Robotaxi Commercial Manager

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Manager to drive the commercial execution of robotaxi partnerships in the United States. The role involves interfacing with ride-hailing platforms and ecosystem partners, and coordinating across engineering, product, safety, operations, policy, and marketing to ensure successful pilots and scale-up.

The position is full-time, hybrid based in Sunnyvale, CA, with a competitive salary and equity package.

Qualifications

• Experience driving external partnerships with measurable commercial or operational impact.
• Ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Credible cross-functional leadership across engineering, product, operations, safety, and policy.
• Strong ownership, accountability and results orientation.

Responsibilities

• Drive commercial execution of robotaxi deployments in the US.
• Interface with ride-hailing and ecosystem partners as primary partnerships manager.
• Lead launch readiness across technical integration, fleet ramp, and milestones.
• Track performance KPIs and proactively manage commercial and operational risks.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Product, Safety, Operations, Policy and Marketing to ensure deployments.
• Support market expansion planning and long-term scaling to production vehicles.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Strategic partnerships

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decisions

Risk management

Performance management

Ambiguity handling

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.

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

Wayve is building the AI Driver to power autonomous mobility at global scale. As we deploy robotaxi services with leading partners, we are hiring a Strategic Partnerships Manager to help scale our commercial ecosystem in London and Tokyo. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of autonomy, mobility platforms, and automotive OEMs — focused on enabling safe, scalable L4 deployment.

You will lead day-to-day commercial execution of Wayve’s robotaxi partnerships in your market, working closely with ride-hailing platforms, OEM partners, and cross-functional internal teams to deliver successful pilot launches and fleet scale-up.

This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution across product readiness, operational launch, and commercial scaling.

Key responsibilities

• Drive commercial execution of robotaxi deployments in the US
• Serve as the primary partnership manager to interface with ride-hailing and broader ecosystem partners
• Drive launch readiness across technical integration, fleet ramp, and operational milestones
• Track performance KPIs and proactively manage commercial and operational risks
• Coordinate cross-functionally across Engineering, Product, Safety, Operations, Policy, and Marketing to ensure successful deployments
• Support market expansion planning and long-term scaling to production vehicles.

About you

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

Essential

• Strong ownership mindset with a proven track record of driving initiatives from strategy through execution with measurable commercial or operational impact.
• Commercially rigorous and action-oriented, with experience managing complex external partnerships with accountability for outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to evolving situations.
• Credible cross-functional leader, able to align engineering, product, operations, safety, and policy teams around shared objectives.
• Experienced in managing performance, risk, and competing priorities, using data and structured thinking to proactively resolve issues.
• Balances long-term scaling vision with near-term delivery discipline, particularly in complex or regulated environments.

Desirable

• 6+ years in strategic partnerships, mobility, autonomy, AI or technology platforms
• Experience in highly regulated industries or operational market launches of an innovative product

This role is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid) and the reasonably estimated salary for this role ranges from $110,800 to $150,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is based on the candidate's skills, qualifications and experience.

Commitment to Inclusion

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. At Wayve we're committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspective, 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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