partners and regulators.

Skills

Product management experience

Building internal platforms

Data driven

Systems thinking

Insight-driven leadership

Product craft

AI Fluency

Job description

Wayve is looking for a Director of Platform Management for Simulation, Evaluation & Validation to set the product vision for their AI development platforms. This leadership role involves managing product strategy, overseeing teams, and ensuring high-quality developer experiences.

The position requires extensive product management experience, strong data-driven decision-making skills, and familiarity with AI tools. This full-time role is based in Sunnyvale, California and operates under a hybrid working policy.