Technical Product Manager - Robotaxi

Wayve; United States; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayve in Japan is seeking a Product Manager to drive the definition, development, and delivery of Level 4 autonomous driving features, aligning AV2.0 with OEMs and partners. You will own key initiatives from concept through production, shaping a scalable and user-centric AV product strategy.

You will collaborate with R&D, safety, validation, and commercial teams to translate cutting-edge embodied AI and end-to-end learning into market-ready features, championing customers at the intersection of

Qualifications

• Proven track record of technical product management experience, shipping products with a consumer mindset in a very technical domain.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Strong technical background in AI/ML, software engineering, robotics, or a related discipline.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, iterative environments with evolving priorities.
• Full Fluency in Japanese and English
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product roadmap for Level 4 autonomous driving features, aligning with company strategy, customer needs, and regulatory frameworks.
• Work closely with design, system architects, software developers, validation teams, and safety experts to ensure delivery of safe and delightful customer experiences.
• Take full end-to-end ownership of AV feature development, from concept definition through implementation, validation, and deployment in production.
• Stay current with global AV trends, regulatory developments, and competitors to take the best product decisions.
• Support verification & validation; act as the product lead in internal reviews and external engagements.

Skills

Technical product management

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/ML background

Bilingual: Japanese & English

Engineering background

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering/ CS

Job description

Before the detail, here's the challenge you'd help us solve.

We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. Very few people in AI can say this. Every role here, whatever the team, plugs into that.

Here’s what this particular role covers.

The role

In this role, you will be responsible for driving the definition, development, and delivery of Wayve’s L4 autonomous driving solutions. You will own key product initiatives from concept through deployment, aligning Wayve’s AV2.0-based approach with OEMs, operational partners, and various other stakeholders.

As a Product Manager, you will work cross-functionally with R&D, safety, validation, and commercial teams to shape a scalable, reliable, user-centric AV product strategy. Your role will be essential in translating cutting-edge technical innovation—particularly in embodied AI and end-to-end learning—into market-ready features and capabilities. You will champion our customers and work in the intersection of consumer and deep tech, particularly in human interactions with embodied AI.

Key responsibilities:

• Define and own the product roadmap for Level 4 autonomous driving features, aligning with company strategy, customer needs, and regulatory frameworks.

• Work closely with design, system architects, software developers, validation teams, and safety experts to ensure delivery of safe and delightful customer experiences.

• Take full end-to-end ownership of AV feature development, from concept definition through implementation, validation, and deployment in production.

• Stay current with global AV trends, regulatory developments, and competitors to take the best product decisions.

• Support verification & validationAct as the product lead in internal reviews and external engagements.

About you

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

Essential:

• Proven track record of technical product management experience, shipping products with a consumer mindset in a very technical domain.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams

• Strong technical background in AI/ML, software engineering, robotics, or a related discipline.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, iterative environments with evolving priorities.

• Full Fluency in Japanese and English

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Desirable:

• Experience owning end-to-end delivery of AV features, including collaboration with engineering, systems, safety, and validation teams.

• Understanding of human-machine interaction (HMI), UX, or the broader robotaxi product

• Knowledge of generative AI techniques, LLMs, or Software 2.0 methods as applied to autonomous driving or large-scale simulation.

• Analytical, data driven

This is a full-time role based in our office in Yokohama / Tokyo, Japan. 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 operate core working hours so you can determine the schedule that works best for you and your team.

A quick, honest note before you apply.

Wayve is not a mature, fully-structured place with the playbook already written. Much of how we work is still being written, and if you join, you’ll help write it. That suits people who want real ownership more than people who need a settled structure from day one.

If that sounds like the kind of problem you want to spend your time on, we’d really like to hear from you.